Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1993
Home Health Compare
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest is a home health agency serving Deridder, Louisiana offering Home Health.
About Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Deridder, LA and has been Medicare certified since 1993. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on how quickly care starts, how often patients improve at walking, bathing and managing medications, and how often they are readmitted to the hospital.
Home health is short-term, doctor-ordered clinical care at home, typically after a hospital stay or during recovery, and Medicare covers it in full when the patient qualifies. Families who need ongoing help with daily living, such as bathing, meals and companionship, should also compare non-medical home care agencies nearby.
Types of Care at Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest
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Medicare Quality of Care
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1993). The figures below come from Medicare's Home Health Compare program and are updated quarterly. Percentages are shares of patients; higher is better unless noted.
Quality of patient care
4.5 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
What patients say
5.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency85%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1093%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way92%US 89%
- The team communicated well90%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety86%US 82%
141 completed patient surveys, 34% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community58%US 80%Worse than
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)25%US 11%Worse than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around96%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed95%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing99%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved100%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly97%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)2%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)1%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations14%US 61%
Service area
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest reports serving 36 ZIP codes, including Lake Charles, Leesville, Sulphur, Anacoco, Dequincy, Deridder, Dry Creek, Elmer, Evans, Florien and more. Search by your ZIP code to confirm coverage; agencies that cover it are marked “Serves your ZIP”.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Compare and the HHCAHPS patient survey. CCN 197520. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest offer?
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest offers Home Health.
Where is Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest located?
Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest is located at 108 West 3rd Street in Deridder, Louisiana.
Does Medicare cover care from Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest?
Yes. Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest is a Medicare-certified home health agency, so Medicare Part A or Part B pays in full for skilled nursing, therapy and home health aide visits when a doctor orders them and the patient is homebound. There is no copay for covered home health visits. Medicare rates the agency's quality of patient care 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest?
For Medicare to pay, yes: a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must certify that care is needed and sign a plan of care. Families can call the agency first, and the agency will usually contact the doctor to arrange the order. Ongoing help with bathing, meals and companionship is a different service, non-medical home care, which needs no referral.
How can families visit Allegiance Healthcare: Home Health Southwest?
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