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Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC

101 W. 22nd St
Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC

Quick Facts

Medicare quality
3.5 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 2010

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC is a home health agency serving Lombard, Illinois offering Home Health.

About Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Lombard, IL and has been Medicare certified since 2010. 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 Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC 3.5 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.

Types of Care at Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC

Home Health

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Medicare Quality of Care

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2010). 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

3.5 / 5

Medicare star rating

Services offered

  • Skilled nursing
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Medical social services
  • Home health aide

What patients say

  • Would definitely recommend the agency71%US 79%
  • Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1059%US 85%
  • Care was given in a professional way95%US 89%
  • The team communicated well85%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety72%US 82%

9 completed patient surveys, 9% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community59%US 80%Worse than
  • 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 referral97%US 94%
  • Patients got better at walking or moving around93%US 83%
  • Patients got better at getting in and out of bed89%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing86%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved81%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly100%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)1%US 0%
  • Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations22%US 61%

Service area

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC reports serving 53 ZIP codes, including Chicago, Saint Charles, Schaumburg, Addison, Algonquin, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bartlett, Bellwood, Belvidere 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 148197. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC offer?

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC offers Home Health.

Where is Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC located?

Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC is located at 101 W. 22nd St in Lombard, Illinois.

Does Medicare cover care from Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC?

Yes. Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC 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 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Do I need a referral to use Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC?

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 Preventive Health Care, LLC?

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