Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 2.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1984
Home Health Compare
Comfort Health is a home health agency serving Rochester, Minnesota offering Home Health. Families rate it 4.5 out of 5 across 17 reviews.
About Comfort Health
Comfort Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Rochester, MN 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 Comfort Health 2.0 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 Health 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
2.0 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Home health aide
What patients say
4.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency80%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1086%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way90%US 89%
- The team communicated well86%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%
55 completed patient surveys, 19% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community77%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 referral98%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around71%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed72%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing70%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved60%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly56%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)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations59%US 61%
Service area
Comfort Health reports serving 30 ZIP codes, including Rochester, Andover, Burnsville, Byron, Chatfield, Dodge Center, Dover, Elgin, Eyota, Hayfield 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 247161. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Comfort Health offer?
Comfort Health offers Home Health.
Where is Comfort Health located?
Comfort Health is located at 2746 Superior Dr Nw Suite 200 in Rochester, Minnesota.
Does Medicare cover care from Comfort Health?
Yes. Comfort Health 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 2.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Comfort Health?
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 Health?
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