VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 87%
7 ALBERT CREE RUTLAND, VT 05701
802-775-0568
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
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The overall 5-star Rating for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC. 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 86% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC. a rating of 9 or 10 was 87%. This is HIGHER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 04/26/1967. The agency costs LESS than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 48 ZIP codes.
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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.
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General Information on VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
7 ALBERT CREE
RUTLAND, VT 05701
Medicare Provider Number: 477007
Participating in Medicare Since: April 26, 1967
Ownership Type: VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT - PRIVATE
Cost compared to national average: 96%
DTC Performance for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
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 Same As National Rate for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC..
Home Health Care Services
VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC. 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 VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
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 | 4: |
Star Rating For Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way | 4: |
Star Rating For Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 4: |
Star Rating Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety | 3: |
Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 4: |
Service Area Covered by VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC. provides home health care services in these zip codes.
05201 05250 05251 05252 05253 05254 05255 05257 05260 05261 05262 05340 05601 05701 05702 05730 05731 05732 05733 05735 05736 05737 05738 05739 05741 05742 05743 05744 05745 05750 05751 05757 05758 05759 05761 05762 05763 05764 05765 05768 05769 05773 05774 05775 05776 05777 05778 05851
Performance Measures for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
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 | 96.5% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 84.1% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 82.6% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 83.5% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 83.4% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 83.6% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 77.3% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 13.5% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 15.1% |
Patient Survey Responses for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC. 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 | 89% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 88% (Nat: 86%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 80% (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) | 87% (Nat: 85%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family | 86% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC.
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, INC..
- ERIC MARSH ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - RUTLAND HOSPITAL INC )
- KIM KURAK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- NATACHA JAGER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- ALMA WINTHER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ASSOCIATES IN PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- RICHARD BAKER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- CHRIS MASILLO ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- JESSICA PRICE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- JORDAN CARR ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- T LOVKO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PORTER HOSPITAL INC )
- JAMES PICONE ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- SALLY BEAYON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- NICHOLAS WILD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- ANJE VANBERCKELAER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- MARK STICKNEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- PATRICE THORNTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- ERIC SEYFERTH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- JULIE FOSTER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- LISA HOGENKAMP ( FAMILY PRACTICE - DRS PETER AND LISA HOGENKAMP PC )
- CAMILLE ZENTKOVICH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PARTNERS - VERMONT LLP )
- LISA DOWNING-FORGET ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- NICOLE REDA ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- ALLEN HUTCHESON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- GORDON GIEG ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- IAN ODIGIE ( PODIATRY - ADVANCED FOOT AND ANKLE CENTER LLC )
- MICHAEL SCOVNER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- SHELLIE BURDICK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- KRISTEN SHEEHAN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - FORENSIC CONSULTATION AND COUNSELING SERVICE )
- BRAD JIMMO ( GENERAL SURGERY - RUTLAND HOSPITAL INC )
- CINDY MCDONOUGH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- LILAH WOODARD ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- MICHAEL HURTADO ( GENERAL SURGERY - RUTLAND HOSPITAL INC )
- SUSAN DUMAS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- MEI FRANKISH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PORTER HOSPITAL INC )
- J GREGORY KING ( FAMILY PRACTICE - PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PARTNERS - VERMONT LLP )
- PATTY THORNTON ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT )
- MELISSA PROUTY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- KIMBERLY EUGAIR ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ASSOCIATES IN PRIMARY CARE LLC )
- JAMES CARROLL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - TWIN RIVERS MEDICAL PC )
- CARL BECKLER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- ROBIN MYERS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- SETH COOMBS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MARBLE VALLEY HEALTHWORKS LLC )
- BRUCE BULLOCK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - TRUE CARE VERMONT, LLC )
- KATELYN BELDEN ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- BRADLEY BERRYHILL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- KEITH MICHL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- RICHARD WISEMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- MATTHEW NOFZIGER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- NORR HASHEM ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- CHRIS CORNELIUS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- ALLAN EISEMANN ( MEDICAL ONCOLOGY )
- KIM FODOR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- ANGELA WINGATE ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- ALISON MALMBORG ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- MARY HOWARD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BATTENKILL VALLEY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- ALLISON NIEMI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- ROBERT SCHWARTZ ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC )
- AMANDA DOMINGUS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - DRS PETER AND LISA HOGENKAMP PC )
- PETER HOGENKAMP ( FAMILY PRACTICE - DRS PETER AND LISA HOGENKAMP PC )
- DANIEL SIZEMORE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- LAURA LOBER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CARE SYSTEMS INC )
- LINDSAY KLEEMAN-FORSTHUBER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - RUTLAND HOSPITAL INC )
- KRISTIN SPERBER ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )
- ELIZABETH SHELDON-MORRIS ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC )