Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton
1115 W 9th StOwn this agency? Update your listing · Marketing for operators
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 4.0 of 5 stars
- 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
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What Families Think
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What reviewers praise
- 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 is a Medicare-certified agency serving clients at home in Yankton, South Dakota. The agency has operated since 1968 and is a nonprofit organization.
The agency's CMS-certified services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, and home health aide visits. Avera@Home holds a CMS quality star rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars.
Types of Care at Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton
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.
How can families visit Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton?
Submit the Request Information form on this page, or contact Avera@Home Home Health — Yankton directly, to arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.
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