Green River District Hha in Owensboro, KY - Home Health Agency

Green River District Hha is a medicare certified home health care agency in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is located in Owensboro at 1600 Breckinridge Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303. You can reach out to the office of Green River District Hha via phone at (270) 686-8123. Green River District Hha provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Government - State/county.

Green River District Hha 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 Green River District Hha is 187053 and it was first certified by CMS in 1974 (50 years certified).

Name	Green River District Hha
Location	1600 Breckinridge Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	187053
Ownership Type	Government - State/county
Service Area Zip Codes	42301, 42303, 42320, 42327, 42328, 42333, 42343, 42347, 42348, 42350, 42351, 42352, 42366, 42372, 42376, 42378, 42409, 42420, 42452

Home Healthcare Agencies may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Green River District Hha from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1063409266
Organization Name	GREEN RIVER DISTRICT HEALTH DEPT
Doing Business As	GREEN RIVER DISTRICT HOME HEALTH
Address	1600 Breckenridge St, Owensboro, KY 42303
Phone Number	270-686-8123

Green River District Hha 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 Green River District Hha 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 Green River District Hha used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Green River District Hha 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	97.7	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	96.6	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	96.5	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	68.9	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	74.1	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	96.6	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Green River District Hha improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Green River District Hha 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	64	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	68.5	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	64.6	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	62.3	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	33.6	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	-	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	-	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	94.3	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. The total number of patients who responded in this survey for Green River District Hha are 25. 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 Green River District Hha 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 Green River District Hha is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way	97	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	95	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	96	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)	100	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	88	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Owensboro, KY

Green River District Hha Location: 1600 Breckinridge Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303 Ratings: Phone: (270) 686-8123
Encompass Health Home Health Location: 2625 Frederica Street Suite 1a, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 Ratings: Phone: (270) 685-4663
Owensboro Health Home Care Location: 2816 Veach Rd Suite 303, Owensboro, Kentucky 42302 Ratings: Phone: (270) 688-2182
Amedisys Home Health Location: 2200 East Parrish Avenue, Suite 103 E, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303 Ratings: Phone: (270) 852-4811
Caretenders Location: 2200 East Parrish Avenue, Bldg E, Suite 203, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303 Ratings: Phone: (270) 685-3876

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.

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