Interim Healthcare Of Topeka in Topeka, KS - Home Health Agency

Interim Healthcare Of Topeka is a medicare certified home health care agency in Topeka, Kansas. It is located in Topeka at 1251 Sw Arrowhead Suite 103, Topeka, Kansas 66604. You can reach out to the office of Interim Healthcare Of Topeka via phone at (785) 272-1616. Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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.

Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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 Interim Healthcare Of Topeka is 178098 and it was first certified by CMS in 2013 (11 years certified).

Name	Interim Healthcare Of Topeka
Location	1251 Sw Arrowhead Suite 103, Topeka, Kansas
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	178098
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	66006, 66025, 66046, 66047, 66049, 66066, 66067, 66070, 66073, 66088, 66401, 66402, 66409, 66413, 66414, 66423, 66429, 66431, 66436, 66441, 66442, 66451, 66502, 66503, 66507, 66509, 66510, 66512, 66514, 66517, 66520, 66523, 66524, 66526, 66531, 66533, 66535, 66536, 66537, 66539, 66542, 66543, 66546, 66547, 66549, 66554, 66601, 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610, 66611, 66612, 66614, 66615, 66616, 66617, 66618, 66619, 66834, 66846, 66849, 66872, 67432, 67487

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

NPI Number	1407119431
Organization Name	FLINT HILLS HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC.
Doing Business As	INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF TOPEKA
Address	1251 Sw Arrowhead Rd Ste 103, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone Number	785-272-1616

Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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 Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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 Interim Healthcare Of Topeka used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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	97.8	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	98.4	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	99.8	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	99.6	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	84.1	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	81.1	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	87.4	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Interim Healthcare Of Topeka improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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	76.6	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	76.2	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	79.5	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	76.7	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	82.1	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	69.9	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	16	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	10.2	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	98.4	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 Interim Healthcare Of Topeka are 223.

Question Type:	Rating by Patients
Health team gave care in a professional way
Health team communicated well with them
Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
How patients rated overall care from agency

The patient survey data of Interim Healthcare Of Topeka 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	84	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	83	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	77	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)	76	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	66	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Topeka, KS

The University Of Kansas Health System , St. Franc Location: 1915 Sw 6th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606 Ratings: Phone: (785) 295-8240
Caregivers Home Health Location: 2947 Sw Wanamaker Drive, Suite 101, Topeka, Kansas 66614 Ratings: Phone: (785) 354-0767
Carter Healthcare Location: 1725 Sw Gage Blvd. Suite 202, Topeka, Kansas 66604 Ratings: Phone: (785) 329-0275
Encompass Health Home Health Location: 2016 Sw 37th Street, Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas 66611 Ratings: Phone: (785) 232-8593
Midland Care Home Health Location: 200 Sw Frazier Circle, Topeka, Kansas 66606 Ratings: Phone: (785) 232-2044
Interim Healthcare Of Topeka Location: 1251 Sw Arrowhead Suite 103, Topeka, Kansas 66604 Ratings: Phone: (785) 272-1616

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.