Quality of Patient Care at Bronson at Home
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Quality Rating
★★★
The star ratings are based on 7 measures of quality that give a general overview of performance.
- A 4- or 5-star rating means that the agency performed better than other agencies on the 7 measured care practices and outcomes.
- A 1- or 2-star rating means that the agency's average performance on the 7 measured care practices and outcomes was below the averages of other agencies.
- Across the country, most agencies fall "in the middle" with 3 or 3½ stars.
Managing Daily Activities
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1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
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Bronson at Home |
National Average |
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How often patients got better at walking or moving around.
Higher percentages are better
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73.2% |
79.6% |
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How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed.
Higher percentages are better
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75.0% |
81.1% |
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How often patients got better at bathing.
Higher percentages are better
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78.3% |
82.3% |
Treating Symptoms
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1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
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Bronson at Home
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National Average |
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How often patients’ breathing improved.
Higher percentages are better
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82.5% |
82.8% |
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How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation.
Higher percentages are better
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88.3% |
92.3% |
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How often patients have pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened.
Lower percentages are better
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0.2% |
0.1% |
Preventing Harm
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1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
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Bronson at Home |
National Average |
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How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner.
Higher percentages are better
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98.2% |
95.7% |
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How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs.
Higher percentages are better
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99.9% |
98.6% |
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How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth.
Higher percentages are better
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64.1% |
75% |
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How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling.
Higher percentages are better
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99.9% |
99.6% |
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How often the home health team checked patients for depression.
Higher percentages are better
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99.8% |
97.4% |
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How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season.
Higher percentages are better
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82.6% |
78.7% |
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How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).
Higher percentages are better
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92.9% |
82.2% |
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For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care.
Higher percentages are better
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99.2% |
96.4% |
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How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely.
Higher percentages are better
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98.4% |
94.0% |
Preventing Unplanned Hospital Care
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1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
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Bronson at Home |
National Average |
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How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital.
Lower percentages are better
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15.2% |
15.4% |
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How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital.
Lower percentages are better
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15.1% |
13.0% |
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How often patients remained in the community after discharge from home health.
Higher percentages are better
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91.2% |
78.6% |
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How often patients were re-admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition after discharge from home health.
Lower percentages are better
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3.2% |
3.5% |
Payment & Value of Care
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1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
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Bronson at Home |
National Average |
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How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally.
Higher (lower) ratios means that the agency spends more (less) on an episode of care than the Medicare national average.
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0.88 |
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