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Northeast Regional Home Health

2412a S. Franklin Street
Northeast Regional Home Health

Quick Facts

Medicare quality
4.5 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 1991

Northeast Regional Home Health is a home health agency serving Kirksville, Missouri offering Home Health.

About Northeast Regional Home Health

Northeast Regional Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Kirksville, MO and has been Medicare certified since 1991. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.

Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Northeast Regional Home Health 4.5 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.

Types of Care at Northeast Regional Home Health

Home Health

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Medicare Quality of Care

Northeast Regional Home Health 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

4.5 / 5

Medicare star rating

Services offered

  • Skilled nursing
  • Physical therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Home health aide

What patients say

5.0 / 5 patient survey rating

  • Would definitely recommend the agency93%US 79%
  • Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1092%US 85%
  • Care was given in a professional way95%US 89%
  • The team communicated well93%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety91%US 82%

103 completed patient surveys, 38% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community90%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)10%US 11%Same as

How patients did

  • Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
  • Patients got better at walking or moving around92%US 83%
  • Patients got better at getting in and out of bed94%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing96%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved92%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly93%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)1%US 0%
  • Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations83%US 61%

Service area

Northeast Regional Home Health reports serving 32 ZIP codes, including Anabel, Atlanta, Bevier, Brashear, Brookfield, Bucklin, Callao, Downing, Edina, Gibbs 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 267296. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Northeast Regional Home Health offer?

Northeast Regional Home Health offers Home Health.

Where is Northeast Regional Home Health located?

Northeast Regional Home Health is located at 2412a S. Franklin Street in Kirksville, Missouri.

Does Medicare cover care from Northeast Regional Home Health?

Yes. Northeast Regional Home Health 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 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Do I need a referral to use Northeast Regional Home Health?

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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