Better Choice Home Health, Inc in Lincolnwood, IL - Home Health Agency

Better Choice Home Health, Inc is a medicare certified home health care agency in Lincolnwood, Illinois. It is located in Lincolnwood at 3924 W Devon Avenue Suite 205, Lincolnwood, Illinois 60712. You can reach out to the office of Better Choice Home Health, Inc via phone at (847) 677-7000. Better Choice Home Health, Inc provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Proprietary.

Better Choice Home Health, Inc is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this home health facility for your medical needs. The medicare CCN number for Better Choice Home Health, Inc is 148313 and it was first certified by CMS in 2012 (12 years certified).

Name	Better Choice Home Health, Inc
Location	3924 W Devon Avenue Suite 205, Lincolnwood, Illinois
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	148313
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	60165, 60402, 60438, 60440, 60445, 60534, 60601, 60612, 60618, 60622, 60624, 60626, 60632, 60634, 60639, 60641, 60642, 60647, 60651, 60707, 60804, 60827

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Better Choice Home Health, Inc is "Medicare-certified" which means that this home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements, however, home health agencies may vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their patients. The quality ratings gives you an indication of the care Better Choice Home Health, Inc give to their patients incomparison to other home health agencies. This quality rating is based on process quality measures and patient outcome measures survey conducted by CMS.

Quality Rating:

Process Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show how often Better Choice Home Health, Inc used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Better Choice Home Health, Inc quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner	97.3	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.1	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	100	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	100	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	93.8	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	95.4	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	100	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Better Choice Home Health, Inc improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Better Choice Home Health, Inc quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often patients got better at walking or moving around	91.4	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	77.6	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	94.7	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	91.6	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	-	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	100	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	12.3	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	11.8	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	95.5	94

The patient experience of care survey collects patient (or their family or friend's) feedback about topics for which the patient is the best source of information. When choosing a home health agency, patients can use this information to find out what other patients thought about the care given by a certain home health agency.
Survey Results are not available for Better Choice Home Health, Inc

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Home Health Care

Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Home Healthcare Agency Compare

Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements. Home Health Compare can help you or your family or friends choose a quality home health agency that has the skilled home health services you need.

Home Health Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.