Mille Lacs Home Care
200 Elm Street North
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1985
Home Health Compare
Mille Lacs Home Care is a home health agency serving Onamia, Minnesota offering Home Health.
About Mille Lacs Home Care
Mille Lacs Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Onamia, MN and has been Medicare certified since 1985. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is a nonprofit organization.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Mille Lacs Home Care 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.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Mille Lacs Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1985). 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
- Home health aide
What patients say
- 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 way98%US 89%
- The team communicated well95%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety98%US 82%
27 completed patient surveys, 30% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community88%US 80%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral94%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around87%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed81%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing100%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved93%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly87%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)0%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations89%US 61%
Service area
Mille Lacs Home Care reports serving 17 ZIP codes, including Aitkin, Brainerd, Deerwood, Finlayson, Foley, Foreston, Garrison, Hillman, Isle, Mc Grath 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 247194. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Mille Lacs Home Care offer?
Mille Lacs Home Care offers Home Health.
Where is Mille Lacs Home Care located?
Mille Lacs Home Care is located at 200 Elm Street North in Onamia, Minnesota.
Does Medicare cover care from Mille Lacs Home Care?
Yes. Mille Lacs 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 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Mille Lacs 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.
How can families visit Mille Lacs Home Care?
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