Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 2008
Home Health Compare
Comfort Home Care is a home health agency serving Methuen, Massachusetts offering Home Health. Families rate it 3.0 out of 5 across 11 reviews.
About Comfort Home Care
Comfort Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Methuen, MA and has been Medicare certified since 2008. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Comfort Home Care 2.5 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
Comfort Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2008). 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
2.5 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
What patients say
3.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency72%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1083%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way83%US 89%
- The team communicated well81%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%
210 completed patient surveys, 11% response rate.
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral99%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around84%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed91%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing82%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved54%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly67%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 expectations93%US 61%
Service area
Comfort Home Care reports serving 158 ZIP codes, including Worcester, Boston, Cambridge, Fall River, Haverhill, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Dorchester, Lawrence 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 227505. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Comfort Home Care offer?
Comfort Home Care offers Home Health.
Where is Comfort Home Care located?
Comfort Home Care is located at 147 Pelham Street in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Does Medicare cover care from Comfort Home Care?
Yes. Comfort Home Care 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 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Comfort Home Care?
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 Home Care?
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