COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (3.5 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 87%
240 VILLAGE DRIVE PELHAM, AL 35124
205-685-0421
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
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The overall 5-star Rating for COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER is 3.5 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 83% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER a rating of 9 or 10 was 87%. This is HIGHER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 03/20/2002. The agency costs MORE than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 200 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 COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER, 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 COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
240 VILLAGE DRIVE
PELHAM, AL 35124
Medicare Provider Number: 17153
Participating in Medicare Since: March 20, 2002
Ownership Type: PROPRIETARY
Cost compared to national average: 101%
DTC Performance for COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
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 COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER.
Home Health Care Services
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER 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 COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
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 | 3.5: |
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 | 4: |
Star Rating For How Patients Rated Overall Care From Agency | 4: |
Service Area Covered by COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER provides home health care services in these zip codes.
35004 35005 35006 35007 35014 35016 35019 35020 35021 35022 35023 35031 35032 35033 35034 35035 35036 35038 35040 35042 35043 35044 35045 35046 35048 35049 35051 35053 35054 35055 35056 35057 35058 35060 35061 35062 35063 35064 35068 35070 35071 35072 35073 35077 35078 35079 35080 35083 35085 35087 35091 35094 35096 35097 35098 35111 35112 35114 35115 35116 35117 35118 35119 35120 35121 35124 35125 35126 35127 35128 35130 35131 35133 35135 35136 35137 35142 35143 35146 35147 35148 35149 35150 35151 35160 35161 35171 35172 35173 35176 35178 35179 35180 35184 35185 35186 35187 35188 35201 35202 35203 35204 35205 35206 35207 35208 35209 35210 35211 35212 35213 35214 35215 35216 35217 35218 35220 35221 35222 35223 35224 35226 35228 35233 35234 35235 35242 35243 35244 35261 35401 35403 35404 35405 35406 35407 35440 35444 35446 35449 35452 35453 35456 35458 35462 35463 35469 35473 35474 35475 35476 35478 35480 35490 35501 35502 35503 35504 35540 35541 35542 35543 35544 35546 35548 35549 35550 35553 35554 35555 35560 35563 35565 35570 35572 35573 35575 35578 35579 35580 35584 35587 35594 35622 35749 35758 35903 35953 35987 36006 36051 36091 36203 36260 36268 36456 36750 36792 36793 36922
Performance Measures for COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
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 | 98.3% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 68% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 85.7% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 87.8% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 86.8% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 85.7% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 83.1% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 13.6% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 9.5% |
Patient Survey Responses for COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER 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 | 92% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 90% (Nat: 86%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 85% (Nat: 82%) Higher |
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 | 83% (Nat: 78%) Higher |
Medical Professionals Associated with COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER
These are the doctors who are affiliated with COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER.
- ARTHUR PATTON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JAMES CRENSHAW ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SEALE HARRIS CLINIC P C )
- KENESHIA KIRKSEY ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION )
- JAMES ADAMS ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION )
- LAWRENCE LEE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC )
- JACK VIBBERT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- HUA LIN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- REBECCA BYRD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC )
- RAMY TOMA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- STEPHEN BAKIR ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - TOMBIGBEE HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY )
- MICHAEL ROSEMORE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- KENDALL VAGUE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- OLGA BELOTSERKOVSKAYA ( PSYCHIATRY )
- MARK MALDIA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- COLLEEN TOBE-DONOHUE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- JACOB SIVILS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- STEVEN COPPOCK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RELIAS EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS OF REGIONAL, LLC )
- SONJA PETTUS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- GARY HOWARD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- JEREMY BLACKWELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- JEFFREY PRICE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHILTON FAMILY MEDICINE, P.C. )
- WILLIAM SIDES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- KEVIN KATONA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE FAMILY MEDICINE, P.C. )
- WILEY LIVINGSTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- JENNIFER MILLER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CAPSTONE HEALTH )
- JAMES COLVARD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- CLAUDE OSULA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- AJAY PATEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CLANTON INTERNAL MEDICINE LLC )
- EMILY BAILLIO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- MICHAEL REMILLARD ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- KATHERINE BIVONA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JASPER FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER PC )
- BELA PATEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - PELHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE LLC )
- JEFFREY CUOMO ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- JAMES BARTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- JEREMY STIDHAM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CULLMAN INTERNAL MEDICINE, PC )
- STIRLING SHIRAH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - HOSPITALISTS SERVICES OF ALABAMA, LLC )
- THOMAS NOLEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC )
- STUART COHEN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- ANITRA BATIE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- JOHN NICHOLS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VINCENTIAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- SCOTT ORR ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - ALABAMA ORTHOPEDIC SPINE AND SPORTS MEDICINE ASSOCIATES P C )
- JASON HARMON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- DONALD KWONG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- LARRY MIKUL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- DIVYA CARRIGAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JUSTIN WILSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- CLARK GRAY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- MARINA BRAININ ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- CHARLES FUNDERBURK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHILTON MEDICAL GROUP PC )
- JEREMY ALLEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- ROBERT SNYDER ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- BRIAN WELLS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- AMY BENTLEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUP, PLLC )
- BARRY MCCLENEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC )
- JOHN CURTIS ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- CHARLES LICHTY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- JOHN WAGNER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL INC. )
- JOSEPH BREWER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - TUSCALOOSA MED CENTER SOUTH, PC )
- JAMES GEWIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC )
- JOHN MCBRAYER ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - HEART SOUTH CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, P.C. )
- CHARLES SHIPMAN ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE )
- CHERRIE HERRERA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CLANTON INTERNAL MEDICINE LLC )
- DAVID HALL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- ANDREW POSEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CAHABA MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION )
- RUSSELL BEATY ( PULMONARY DISEASE - PULMONARY ASSOCIATES OF THE SOUTHEAST PC )
- ANDREW DUXBURY ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- BRIAN STONE ( UROLOGY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- ANDREA SHIREY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- KIWANDA GARNER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - OAK STREET HEALTH PHYSICIANS GROUP OF ALABAMA, LLC )
- BARRY MCLEAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT OF BIRMINGHAM, INC )
- MICHAEL MARTIN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- WILLIAM TURNER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - HOMETOWN MEDICAL GROUP )
- FRANK MALENSEK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL GROUP, PC )
- REID CHRISTOPHER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- BOYDE HARRISON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC )
- SAMINA UDDIN ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- JOSHUA IVKER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BROOKWOOD INTERNISTS PC )
- EMILY WILLIAMS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- MICHAEL GEER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- EDWIN CHRISTENSEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- JENNIFER BEASLEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WALKER MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC )
- TIMOTHY ELLER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- JAMES WILLIAMS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- JUDSON SMITH ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SUNSHINE CLINIC )
- JONATHAN MERKLE ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- LEFFERAGE ROBBINS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- JOHN BIVONA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JASPER FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER PC )
- CECIL DODSON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - REHAB ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- CHRISTOPHER HARPER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WARRIOR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC )
- HERRICK SIEGEL ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- WILLIAM ALLDREDGE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF TUSCALOOSA, P.C. )
- ALAN MCCOOL ( UROLOGY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- GREGORY BEARDEN ( GENERAL SURGERY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- JERRY MOSLEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- MICHAEL BURCH ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CONCENTRIC HOSPITALIST GROUP PC )
- MARK STAFFORD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- WALTER DUNN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- LYDIA CASEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- ALAN GRUMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- KIMBERLY HILLMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF TUSCALOOSA, P.C. )
- MARIANTHE GRAMMAS ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC )
- SCOTTIE TWILLEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- SCOTT FULGHAM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - TUSKALOOSA INTERNAL MEDICINE LLC )
- SAMEER NARANJE ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC )
- TIFFANY WILLIAMS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - ALLEGRA HEALTHCARE )
- JODY GILSTRAP ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- ADAM HARRISON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GOOD HOPE MEDICAL INC )
- JOHN LOONEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- PAOLA TUMMINELLO ( NEUROLOGY - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- WOODROW HERRING ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- SHARON GRAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC )
- SCOTT SEIBERT ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MEDICAL WEST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM )
- RIAN MONTGOMERY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BIRMINGHAM INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC )
- VERNON SCOTT ( FAMILY PRACTICE )