| How often the home health team began their patientsí care in a timely manner |
93% |
92% |
90% |
| How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs |
84% |
85% |
89% |
| How often the home health team checked patientsí risk of falling |
98% |
94% |
95% |
| How often the home health team checked patients for depression |
99% |
97% |
97% |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season |
84% |
69% |
67% |
| How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot) |
83% |
70% |
65% |
| With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctorís orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care |
93% |
90% |
91% |
| How often the home health team checked patients for pain |
99% |
99% |
98% |
| How often the home health team treated their patientsí pain |
97% |
96% |
97% |
| How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patientsí symptoms |
94% |
97% |
98% |
| How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) |
98% |
94% |
94% |
| How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care |
94% |
95% |
95% |
| How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores) |
97% |
98% |
98% |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around |
58% |
59% |
56% |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed |
|
55% |
54% |
| How often patients got better at bathing |
69% |
64% |
65% |
| How often patients had less pain when moving around |
60% |
66% |
66% |
| How often patientsí breathing improved |
66% |
63% |
63% |
| How often patientsí wounds improved or healed after an operation |
94% |
90% |
88% |
| How often patients had more pressure sores (bed sores) when home health care ended |
|
% |
% |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth |
51% |
49% |
47% |