Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan in Grand Rapids, MI - Home Health Agency

Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan is a medicare certified home health care agency in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is located in Grand Rapids at 1401 Cedar Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503. You can reach out to the office of Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan via phone at (616) 486-3900. Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Voluntary Non-profit - Other.

Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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 Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan is 237007 and it was first certified by CMS in 1978 (46 years certified).

Name	Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan
Location	1401 Cedar Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	237007
Ownership Type	Voluntary Non-profit - Other
Service Area Zip Codes	48809, 48811, 48815, 48818, 48834, 48838, 48846, 48849, 48851, 48860, 48865, 48881, 48884, 48885, 48888, 48897, 49046, 49050, 49058, 49073, 49301, 49302, 49306, 49315, 49316, 49318, 49319, 49321, 49322, 49323, 49325, 49326, 49328, 49329, 49330, 49331, 49333, 49339, 49341, 49343, 49344, 49345, 49346, 49347, 49348, 49401, 49403, 49404, 49415, 49417, 49418, 49419, 49423, 49424, 49426, 49428, 49435, 49441, 49444, 49448, 49451, 49456, 49460, 49464, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49512, 49519, 49525, 49534, 49544, 49546, 49548, 49677, 49679

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

NPI Number	1134567662
Organization Name	VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
Doing Business As	SPECTRUM HEALTH VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
Address	1401 Cedar St Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone Number	616-486-3900

NPI Number	1659356061
Organization Name	VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN
Doing Business As	SPECTRUM HEALTH VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
Address	1239 E Beltline Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone Number	616-486-3900

Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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 Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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 Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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	98.4	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.4	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	99.4	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	75.2	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	88.5	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	91.9	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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	81.4	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	84.4	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	84.8	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	86.6	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	92.9	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	79.7	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	14.4	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	15.5	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	98.1	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 Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan are 1652.

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 Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan 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	88	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	84	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)	85	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	79	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Grand Rapids, MI

Visiting Nurse Services Of Western Michigan Location: 1401 Cedar Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 Ratings: Phone: (616) 486-3900
Mary Free Bed At Home Location: 4280 Cascade Rd, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Ratings: Phone: (616) 942-5570
Atrio Home Health Location: 2100 Raybrook Se, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Ratings: Phone: (616) 235-4663
Mercy Health Home Care, Grand Rapids Location: 1430 Monroe Nw, Suite 120, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 Ratings: Phone: (616) 685-8800
Kindred At Home Location: 625 Kenmoor Se Ave, Ste 306, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Ratings: Phone: (616) 942-5744
Porter Hills Home Health Care Location: 4450 Cascade Rd Se, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Ratings: Phone: (616) 949-5140

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.