Home Health Agency

Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice

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Location
4901 Searle Parkway, Suite 130
Skokie, IL 60077

Phone Number
(847) 475-2001

About Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice

Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice is a home health agency in Skokie , Illinois. This facility was certified by Medicare on 07/01/1966. Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide . 79% of patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family .

Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice is located at 4901 Searle Parkway, Suite 130, Skokie, IL 60077 and can be contacted via phone number (847) 475-2001.

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 Northshore University Healthsystem Home & Hospice
Ownership type Non - Profit Private
Medicare certification date 07/01/1966
Certification Number 147001
Address 4901 Searle Parkway, Suite 130
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone Number (847) 475-2001

Quality Rating

Managing daily activities

How often patients got better at walking or moving around
78.3%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
84.5%
How often patients got better at bathing
82.2%

Treating symptoms

How often patients’ breathing improved
90.1%
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation
96.4%
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury
0.24%

Preventing harm

How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner
81.0
83.4%
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
73.0%
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
81.0%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
91.1%
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
99.5%

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
12.4%
How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health
Better Than National Rate
89.23%
How often patients were re-admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition after discharge from home health
Same As National Rate
3.83%

Payment & value of care

How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
0.95

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
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
85 %
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family
79 %