Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 2008
Home Health Compare
Alpha Home Health Care Inc is a home health agency serving Highland, Indiana offering Home Health. Families rate it 2.8 out of 5 across 4 reviews.
About Alpha Home Health Care Inc
Alpha Home Health Care Inc is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Highland, IN and has been Medicare certified since 2008. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.
Medicare has not yet published a quality of patient care star rating for this agency, usually because it has too few recent patients for a reliable score.
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 Alpha Home Health Care Inc
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Medicare Quality of Care
Alpha Home Health Care Inc is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2008). 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
Not yet rated. Medicare needs a minimum number of recent patients before it publishes a star rating.
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend the agency75%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1082%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way92%US 89%
- The team communicated well87%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety88%US 82%
14 completed patient surveys, 17% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community57%US 80%Worse than
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)14%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral84%US 94%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)2%US 1%
Service area
Alpha Home Health Care Inc reports serving 29 ZIP codes, including Gary, Hammond, Valparaiso, Beverly Shores, Cedar Lake, Chesterton, Crown Point, Dyer, East Chicago, Griffith 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 157600. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Alpha Home Health Care Inc offer?
Alpha Home Health Care Inc offers Home Health.
Where is Alpha Home Health Care Inc located?
Alpha Home Health Care Inc is located at 9006 Cline Avenue in Highland, Indiana.
Does Medicare cover care from Alpha Home Health Care Inc?
Yes. Alpha Home Health Care Inc 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.
Do I need a referral to use Alpha Home Health Care Inc?
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 Alpha Home Health Care Inc?
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