Elara Caring
226 South Dr Ste. A
1 / 3Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 5.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1984
- Service Area
- Covers eight parishes surrounding Natchitoches
- Therapy Services
- Offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy at home
- High-Risk Monitoring
- In-person visits for high-risk cardiac and pulmonary patients
Home Health Compare
What Families Think
The Good
- Chronic illness management for heart failure, COPD, and diabetes
- In-home physical, occupational, and speech therapy offered
- In-person visits for high-risk cardiac, pulmonary, and sepsis patients
- Care plans customized to each patient's health goals
- Serves Natchitoches and seven surrounding rural parishes
The Bad
- No published pricing information available
- No reviews available to assess care quality
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Elara Caring is a home health agency serving Natchitoches, Louisiana offering Home Health. Amenities include Wheelchair Accessible, 24-Hour Staff and Medication Management.
About Elara Caring
Elara Caring provides skilled home health care and support to Natchitoches, Louisiana and the surrounding areas, including Bienville, DeSoto, Grant, Jackson, Red River, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn parishes. The organization focuses on recovery, rehabilitation, and health education delivered in patients' homes.
The care team offers customized services for patients managing chronic illnesses such as heart failure, COPD, and diabetes. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are available to help individuals regain or maintain independence. In-person visits are provided for high-risk cardiac, pulmonary, and sepsis patients.
Each patient's care plan is tailored to their individual needs and health goals, with a philosophy of care that recognizes and treats each person as a whole. The organization emphasizes that receiving care at home reduces stress and anxiety, often leading to increased satisfaction and overall wellbeing. In-home care also allows for education, symptom management, and intervention before a crisis occurs, thereby reducing the risk of hospitalization.
Types of Care at Elara Caring
Amenities
Room Amenities
- Wheelchair Accessible
Community Amenities
- 24-Hour Staff
- Medication Management
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Medicare Quality of Care
Elara Caring 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
5.0 / 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 agency80%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1089%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way89%US 89%
- The team communicated well87%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety82%US 82%
76 completed patient surveys, 31% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community82%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)13%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around100%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed99%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing98%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved98%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly97%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 expectations84%US 61%
Service area
Elara Caring reports serving 34 ZIP codes, including Ashland, Atlanta, Belmont, Calvin, Campti, Castor, Clarence, Cloutierville, Colfax, Converse 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 197120. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Elara Caring offer?
Elara Caring offers Home Health.
Where is Elara Caring located?
Elara Caring is located at 226 South Dr Ste. A in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Does Medicare cover care from Elara Caring?
Yes. Elara Caring 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 5.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Elara Caring?
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.
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