Appalachian Home Health Care Inc, Blairsville, GA

Information About Appalachian Home Health Care Inc

Ownership Type: Local
Date Certified: May 01, 1991
Address: 129 Gowder Drive, Blairsville, 30512, GA
Phone Number: (706)-7455101

Appalachian Home Health Care Inc Certifications

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

Appalachian Home Health Care Inc Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (92%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (92%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (100%)
  • 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 (52%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (51%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (94%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (98%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (97%)
  • 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 (95%)
  • 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 (100%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (51%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (49%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (51%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (52%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (44%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (100%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (39%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (19%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (10%)


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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