RURAL HEALTH CARE ADVANTAGE - CHARITON, IA

Submitted by:Peggy Rebarcak, CEO/RN
Rural Health Care Advantage, INC...
112 North Grand
Chariton, Iowa 50049
Services Provided are Home Care (skilled Nursing, home health Aide, Physical therapy). No longer provide Hospice cares.

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Addresss:
112 NORTH GRAND
CHARITON, IA, 50049
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (641) 774-4090

Type of Ownership: Local
Offers Nursing Care Services: Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Speech Pathology Services: Yes
Offers Medical Social Services: No
Offers Home Health Aide Services: Yes

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 3.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 5.00
Home Health Aides : 5.00

Provided Services
Home Health Aide Services
Nursing Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Other (Not Specified) 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:

95.0%
Iowa:

92.1%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
This Home Health Center:

41.0%
State:

88.1%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
Here:

72.0%
State:

93.2%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
This Home Health Center:

67.0%
Iowa:

78.1%
How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
This Home Health Center:

52.0%
Iowa:

74.9%
How often the home health team checked patients for pain
Here:

58.0%
State:

96.0%
How often the home health team treated their patients' pain
This Home Health Center:

87.0%
State:

95.9%
How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

84.0%
Iowa:

93.9%
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
Here:

60.0%
State:

32.0%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way
Here:

91.0%
State:

88.7%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
This Home Health Center:

87.0%
Iowa:

86.2%
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
Here:

83.0%
Iowa:

85.5%
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:

94.0%
State:

86.4%
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
This Home Health Center:

91.0%
State:

82.3%

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