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Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Location
900 Rutter Avenue Suite 8
Forty Fort, PA 18704

Phone Number
(570) 718-4400

About Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre

Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre is a home health agency in Forty Fort , Pennsylvania. This facility was certified by Medicare on 07/01/1966. Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide . 78% of patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family .

Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre is located at 900 Rutter Avenue Suite 8, Forty Fort, PA 18704 and can be contacted via phone number (570) 718-4400.

Services Offered

Nursing care
Yes
Physical therapy
Yes
Occupational therapy
Yes
Speech therapy
Yes
Medical social services
Yes
Home health aide
Yes

Details

Provider Name Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice Of Wilkes-Barre
Ownership type Proprietary
Medicare certification date 07/01/1966
Certification Number 397021
Address 900 Rutter Avenue Suite 8
Forty Fort, PA 18704
Phone Number (570) 718-4400

Quality Rating

Managing daily activities

How often patients got better at walking or moving around
83.1%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
85.1%
How often patients got better at bathing
82.5%

Treating symptoms

How often patients’ breathing improved
82.6%
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation
94.1%
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury
0.16%

Preventing harm

How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner
77.8
99.3%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.9%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
75.0%
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling
99.7%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
99.4%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
77.8%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
77.9%
For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
99.7%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely
95.8%

Preventing unplanned hospital care

How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
14.1%
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital
10.3%
How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health
Same As National Rate
80.22%
How often patients were re-admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition after discharge from home health
Same As National Rate
3.37%

Payment & value of care

How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1.05

Patient survey rating

Survey Results

How often the home health team gave care in a professional way
90 %
How well did the home health team communicate with patients
88 %
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients
83 %
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency
86 %
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family
78 %