Alpine Care Home Health
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd Ste 118 W
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 2006
Home Health Compare
Alpine Care Home Health is a home health agency serving Austin, Texas offering Home Health.
About Alpine Care Home Health
Alpine Care Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Austin, TX and has been Medicare certified since 2006. 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 Alpine Care Home Health 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.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Alpine Care Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2006). 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
- Would definitely recommend the agency93%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1084%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way88%US 89%
- The team communicated well87%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety91%US 82%
8 completed patient surveys, 13% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community87%US 80%Better than
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)9%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around92%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed97%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing100%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved93%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly96%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)1%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)1%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations80%US 61%
Service area
Alpine Care Home Health reports serving 39 ZIP codes, including Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Bastrop, Buda, Cedar Creek, Cedar Park, Coupland, Elgin, Hutto 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 677950. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Alpine Care Home Health offer?
Alpine Care Home Health offers Home Health.
Where is Alpine Care Home Health located?
Alpine Care Home Health is located at 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd Ste 118 W in Austin, Texas.
Does Medicare cover care from Alpine Care Home Health?
Yes. Alpine Care Home Health 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 Alpine Care Home Health?
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 Alpine Care Home Health?
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