Essential Home Care, INC
One Trans Am Plaza, Ste 180
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 2007
Home Health Compare
Essential Home Care, INC is a home health agency serving Oakbrook Ter, Illinois offering Home Health.
About Essential Home Care, INC
Essential Home Care, INC is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Oakbrook Ter, IL and has been Medicare certified since 2007. 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 has not yet published a quality of patient care star rating for this agency, usually because it has too few recent patients for a reliable score.
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
Essential Home Care, INC is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2007). 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
Not yet rated. Medicare needs a minimum number of recent patients before it publishes a star rating.
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community68%US 80%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral87%US 94%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)0%US 1%
Service area
Essential Home Care, INC reports serving 22 ZIP codes, including Chicago, Orland Park, Alsip, Burbank, Cicero, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Evergreen Park, Homer Glen, La Grange 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 147940. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Essential Home Care, INC offer?
Essential Home Care, INC offers Home Health.
Where is Essential Home Care, INC located?
Essential Home Care, INC is located at One Trans Am Plaza, Ste 180 in Oakbrook Ter, Illinois.
Does Medicare cover care from Essential Home Care, INC?
Yes. Essential Home Care, INC 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.
Do I need a referral to use Essential Home Care, INC?
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 Essential Home Care, INC?
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