Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care is a medicare certified home health care agency in Storm Lake, Iowa. It is located in Storm Lake at 1709 East Richland Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588. You can reach out to the office of Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care via phone at (712) 749-2548. Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Government - State/county.
Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care 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 Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care is 167081 and it was first certified by CMS in 1976 (48 years certified).
Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID
167081
Ownership Type
Government - State/county
Service Area Zip Codes
50510, 50568, 50576, 50585, 50588, 51002, 52033
NPI for Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care:
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NPI Number
1639100134
Organization Name
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
Doing Business As
BUENA VISTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & HOME CARE
Address
1709 East Richland Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone Number
712-749-2548
Quality Ratings:
Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care 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 Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care 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:
Not Available*
* The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
Patients' Survey and Ratings:
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.
The total number of patients who responded in this survey for Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care are 21. Since fewer than 100 patients completed the survey, use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care is doing.
Question Type:
Rating by Patients
Health team gave care in a professional way
Not Available
Health team communicated well with them
Not Available
Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
Not Available
How patients rated overall care from agency
Not Available
The patient survey data of Buena Vista County Public Health And Home Care is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National AverageWorse than National Average
Experience Measure
Provider
National Avg.
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way
82
88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
86
85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
95
83
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
88
84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
Unitypoint At Home Location: 112 West 5th Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 Ratings: Phone: (712) 749-2741
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.