North Shore Healthcare, Inc in Skokie, IL - Home Health Agency

North Shore Healthcare, Inc is a medicare certified home health care agency in Skokie, Illinois. It is located in Skokie at 8755 Trumbull Ave, Skokie, Illinois 60076. You can reach out to the office of North Shore Healthcare, Inc via phone at (630) 964-5330. North Shore Healthcare, 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 - Government - State/county.

North Shore Healthcare, 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 North Shore Healthcare, Inc is 148326 and it was first certified by CMS in 2012 (12 years certified).

Name	North Shore Healthcare, Inc
Location	8755 Trumbull Ave, Skokie, Illinois
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	148326
Ownership Type	Government - State/county
Service Area Zip Codes	60016, 60046, 60056, 60076, 60077, 60090, 60124, 60130, 60148, 60176, 60201, 60403, 60409, 60411, 60417, 60426, 60429, 60430, 60433, 60435, 60452, 60453, 60455, 60458, 60473, 60475, 60478, 60490, 60525, 60534, 60544, 60565, 60586, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60612, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60632, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60653, 60659, 60706, 60707, 60712, 60804, 60805, 60827, 60915, 61102

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

NPI Number	1083020143
Organization Name	NORTH SHORE HEALTHCARE, INC.
Address	8755 Trumbull Ave, Second 2nd Floor, Skokie, IL 60076
Phone Number	847-213-0483

NPI Number	1215183397
Organization Name	NORTH SHORE HEALTHCARE, INC
Address	1420 Renaissance Dr Ste 312, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone Number	847-213-0483

North Shore Healthcare, 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 North Shore Healthcare, 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 North Shore Healthcare, Inc used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). North Shore Healthcare, 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	81.6	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	88.8	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	96.6	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	78	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	68.9	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	92.5	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with North Shore Healthcare, Inc improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). North Shore Healthcare, 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	38.4	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	49.6	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	37.2	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	34.4	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	41.8	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	13.2	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	18.5	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	78.2	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 North Shore Healthcare, 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.

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