Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital
Spencer Medical Arts Building, 101 E 10th St Floor 1
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1969
Home Health Compare
Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital is a home health agency serving Spencer, Iowa offering Home Health.
About Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital
Avera@Home Home Health, Spencer Hospital is a home health and hospice community in Spencer, Iowa.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1969). 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
3.5 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Home health aide
What patients say
5.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency81%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1086%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way92%US 89%
- The team communicated well90%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety94%US 82%
53 completed patient surveys, 33% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community94%US 80%Better than
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)11%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around89%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed86%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing90%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved86%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly89%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 expectations85%US 61%
Service area
Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital reports serving 23 ZIP codes, including Sioux Falls, Arnolds Park, Dickens, Emmetsburg, Everly, Fostoria, Gillett Grove, Greenville, Harris, Hartley 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 167030. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital offer?
Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital offers Home Health.
Where is Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital located?
Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital is located at Spencer Medical Arts Building, 101 E 10th St Floor 1 in Spencer, Iowa.
Does Medicare cover care from Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital?
Yes. Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital 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 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital?
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 Avera@Home Home Health — Spencer Hospital?
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