Lamar County Home Care, Vernon, AL

Information About Lamar County Home Care

Ownership Type: Official Health Agency
Date Certified: May 02, 1985
Address: 300 Springfield Road, Vernon, 35592, AL
Phone Number: (205)-6956916

Lamar County Home Care Certifications

  1. Nursing Care Services
  2. Physical Therapy Services
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  5. Medical Social Services
  6. Home Health Aide Services

Lamar County Home Care Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (94%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (98%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (75%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (98%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (67%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (54%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (98%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (100%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (98%)
  • How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (99%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (100%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (100%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (68%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (67%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (75%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (71%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (64%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (83%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (65%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (15%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (17%)


n/a = This measure currently does not have data or has less than 6 months of data, or the number of patient on this measure is too small to report.

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