Comfort Care Home Health Agency
1415 Walnut Street
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1996
Home Health Compare
Comfort Care Home Health Agency is a home health agency serving Doniphan, Missouri offering Home Health.
About Comfort Care Home Health Agency
Comfort Care Home Health Agency is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Doniphan, MO and has been Medicare certified since 1996. 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 Comfort Care Home Health Agency 3.0 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
Comfort Care Home Health Agency is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1996). 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
3.0 / 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 agency87%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1094%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way92%US 89%
- The team communicated well94%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety87%US 82%
51 completed patient surveys, 23% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community84%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 referral97%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around90%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed90%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing89%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved89%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 expectations79%US 61%
Service area
Comfort Care Home Health Agency reports serving 14 ZIP codes, including Cape Girardeau, Doniphan, Ellsinore, Fairdealing, Fremont, Gatewood, Grandin, Harviell, Malden, Myrtle 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 267522. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Comfort Care Home Health Agency offer?
Comfort Care Home Health Agency offers Home Health.
Where is Comfort Care Home Health Agency located?
Comfort Care Home Health Agency is located at 1415 Walnut Street in Doniphan, Missouri.
Does Medicare cover care from Comfort Care Home Health Agency?
Yes. Comfort Care Home Health Agency 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 3.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Comfort Care Home Health Agency?
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 Comfort Care Home Health Agency?
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