VITALCARING GROUP: Ratings, Survey Results, and Analysis
CMS Five Star Rating (2.5 out of 5): , Patient Recommendation: 86%
10281 CORPORATE DRIVE GULFPORT, MS 39503
228-604-2155
Data date: Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Data about VITALCARING GROUP
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 VITALCARING GROUP is 2.5 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 82% of its customers. This is HIGHER than the national average. The percentage of patients who gave VITALCARING GROUP a rating of 9 or 10 was 86%. This is HIGHER than the national average. The agency has been participating in Medicare since 03/11/1975. The agency costs MORE than the average agency nationally. The agency serves 55 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 VITALCARING GROUP, 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 VITALCARING GROUP
Data as of Jan 17, 2024
Address:
10281 CORPORATE DRIVE
GULFPORT, MS 39503
Medicare Provider Number: 257090
Participating in Medicare Since: March 11, 1975
Ownership Type: PROPRIETARY
Cost compared to national average: 110%
DTC Performance for VITALCARING GROUP
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 Worse Than National Rate for VITALCARING GROUP.
Home Health Care Services
VITALCARING GROUP 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 VITALCARING GROUP
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 | 2.5: |
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 | 3: |
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 VITALCARING GROUP
VITALCARING GROUP provides home health care services in these zip codes.
39042 39046 39362 39401 39402 39403 39404 39423 39425 39426 39451 39452 39455 39456 39457 39461 39462 39463 39465 39466 39470 39475 39476 39482 39501 39502 39503 39507 39520 39521 39525 39530 39531 39532 39540 39552 39553 39555 39556 39560 39561 39562 39563 39564 39565 39566 39567 39568 39571 39572 39573 39574 39576 39577 39581
Performance Measures for VITALCARING GROUP
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 | 97.2% |
How Often The Home Health Team Determined Whether Patients Received A Flu Shot For The Current Flu Season | 45.4% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Walking Or Moving Around | 85.2% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Getting In And Out Of Bed | 79.9% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Bathing | 85.8% |
How Often Patients' Breathing Improved | 84.8% |
How Often Patients Got Better At Taking Their Drugs Correctly By Mouth | 78.1% |
How Often Home Health Patients Had To Be Admitted To The Hospital | 16.3% |
How Often Patients Receiving Home Health Care Needed Urgent, Unplanned Care In The ER Without Being Admitted | 14.8% |
Patient Survey Responses for VITALCARING GROUP
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for VITALCARING GROUP 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 | 91% (Nat: 88%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them | 87% (Nat: 86%) Higher |
Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them | 81% (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) | 86% (Nat: 85%) Higher |
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 VITALCARING GROUP
These are the doctors who are affiliated with VITALCARING GROUP.
- BRITTANY COLEMAN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- KAYLA COOLEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - WIGGINS PRIMARY CARE )
- MARCUS WILSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- CALVIN WASHINGTON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- GREG PARKER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- KRISTI KENNON ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- BROCK BANKS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MISSISSIPPI PROVIDENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. )
- BELINDA ALEXANDER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- PAUL PAVLOV ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- PAUL MULLEN ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- THOMAS STEVENS ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- HALVOR HEM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- MATTHEW MURRAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MISSISSIPPI PROVIDENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. )
- VALERIE LENOX ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- JOHN LEE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- NATHAN GILL ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - GULF COAST WOUND ASSOCIATES LLC )
- DOUGLAS LANIER ( NEPHROLOGY - SOUTH MISSISSIPPI NEPHROLOGY, PLLC )
- WILLIAM STRIEGEL ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- LARRY HENDERSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER )
- HOWARD WESTBROOK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- HOYET HAND ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- REBECCA HARRIS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ARYN ROBINSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - KIH ADVANCED KARE, LLC )
- MATTHEW HANN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- ABHA MISHRA ( NEUROLOGY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- EUGENE O'HEA ( GENERAL PRACTICE )
- MATTHEW HAGEN ( HOSPITALIST - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ROLANDO BARNES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SINGING RIVER GULFPORT )
- LISSA BABER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ANDREW PETERSON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BILOXI INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PA )
- CYNTHIA DENMARK ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- ARTHUR BLACK ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- ALLISON WALL ( HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- EMMA CRAIG ( HOSPITALIST - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- BOYD BENEFIELD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- SARAH BAROWKA ( FAMILY PRACTICE - OCHSNER CLINIC LLC )
- ALAN GATLIN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - NORTH BAY FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC, PA )
- JOEL BURWELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- SHAWNA REICH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- CASEY ADAMS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- AMBER COLVILLE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- MICHAEL HUBER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER )
- DAVID LAROSA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- LYDIA LATOUR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- TERRY LOWE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - THE FAMILY PRACTICE/AFTER HOURS CLINIC, PLLC )
- ERIN DEWITT ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- SAMUEL TWEDT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- JANA HUDSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - HATTIESBURG CLINIC, PA )
- DONALD DORAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WIGGINS PRIMARY CARE )
- OLIVIA HIGHTOWER ( HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- BOBBY SWINNEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- HAMZA MINHAS ( HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- PHILLIP COMPTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- ANDREW RAGULA ( GENERAL PRACTICE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- TABITHA BOND ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- NICHOLAS CONGER ( INFECTIOUS DISEASE - GULF COAST CONSULTANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASES LLC )
- RICHARD WHITLOCK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MISSISSIPPI PROVIDENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. )
- TIMOTHY SKELTON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- WILLIAM EVANS ( NEUROLOGY - SINGING RIVER GULFPORT )
- DEEPINDER BURN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - WIGGINS PRIMARY CARE )
- ANN REED ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- YASHASHREE BETHALA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BILOXI INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PA )
- ROBERT WATSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - WESLEY PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC )
- LEE VOULTERS ( NEUROLOGY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- PRIYANKA SRIVASTAV ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- JOHN THAMES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- COURTNEY VALENTINE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER )
- AMY SIMPSON-WAID ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- MICHAEL HULIN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - OCHSNER MISSISSIPPI, LLC )
- TERESA WILLIAMSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- ROBERT BURNS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- ANNE SMITS ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- PAUL MATHERNE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- HANNAH GWIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- LYNN LEATHERWOOD ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- MICHAEL PAYMENT ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ROBERT DONALD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- JAMES CRITTENDEN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- WILLIAM MCCLENDON ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- ASHLEY SKAGGS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- DUDLEY BURWELL ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- GENE CATHEY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- IRENE KOSKAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- JESSICA COOLIDGE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- DIMITRIOS DIMITRIADES ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- CHRISTOPHER SHELBY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- JASON BOX ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER )
- BRETT KATHMANN ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ROBERT JOHANSEN ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- JILL LARSEN ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- KELLY RHODES ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MCCLENDON MEDICAL CLINIC PLLC )
- VANESSA DUNCOMBE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- KAIZAD TAMBOLI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- ADRIAN MCLEMORE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- TIMOTHY IVEY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- GEORGE SALLOUM ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- MICHAEL KNOTTS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- DAWN WATKINS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- LAURA SANFORD ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- ADDIE HOLCOMB ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- CHUTNEY WALLEY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - SINGING RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM )
- NICHOLAS BONDIO ( FAMILY PRACTICE - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT )
- MARIUM KHAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )
- STEVEN SCHEPENS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - EXCEED PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC )