Home Health Agency

First Choice Home Health Care Agency

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Location
106 East Fain
Duncanville, TX 75116

Phone Number
(972) 780-1117

About First Choice Home Health Care Agency

First Choice Home Health Care Agency is a home health agency in Duncanville , Texas. This facility was certified by Medicare on 10/03/1996. First Choice Home Health Care Agency offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide . 70% of patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family .

First Choice Home Health Care Agency is located at 106 East Fain, Duncanville, TX 75116 and can be contacted via phone number (972) 780-1117.

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 First Choice Home Health Care Agency
Ownership type Proprietary
Medicare certification date 10/03/1996
Certification Number 678475
Address 106 East Fain
Duncanville, TX 75116
Phone Number (972) 780-1117

Quality Rating

Managing daily activities

How often patients got better at walking or moving around
41.8%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
57.6%
How often patients got better at bathing
40.3%

Treating symptoms

How often patients’ breathing improved
26.3%
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation
N/A
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury
0.00%

Preventing harm

How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner
55.6
82.1%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
98.7%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
38.0%
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling
97.1%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
89.9%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
55.6%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
44.9%
For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
97.9%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely
87.8%

Preventing unplanned hospital care

How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
5.6%
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital
18.4%
How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health
Worse Than National Rate
55.90%
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
0.83

Patient survey rating

Survey Results

How often the home health team gave care in a professional way
94 %
How well did the home health team communicate with patients
89 %
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients
82 %
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency
96 %
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family
70 %