Knox County Health Department Home Health Agency, Edina, MO

Information About Knox County Health Department Home Health Agency

Ownership Type: Official Health Agency
Date Certified: February 02, 1983
Address: 217 North First Street, Edina, 63537, MO
Phone Number: (660)-3973396

Knox County Health Department Home Health Agency Certifications

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

Knox County Health Department Home Health Agency Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (100%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (100%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (100%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (99%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (85%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (90%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (77%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (99%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (95%)
  • 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 (61%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (52%)
  • 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 (61%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (59%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (62%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (54%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (75%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (94%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (31%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (10%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (16%)


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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