Athens-Limestone Homecare, Athens, AL

Information About Athens-Limestone Homecare

Ownership Type: Local
Date Certified: August 12, 1992
Address: 1428 Freeman Avenue, Athens, 35613, AL
Phone Number: (256)-2339533

Athens-Limestone Homecare Certifications

  1. Nursing Care Services
  2. Physical Therapy Services
  3. Occupational Therapy Services
  4. Speech Pathology Services
  5. Medical Social Services
  6. Home Health Aide Services

Athens-Limestone Homecare Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (98%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (94%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (95%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (100%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (91%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (88%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (99%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (100%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (100%)
  • How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (97%)
  • How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (100%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (98%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (99%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (71%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (63%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (74%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (63%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (64%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (99%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (63%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (12%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (23%)


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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