CONTINUUM HOME HEALTH CARE - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Submitted by:Mary Crandall, Director
Licensed pract/vocat nurses (Number of full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurses employed by a facility): 0

Other personnel (The number of full-time equivalent other salaried personnel employed by a facility): 38

Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 26

Registered pharmacists (The number of full-time equivalent registered pharmacists employed by a provider): 3

Srv: occupational therapy (Indicates how occupational therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: pharmacy (Indicates how pharmacy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: physical therapy (Indicates how physical therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): REHABILITATION

Aide training/competency programs (Indicates how the agency provides home health aide training and competency evaluation programs): COMPETENCY EVALUATION PROG.

Branch operation indicator (Indicates if the agency operates any branches): No

Change of ownership indicator (Indicates if a home health agency has undergone a change of ownership since the last survey): No

Hha qualified for opt (Indicates if a home health agency is qualified to provide outpatient physical therapy/speech services): No

Home health aides (Number of full-time equivalent home health aides employed by a home health agency or hospice): 3.0

Hospice indicator (Indicates if the home health agency also participates in the Medicare program as a hospice): No

Medicare/Medicaid provider number (If the agency is based in another Medicare or Medicaid facility, the provider number of that facility): 490009

Social workers (The number of full time equivalent social workers employed by the agency): 0.75

Srv: home health aide/homemaker (Indicates how home health aide services are provided by a home health agency): PROVIDED BY AGENCY STAFF

Srv: medical social (Indicates how medical social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nursing (Indicates how nursing services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nutritional guidance (Indicates how nutritional guidance services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: other (Indicates how other (not specified) services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: speech therapy (Indicates how speech therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Subunit indicator (Indicates if the agency is a subunit of another agency): No

Subunit operation indicator (Indicates if the agency operates any subunits): No

Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

Current survey date (The date of the health or life safety code survey, whichever is later. the "official" survey date for the provider): Apr 2001

Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Jan 1995

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Addresss:
2205 FONTAINE AVENUE SUITE 104
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22903
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (434) 984-2273

Type of Ownership: Hospital Based Program
Offers Nursing Care Services: Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Speech Pathology Services: Yes
Offers Medical Social Services: Yes
Offers Home Health Aide Services: Yes

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 28.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 17.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Home Health Aides : 3.00
Social Workers : 1.00

Provided Services
Home Health Aide Services
Medical Social Services
Nursing Services
Nutritional Guidance Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Speech Therapy Services

Home Health Quality Measures

How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
Here:

98.0%
Virginia:

90.9%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
Here:

98.0%
Virginia:

89.3%
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
Here:

100.0%
Virginia:

95.8%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
This Home Health Center:

100.0%
Virginia:

94.3%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
Here:

78.0%
Virginia:

72.9%
How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
This Home Health Center:

79.0%
Virginia:

71.4%
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
Here:

98.0%
Virginia:

89.6%
How often the home health team checked patients for pain
This Home Health Center:

100.0%
Virginia:

97.5%
How often the home health team treated their patients' pain
Here:

100.0%
Virginia:

96.3%
How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms
Here:

98.0%
Virginia:

97.5%
How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores)
This Home Health Center:

98.0%
State:

92.9%
How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care
Here:

96.0%
Virginia:

94.8%
How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

99.0%
Virginia:

97.1%
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
This Home Health Center:

60.0%
Virginia:

58.0%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
Here:

63.0%
Virginia:

56.1%
How often patients got better at bathing
This Home Health Center:

69.0%
State:

62.6%
How often patients had less pain when moving around
Here:

71.0%
State:

65.2%
How often patients' breathing improved
Here:

79.0%
State:

64.1%
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
Here:

90.0%
State:

91.1%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
Here:

50.0%
State:

47.1%
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.2%
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
This Home Health Center:

25.0%
State:

27.6%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way
Here:

90.0%
Virginia:

89.0%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
Here:

88.0%
State:

86.3%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
Here:

83.0%
Virginia:

81.9%
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
This Home Health Center:

87.0%
Virginia:

84.1%
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
Here:

84.0%
State:

79.5%

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