Vna Of Greater Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA - Home Health Agency

Vna Of Greater Philadelphia is a medicare certified home health care agency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in Philadelphia at Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Suite 500, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129. You can reach out to the office of Vna Of Greater Philadelphia via phone at (215) 473-0772. Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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.

Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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 Vna Of Greater Philadelphia is 397005 and it was first certified by CMS in 1966 (58 years certified).

Name	Vna Of Greater Philadelphia
Location	Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Suite 500, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	397005
Ownership Type	Voluntary Non-profit - Other
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Home Healthcare Agencies may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Vna Of Greater Philadelphia from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1942256268
Organization Name	THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Address	4601 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Phone Number	215-473-0772

Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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 Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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 Vna Of Greater Philadelphia used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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	89.8	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	98.9	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	99.2	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	97.7	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	82.2	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	84.9	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	92.3	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Vna Of Greater Philadelphia improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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	75	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	71.5	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	73.4	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	78.3	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	90.8	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	68	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	17	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	12.3	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	96.7	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 Vna Of Greater Philadelphia are 364.

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 Vna Of Greater Philadelphia 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	85	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	81	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	80	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)	75	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	69	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Philadelphia, PA

Vna Of Greater Philadelphia Location: Falls Center, 3300 Henry Avenue, Suite 500, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129 Ratings: Phone: (215) 473-0772
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Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. Location: 7600 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor, Founders Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111 Ratings: Phone: (215) 728-4200
Ken-care Home Health Agency Location: 6952 Germantown Avenue, 2nd Fl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119 Ratings: NA Phone: (215) 713-3880
Marscare Location: 739 North 24th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 Ratings: Phone: (215) 763-3992

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.