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Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton

1115 W 9th St
Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton, photo 1

Quick Facts

Medicare quality
4.0 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 1968
Service location
Care delivered directly in patient's home
Care combination
Both home health and hospice services
Rehab focus
Support during rehabilitation with PT and education

What Families Think

The Good

  • Offers physical therapy in the home
  • Provides medication management support
  • Includes hospice care alongside home health
  • Assists with rehabilitation education and aid

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Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton is a home health agency serving Yankton, South Dakota offering Home Health. Amenities include Emergency Call System, 24-Hour Staff and Medication Management.

About Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton

Avera@Home Home Health, Yankton is a home health and hospice community in Yankton, South Dakota.

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Types of Care at Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton

Home Health

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Emergency Call System

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Medication Management

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Medicare Quality of Care

Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1968). 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

4.0 / 5

Medicare star rating

Services offered

  • Skilled nursing
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medical social services
  • Home health aide

What patients say

4.0 / 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 way91%US 89%
  • The team communicated well87%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%

158 completed patient surveys, 40% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community84%US 80%Same as
  • Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)5%US 4%Same as
  • Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)12%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 bed91%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing93%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved93%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly89%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)0%US 0%
  • Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations90%US 61%

Service area

Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton reports serving 50 ZIP codes, including Sioux Falls, Avon, Bloomfield, Bonesteel, Burke, Centerville, Coleridge, Colome, Crofton, Dallas 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 437006. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton offer?

Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton offers Home Health.

Where is Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton located?

Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton is located at 1115 W 9th St in Yankton, South Dakota.

Does Medicare cover care from Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton?

Yes. Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton 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 4.0 out of 5 stars.

Do I need a referral to use Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton?

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.

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