Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 1994
Home Health Compare
Alternative Nursing & Home Care is a home health agency serving Wheelersburg, Ohio offering Home Health.
About Alternative Nursing & Home Care
Alternative Nursing & Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Wheelersburg, OH and has been Medicare certified since 1994. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy 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 Alternative Nursing & Home Care
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Medicare Quality of Care
Alternative Nursing & Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1994). 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
- Speech therapy
- Home health aide
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community36%US 80%Worse than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)6%US 1%
Service area
Alternative Nursing & Home Care reports serving 6 ZIP codes, including Minford, Pedro, Portsmouth, South Webster, West Portsmouth, Wheelersburg. 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 367556. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Alternative Nursing & Home Care offer?
Alternative Nursing & Home Care offers Home Health.
Where is Alternative Nursing & Home Care located?
Alternative Nursing & Home Care is located at 8407 Hayport Road in Wheelersburg, Ohio.
Does Medicare cover care from Alternative Nursing & Home Care?
Yes. Alternative Nursing & Home Care 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 Alternative Nursing & Home Care?
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 Alternative Nursing & Home Care?
Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with Alternative Nursing & Home Care and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.
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