HOME HEALTH VNA: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 82%
360 MERRIMACK STREET BUILDING 9 LAWRENCE, MA 01843
800-933-5593
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about HOME HEALTH VNA
We've looked at a lot of home health care agencies; this is what we think you need to see first. Read through this even if you do not have much time. (It's the tl;dr section.)
The overall 5-star Rating for HOME HEALTH VNA is 3 out of possible 5 stars (with 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest rating). The average rating nationally for a home health care agency is 3. The agency is highly recommended by 82% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave HOME HEALTH VNA a rating of 9 or 10 was 82%. This is LOWER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 09/08/1981. The agency costs LESS than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 135 ZIP codes.
To jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Data, DTC rating, List of Services, Ratings, Service Area, Performance Measures, patient surveys, Medical Professionals.
The home health care database is based on data provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is updated as new data is made available.
What is this page all about?
Below is everything shred of information that we can find about HOME HEALTH VNA, along with our best effort to make sense of the data. Our purpose here is to help you to make good decisions when picking a home health care agency and to keep you informed once you have chosen one. We know from personal experience that choosing a home health care agency is not something you do once and then you forget about it. When you choose a home health care agency, it is important to be aware of any changes, good or bad, so that you can stay as comfortable as possible. Changes in the agency, the people who work there, or the patients can all affect your care.
General Information on HOME HEALTH VNA
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
360 MERRIMACK STREET BUILDING 9
LAWRENCE, MA 01843
Medicare Provider Number: 227206
Participating in Medicare Since: September 08, 1981
Ownership Type: VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT - PRIVATE
Cost compared to national average: 97%
DTC Performance for HOME HEALTH VNA
The DTC-PAC measures assess successful discharge to the community from a PAC setting, with successful discharge to the community including no unplanned rehospitalizations and no death in the 31 days following discharge. Specifically, these measures report a provider’s riskstandardized rate of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients/residents who are discharged to the community following a PAC stay, and do not have an unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital or LTCH in the 31 days following discharge to community, and who remain alive during the 31 days following discharge to community. Community, for this measure, is defined as home or self care, with or without home health services, based on Patient Discharge Status Codes 01, 06, 81, and 86 on the Medicare FFS claim. A statistical approach is used to calculate confidence intervals for the provider’s DTC rate. These confidence intervals are then compared to the national observed DTC rate to assign providers to performance categories for public reporting. The performance categories are (i) better than the national rate, (ii) no different from the national rate, and (iii) worse than the national rate.
DTC performance is Better Than National Rate for HOME HEALTH VNA.
Home Health Care Services
HOME HEALTH VNA offers 6 of 6 services tracked by CMS. A list showing the services offered and not offered is shown below.
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Ratings for HOME HEALTH VNA
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a detailed methodology for rating home health care agencies. The scores shown below are based on the The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey.
Rating Type | Rating |
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5-Star Quality Rating | 3: |
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 3: |
Star Rating For Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 3: |
Star Rating For Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 2: |
Star Rating Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety | 4: |
Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 3: |
Service Area Covered by HOME HEALTH VNA
HOME HEALTH VNA provides home health care services in these zip codes.
01450 01460 01463 01801 01803 01810 01815 01821 01824 01826 01827 01830 01831 01832 01833 01834 01835 01840 01841 01842 01843 01844 01845 01850 01851 01852 01853 01854 01860 01862 01863 01864 01866 01867 01876 01879 01880 01885 01886 01887 01890 01901 01902 01904 01905 01906 01913 01915 01921 01922 01923 01936 01938 01940 01949 01950 01951 01952 01960 01969 01970 01971 01982 01983 01984 01985 02124 02128 02129 02138 02139 02140 02142 02143 02144 02145 02148 02149 02150 02151 02152 02153 02155 02176 02180 02474 02476 03031 03032 03036 03038 03042 03044 03049 03051 03052 03053 03054 03060 03062 03063 03064 03073 03076 03077 03079 03087 03101 03102 03103 03104 03109 03110 03801 03811 03819 03826 03827 03833 03840 03841 03842 03843 03844 03848 03856 03857 03858 03862 03865 03870 03872 03873 03874 03885
Performance Measures for HOME HEALTH VNA
All of the measures included in HHC are proportions that show what percentage of patients or episodes experienced the process or outcome being measured. For all measures, except acute care hospitalization, a higher measure value means a better score.
Process of care measures tell you how often an agency gave the recommended care (like checking patients for depression when they start getting care). A score of 88% for a process of care measure is interpreted as 88% of the patients received the recommended care during their episode of care.
Question | Percentage |
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How Often Physician-recommended Actions To Address Medication Issues Were Completely Timely | 96.1% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 73.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 83.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 87.1% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 86.6% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 86.3% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 76.8% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 16.4% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 8.4% |
Patient Survey Responses for HOME HEALTH VNA
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for HOME HEALTH VNA to the national results for similar facilities.
Question | Percentage / Compared to National |
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Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 86% (Nat: 88%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 83% (Nat: 86%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 82% (Nat: 82%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Gave Their Home Health Agency A Rating Of 9 Or 10 On A Scale From 0 (lowest) To 10 (highest) | 82% (Nat: 85%) Lower |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 82% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with HOME HEALTH VNA
These are the doctors who are affiliated with HOME HEALTH VNA.
- BRIANA CODY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- JAMES COHEN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC )
- TRICIA SCOTT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHELMSFORD FAMILY PRACTICE, PC )
- NAMGYAL TSEWANG ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- SARWADA TULADHAR JHA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- MICHAEL BERTOS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC )
- TORKOM GARABEDIAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. )
- CHRISTEN FRAGALA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- SARA CLAY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- RIAD ETTUNSI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MILL CITY MEDICAL GROUP LTD )
- THOMAS MCGOVERN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CORE PHYSICIANS LLC )
- CATHERINE TRINH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- DAVID PRYBYLA ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )
- THOMAS JEVON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- CINDY CHENG ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- DEIRDRE CONNOLLY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CORA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. )
- ROBERT MILLER ( NEUROSURGERY - NEW ENGLAND NEUROLOGICAL )
- VARTAN YEGHIAZARIANS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SALEM NEW HAMPSHIRE PHYSICIANS NETWORK PC )
- JESSICA WIESELQUIST ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - STONY BROOK PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- NICHOLAS MCAULEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC )
- DAVIS BU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- SPYRIDON KANTAS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- SRILATHA KODALI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PELHAM HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES PLLC )
- MATTHEW BROWN ( GENERAL SURGERY - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- SARAH HILLIOS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - PERFECT HEALTH PC )
- MEI SUN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHELMSFORD PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- ZAINAB BASHEER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- SAVITA PATIL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LAHEY CLINIC INC )
- CHHAN TOUCH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - BAYON MEDICAL GROUP, LLC )
- MELISSA ROWE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- LOUIS BRESNICK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC )
- RONALD SEN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- DAMIAN FOLCH ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- GHAZALA ALAM ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- DAN NGUYEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHELMSFORD FAMILY PRACTICE, PC )
- MICHAEL MCCARTNEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- GUIDO NAVARRA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SEACOAST MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC )
- MALINA HOLMES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- KRISTYN NEWHALL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- JESSICA ZAKS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- SALIL MIDHA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- CARLOS DEL RIO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- KEVIN MALONE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY )
- ROSE WELD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WINCHESTER PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INC )
- GRETA SEIRIOL GANIA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- JILL FLEMING ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WINCHESTER PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INC )
- JOAN KROSS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- TIMOTHY TIERNEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- JOHN GRIEVESON ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- SHANE MURRAY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- CRISTINA HOLT ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- ALEXANDER LATTY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MELROSE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES )
- ZAHEER AHMED ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- CRISTINA STOICA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- REKHA SUNDAR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- MEETA NGUYEN ( PREVENTIVE MEDICINE - CHELMSFORD FAMILY PRACTICE, PC )
- TUSHAR PATEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- LYNN JUMPER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- ALAIN-MARC WERNER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- MATTHEW GORDON ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - PRATT ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES INC )
- SHARDA KAUL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- DAVID CRISS ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - MELROSE INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOC PC )
- LYDIA ZUSER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- RUCHI HAMAL ( HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - MT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES )
- MARGARET MILLS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- WOOSEUNG LEE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- ALLA GOLDBURT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- JOHN RAGUCCI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- WENHAUR WU ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )
- SAIRA NASEER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SEACOAST AFFILIATED GROUP PRACTICE INC )
- MARIE ANGELI ADAMCZYK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- LIEU TRAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- TEJAL PATEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - NORTH SHORE PHYSICIANS GROUP INC )
- MARGARETTE PIERRE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- FRANK OSBORN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- STEPHEN SCHISSEL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LAHEY CLINIC INC )
- DIANA MAHONEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- SCOTT PAPARELLO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ACTON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC )
- MYFANWY CALLAHAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- CATHERINE YU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- JONATHAN GORDON ( GENERAL SURGERY - STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- DAVID SIEGENBERG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - DAVID SIEGENBERG MD PC )
- ANDREW ROMANOWSKY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ANDREW M ROMANOWSKY MD LLC )
- JOSHUA KUAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- ELLIOT SCHAEFFER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- STEVEN MATTHEOS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SPORTS MEDICINE NORTH ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY INC )
- DRAGAN PETAKOV ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- CHRISTINA WEI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- SAMUEL GERBER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )
- ANIL NEELI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LOWELL GENERAL INPATIENT SPECIALISTS PLLC )
- ASHOK JOSHI ( GENERAL PRACTICE - JOSHI MEDICAL SERVICES, PC )
- CHAYA RAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- RENAE MITCHELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION )
- KENNETH FOWLER ( PEDIATRIC MEDICINE - MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC )
- PAUL HARCOURT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- PAULINE TSIRIGOTIS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MILL CITY MEDICAL GROUP LTD )
- JOSEPH DULAC ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- PRATHIMA CHALOORI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- SHIAO-ANG SHIH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HAVERHILL FAMILY OFFICE LLC )
- LEO LANE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MERRIMACK VALLEY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC )
- JOHN MUDROCK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- STEVEN DISEGNA ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )
- ASHLEY WARNER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- RICHARD DEAMICIS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS,P.C. )
- LINA FELDMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- ROBERT WEINSTEIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- MARIANA CHEMALY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MILL CITY MEDICAL GROUP LTD )
- AJAY NANAVATI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- JORGE GONZALEZ ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHELMSFORD PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- ANTHONY TURIANO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- MARIA LIM ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GLOBAL CARE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- LISA BRENGOLA ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- CAITLIN WATERS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC )
- VENKATA SATYAM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS )
- BENJAMIN CALEF ( FAMILY PRACTICE - DUTTON FAMILY CARE ASSOCIATES LLP )
- MATTHEW SAVORY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MILL CITY MEDICAL GROUP LTD )
- ROOPA REDDY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHELMSFORD PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- STEPHEN GUAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WINCHESTER PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INC )
- NADEREH NASSERHELALI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- MARK LAPP ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )
- FRANCISCO BRINCHEIRO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- ADAM HARDER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EONE MEDICAL SUBSIDIARY PLLC )
- JOSHUA PHILBRICK ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EONE MEDICAL SUBSIDIARY PLLC )
- STEPHEN BEAUDOIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC )
- DIANE PIERCE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - LAHEY CLINIC INC )
- ROBERT HERRON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WINCHESTER PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INC )
- PETER ROMAN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY )
- EMELYN MOLATO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- HENRY TY ( NEUROSURGERY - NEW ENGLAND NEUROLOGICAL )
- DIMITRE SIRAKOV ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- DANKA SAMARDZIC ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ATRIUS HEALTH INC )
- TANYA ZOUZAS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- CLAIRE SHERNOFF ( GENERAL SURGERY )
- SIVARAM YAMAJALA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VMD PRIMARY PROVIDERS MASSACHUSETTS PLLC )
- CHONG SO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- JAMES KUIN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. )
- JONATHAN ROTHBERG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC )
- MAYURI RAPOLU ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC )
- SCOTT SIGMAN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. )