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Intensive Home Healthcare

Quick Facts

Medicare quality
3.0 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 1991

Intensive Home Healthcare is a home health agency serving Ferriday, Louisiana offering Home Health.

About Intensive Home Healthcare

Intensive Home Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Ferriday, LA and has been Medicare certified since 1991. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.

Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Intensive Home Healthcare 3.0 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 Intensive Home Healthcare

Home Health

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Medicare Quality of Care

Intensive Home Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1991). 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

3.0 / 5

Medicare star rating

Services offered

  • Skilled nursing
  • Physical therapy
  • Home health aide

What patients say

  • Would definitely recommend the agency87%US 79%
  • Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1082%US 85%
  • Care was given in a professional way88%US 89%
  • The team communicated well84%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety94%US 82%

35 completed patient surveys, 17% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community65%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)9%US 11%Same as

How patients did

  • Care started within 2 days of referral99%US 94%
  • Patients got better at walking or moving around85%US 83%
  • Patients got better at getting in and out of bed85%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing80%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved78%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly78%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)0%US 0%
  • Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations43%US 61%

Service area

Intensive Home Healthcare reports serving 9 ZIP codes, including Clayton, Ferriday, Harrisonburg, Jonesville, Monterey, Sicily Island, Vidalia, Waterproof, Wisner. 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 197401. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Intensive Home Healthcare offer?

Intensive Home Healthcare offers Home Health.

Where is Intensive Home Healthcare located?

Intensive Home Healthcare is located at 1810 Ee Wallace Road, Suite 6 in Ferriday, Louisiana.

Does Medicare cover care from Intensive Home Healthcare?

Yes. Intensive Home Healthcare 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 3.0 out of 5 stars.

Do I need a referral to use Intensive Home Healthcare?

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 Intensive Home Healthcare?

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