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Five Rivers Home Health

432 Country Club Road

3.5(4 ratings)· Pocahontas average: 3.8

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Quick Facts

Medicare quality
2.0 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 1993
Medicare quality rating
2.0 out of 5 stars for patient care
Medicare certification history
Medicare certified since 1993
Agency ownership
Privately owned home health agency
Clinical services offered
Skilled nursing, PT, speech therapy, aide visits

What Families Think

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Five Rivers Home Health is a small, privately owned Medicare-certified agency in Pocahontas, AR that has served the area since 1993. Reviews are mixed and few: two reviewers praise the nursing staff, while one detailed account describes serious concerns about catheter care leading to repeated infections and a breakdown in trust with the family.

What reviewers praise

  • Reviewers call the nursing staff great
  • One reviewer says it's the best home care
  • Long-standing agency, certified since 1993

What reviewers flag

  • One detailed report of repeated catheter mishandling causing infections
  • Medicare rates patient-care quality only 2.0 out of 5 stars
  • One reviewer describes feeling blamed and dropped by the agency

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Five Rivers Home Health is a home health agency serving Pocahontas, Arkansas offering Home Health. Families rate it 3.5 out of 5 across 4 reviews.

About Five Rivers Home Health

Five Rivers Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Pocahontas, AR and has been Medicare certified since 1993. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.

Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Five Rivers Home 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.

Types of Care at Five Rivers Home Health

Home Health

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Reviews of Five Rivers Home Health

3.5overall · 4 ratings combined

3.5★ on Google (4)

Deb K

Dec 2024

via Google ↗ · Report

ADDON TO CASE FILE:<br>Once again, we were denied home health services by another agency...and we know the whole story, folks! FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH in POCAHONTAS is where the problem began and here are the facts:<br>1. Grant (my dad) had a ureter stone that was scheduled to be surgically removed almost a year ago now but he cannot walk and was too sick to travel at the time some of the appointments were made. Therefore, he kept rescheduling the visits when he was more able to travel with NEA Baptist Urology and DID attend his last visit there once he was well to schedule the surgery. But his doctor said that by that time the ureter stone was gone and had passed thru the bladder. So there was no need for surgery.<br>2. Prior to this, FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH had been 'helping' him with his catheter and changed it out so many times we lost count because they could never get it right. It leaked constantly due to their incompetency and they complained that they had to keep coming back to fix it. They put in a regular-sized catheter, then a large one, then changed back to a third one, all which resulted in exposing him to bacteria. As a result, Dad contracted at least 3 or more urinary tract infections due to their NEGLIGENCE or oversight.<br>3. Once we realized this was the root of the problem, we noticed that FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH (of Pocahontas) kept trying to get Dad to hurry up and do the surgery and trying to blame his issues on that, rather than their botched jobs as nurses. Then they accused me and my family of not having enough help which is not true and dropped us like a hot potato when we needed them most. In short, they wanted Dad (and me) to take the blame for his issues and even sent a DHS lady out to investigate it. LOL!<br>Of course, we were cleared on any infraction on our part and DHS then knew it was FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH that caused the problem and endangered Dad's health, not US.<br>4. Fast forward to NOW. Mom was prescribed home health services again after coming home from the hospital the other day and the CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH people came out and got us into the program. Then early Sunday morning CHH texted me to state that "we feel your mother has too many needs for us to help," that same old answer we always get. (MUST BE IN THE COMPUTER SOMEWHERE)... Then 24 hours later, who appears on our door but another DHS lady with adult protective services claiming someone called them about neglect again! HMMM. Really interesting to this detective mind ....that within 24 hours of their denying our claim for home health we AGAIN got rejected for being "too needy" when we have a full staff of care aids that we pay over $5000 per month for and that I am here 24/7 for them. Once again, we told the 2nd DHS lady that it was HOME HEALTH who was negligent and endangering their health, NOT US and both DHS ladies agreed!!!<br>We have regular aids that we hire ourselves (out-of-pocket) and they are proficient and excellent and do everything we need other than the MEDICAL-BASED services (skilled nursing) that home health could have provided. Mom was recently released from the hospital after pneumonia as stated and once again we got the same answer. I believe we are being deliberately sabotaged and falsely accused of negligence. So today, we have decided that if this complaint does not go in our favor (THE TRUTH), we are going to launch a LAWSUIT against FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH and all of the other Home Health agencies who have denied us with either Mom or Dad and demand that services be rendered or compensatory damages awarded. Furthermore, any further implication or defamation of my name personally will be met with swift legal actions against the offending parties for compensatory damages. Not only did these home health agencies refuse to help, but their actions caused further illnesses and then they ABUSED the DHS system to attempt to get revenge and to blame their stupidity and incompetence on the patients' family! A statement must be made and it will!

Deb K

Dec 2024

via Google ↗ · Report

ADDON TO CASE FILE: Once again, we were denied home health services by another agency...and we know the whole story, folks! FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH in POCAHONTAS is where the problem began and here are the facts: 1. Grant (my dad) had a ureter stone that was scheduled to be surgically removed almost a year ago now but he cannot walk and was too sick to travel at the time some of the appointments were made. Therefore, he kept rescheduling the visits when he was more able to travel with NEA Baptist Urology and DID attend his last visit there once he was well to schedule the surgery. But his doctor said that by that time the ureter stone was gone and had passed thru the bladder. So there was no need for surgery. 2. Prior to this, FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH had been 'helping' him with his catheter and changed it out so many times we lost count because they could never get it right. It leaked constantly due to their incompetency and they complained that they had to keep coming back to fix it. They put in a regular-sized catheter, then a large one, then changed back to a third one, all which resulted in exposing him to bacteria. As a result, Dad contracted at least 3 or more urinary tract infections due to their NEGLIGENCE or oversight. 3. Once we realized this was the root of the problem, we noticed that FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH (of Pocahontas) kept trying to get Dad to hurry up and do the surgery and trying to blame his issues on that, rather than their botched jobs as nurses. Then they accused me and my family of not having enough help which is not true and dropped us like a hot potato when we needed them most. In short, they wanted Dad (and me) to take the blame for his issues and even sent a DHS lady out to investigate it. LOL! Of course, we were cleared on any infraction on our part and DHS then knew it was FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH that caused the problem and endangered Dad's health, not US. 4. Fast forward to NOW. Mom was prescribed home health services again after coming home from the hospital the other day and the CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH people came out and got us into the program. Then early Sunday morning CHH texted me to state that "we feel your mother has too many needs for us to help," that same old answer we always get. (MUST BE IN THE COMPUTER SOMEWHERE)... Then 24 hours later, who appears on our door but another DHS lady with adult protective services claiming someone called them about neglect again! HMMM. Really interesting to this detective mind ....that within 24 hours of their denying our claim for home health we AGAIN got rejected for being "too needy" when we have a full staff of care aids that we pay over $5000 per month for and that I am here 24/7 for them. Once again, we told the 2nd DHS lady that it was HOME HEALTH who was negligent and endangering their health, NOT US and both DHS ladies agreed!!! We have regular aids that we hire ourselves (out-of-pocket) and they are proficient and excellent and do everything we need other than the MEDICAL-BASED services (skilled nursing) that home health could have provided. Mom was recently released from the hospital after pneumonia as stated and once again we got the same answer. I believe we are being deliberately sabotaged and falsely accused of negligence. So today, we have decided that if this complaint does not go in our favor (THE TRUTH), we are going to launch a LAWSUIT against FIVE RIVERS HOME HEALTH and all of the other Home Health agencies who have denied us with either Mom or Dad and demand that services be rendered or compensatory damages awarded. Furthermore, any further implication or defamation of my name personally will be met with swift legal actions against the offending parties for compensatory damages. Not only did these home health agencies refuse to help, but their actions caused further illnesses and then they ABUSED the DHS system to attempt to get revenge and to blame their stupidity and incompetence on the patients' family! A statement must be made and it will!

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Medicare Quality of Care

Five Rivers Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1993). 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
  • Speech therapy
  • Home health aide

What patients say

5.0 / 5 patient survey rating

  • Would definitely recommend the agency92%US 79%
  • Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1094%US 85%
  • Care was given in a professional way96%US 89%
  • The team communicated well92%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety88%US 82%

135 completed patient surveys, 23% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community78%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 referral97%US 94%
  • Patients got better at walking or moving around80%US 83%
  • Patients got better at getting in and out of bed80%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing80%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved76%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly75%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 expectations59%US 61%

Service area

Five Rivers Home Health reports serving 36 ZIP codes, including Jonesboro, Alicia, Bassett, Beech Grove, Biggers, Black Rock, Bono, Corning, Datto, Delaplaine 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 047148. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Five Rivers Home Health offer?

Five Rivers Home Health offers Home Health.

Where is Five Rivers Home Health located?

Five Rivers Home Health is located at 432 Country Club Road in Pocahontas, Arkansas.

What do families say about Five Rivers Home Health?

Five Rivers Home Health carries a 3.5 out of 5 rating from 4 Google reviews. Five Rivers Home Health is a small, privately owned Medicare-certified agency in Pocahontas, AR that has served the area since 1993. Reviews are mixed and few: two reviewers praise the nursing staff, while one detailed account describes serious concerns about catheter care leading to repeated infections and a breakdown in trust with the family. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.

Does Medicare cover care from Five Rivers Home Health?

Yes. Five Rivers Home 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 Five Rivers Home 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.

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