Nightingale Home Care, Inc.
4579 Maple Avenue, Suite 2 & 4
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 2005
Home Health Compare
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is a home health agency serving La Mesa, California offering Home Health.
About Nightingale Home Care, Inc.
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving La Mesa, CA and has been Medicare certified since 2005. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Nightingale Home Care, Inc. 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.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2005). 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
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend the agency76%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1090%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way96%US 89%
- The team communicated well82%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%
26 completed patient surveys, 9% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community94%US 80%Better than
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)6%US 11%Better than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral95%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around84%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed87%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing84%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved85%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly88%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 expectations59%US 61%
Service area
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. reports serving 51 ZIP codes, including San Diego, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, La Mesa, Oceanside, San Marcos, Alpine, Bonita, Carlsbad 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 058287. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Nightingale Home Care, Inc. offer?
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. offers Home Health.
Where is Nightingale Home Care, Inc. located?
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is located at 4579 Maple Avenue, Suite 2 & 4 in La Mesa, California.
Does Medicare cover care from Nightingale Home Care, Inc.?
Yes. Nightingale Home Care, Inc. 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 Nightingale Home Care, Inc.?
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 Nightingale Home Care, Inc.?
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