Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 1984
Home Health Compare
Jefferson Community Health & Life is a home health agency serving Fairbury, Nebraska offering Home Health. Families rate it 3.0 out of 5 across 38 reviews.
About Jefferson Community Health & Life
Jefferson Community Health & Life is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Fairbury, NE and has been Medicare certified since 1984. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is a nonprofit organization.
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
Jefferson Community Health & Life is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1984). 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
- Home health aide
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend the agency91%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1073%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way100%US 89%
- The team communicated well97%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety80%US 82%
17 completed patient surveys, 39% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community80%US 80%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral79%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around44%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed43%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing51%US 86%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)0%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)4%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations69%US 61%
Service area
Jefferson Community Health & Life reports serving 12 ZIP codes, including Daykin, Diller, Endicott, Fairbury, Hubbell, Jansen, Lincoln, Plymouth, Reynolds, Steele City 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 287037. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Jefferson Community Health & Life offer?
Jefferson Community Health & Life offers Home Health.
Where is Jefferson Community Health & Life located?
Jefferson Community Health & Life is located at 825 22nd Street in Fairbury, Nebraska.
Does Medicare cover care from Jefferson Community Health & Life?
Yes. Jefferson Community Health & Life 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 Jefferson Community Health & Life?
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 Jefferson Community Health & Life?
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