Home Health Agency

Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Not Available
Location
29 Crafts Street, Suite 550
Newton, MA 2458

Phone Number
(617) 779-8400

About Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc

Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc is a home health agency in Newton , Massachusetts. This facility was certified by Medicare on 05/10/2004. Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc offers nursing care, physical therapy and home health aide . 86% of patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family .

Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc is located at 29 Crafts Street, Suite 550, Newton, MA 2458 and can be contacted via phone number (617) 779-8400.

Services Offered

Nursing care
Yes
Physical therapy
Yes
Occupational therapy
No
Speech therapy
No
Medical social services
No
Home health aide
Yes

Details

Provider Name Abp Best Home Care Agency, Inc
Ownership type Non - Profit Private
Medicare certification date 05/10/2004
Certification Number 227478
Address 29 Crafts Street, Suite 550
Newton, MA 2458
Phone Number (617) 779-8400

Quality Rating

Managing daily activities

How often patients got better at walking or moving around
71.4%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
92.2%
How often patients got better at bathing
45.5%

Treating symptoms

How often patients’ breathing improved
30.4%
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation
N/A
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury
0.02%

Preventing harm

How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner
83.3
86.1%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
100%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
60.9%
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling
100%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
97.1%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
83.3%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
55.6%
For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
N/A
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely
100%

Preventing unplanned hospital care

How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
N/A
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital
N/A
How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health
Worse Than National Rate
56.93%
How often patients were re-admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition after discharge from home health

Not Available%

Payment & value of care

How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1.03

Patient survey rating

Survey Results

How often the home health team gave care in a professional way
91 %
How well did the home health team communicate with patients
88 %
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients
97 %
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency
86 %
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family
86 %