Home Health Agency

Good Shepherd Home Health Care

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Location
1115 Fourth Avenue North
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Phone Number
(320) 259-3470

About Good Shepherd Home Health Care

Good Shepherd Home Health Care is a home health agency in Sauk Rapids , Minnesota. This facility was certified by Medicare on 01/23/1987. Good Shepherd Home Health Care offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aide . 76% of patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family .

Good Shepherd Home Health Care is located at 1115 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 and can be contacted via phone number (320) 259-3470.

Services Offered

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

Details

Provider Name Good Shepherd Home Health Care
Ownership type Non - Profit Religious
Medicare certification date 01/23/1987
Certification Number 247230
Address 1115 Fourth Avenue North
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Phone Number (320) 259-3470

Quality Rating

Managing daily activities

How often patients got better at walking or moving around
71.7%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
72.7%
How often patients got better at bathing
74.0%

Treating symptoms

How often patients’ breathing improved
80.7%
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
88.8
99.2%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.2%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
52.4%
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling
100%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
100%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
88.8%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
95.5%
For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
100%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely
76.7%

Preventing unplanned hospital care

How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
15.6%
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital
12.9%
How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health
Better Than National Rate
95.19%
How often patients were re-admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition after discharge from home health
Same As National Rate
3.39%

Payment & value of care

How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1.00

Patient survey rating

Survey Results

How often the home health team gave care in a professional way
85 %
How well did the home health team communicate with patients
87 %
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients
85 %
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency
93 %
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family
76 %