Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1984
Home Health Compare
Care At Home Preferred is a home health agency serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offering Home Health. Families rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 6 reviews.
About Care At Home Preferred
Care At Home Preferred is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Pittsburgh, PA and has been Medicare certified since 1984. 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 rates the quality of patient care at Care At Home Preferred 3.5 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
Care At Home Preferred is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1984). 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
- Would definitely recommend the agency100%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 10100%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way100%US 89%
- The team communicated well100%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety100%US 82%
2 completed patient surveys, 8% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community86%US 80%Same as
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- 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 around75%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed77%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing80%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved88%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly90%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)0%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations68%US 61%
Service area
Care At Home Preferred reports serving 31 ZIP codes, including Pittsburgh, Allison Park, Apollo, Cheswick, Freeport, Gibsonia, Glenshaw, Leechburg, Monroeville, Murrysville 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 397259. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Care At Home Preferred offer?
Care At Home Preferred offers Home Health.
Where is Care At Home Preferred located?
Care At Home Preferred is located at 2585 Freeport Road Suite 101 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Does Medicare cover care from Care At Home Preferred?
Yes. Care At Home Preferred 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 Care At Home Preferred?
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 Care At Home Preferred?
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