Great Plains Home Care
1801 W 3rd Street
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 4.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1994
Home Health Compare
Great Plains Home Care is a home health agency serving Elk City, Oklahoma offering Home Health.
About Great Plains Home Care
Great Plains Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Elk City, OK and has been Medicare certified since 1994. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy. The agency is a nonprofit organization.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Great Plains Home Care 4.0 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.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Great Plains Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1994). 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
4.0 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
What patients say
5.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency91%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1097%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way95%US 89%
- The team communicated well92%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety96%US 82%
72 completed patient surveys, 46% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community79%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)9%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral98%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around89%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed97%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing91%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved91%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly90%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 expectations79%US 61%
Service area
Great Plains Home Care reports serving 27 ZIP codes, including Elk City, Burns Flat, Butler, Canute, Carter, Cheyenne, Clinton, Cordell, Corn, Crawford 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 377418. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Great Plains Home Care offer?
Great Plains Home Care offers Home Health.
Where is Great Plains Home Care located?
Great Plains Home Care is located at 1801 W 3rd Street in Elk City, Oklahoma.
Does Medicare cover care from Great Plains Home Care?
Yes. Great Plains 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 4.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Great Plains 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.
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