Northeastern Health System Sequoyah

Quick Facts

Medicare quality: Certified, not yet rated
Medicare certified: Since 1990

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is a home health agency serving Sallisaw, Oklahoma offering Home Health.

About Northeastern Health System Sequoyah

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Sallisaw, OK and has been Medicare certified since 1990. 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 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.

Types of Care at Northeastern Health System Sequoyah

Home Health

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Medicare Quality of Care

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1990). 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
Speech therapy
Medical social services
Home health aide

What patients say

Would definitely recommend the agency100%US 79%
Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 10100%US 85%
Care was given in a professional way100%US 89%
The team communicated well100%US 86%
The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety99%US 82%

9 completed patient surveys, 43% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

Discharged to the community36%US 80%Worse than
Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)10%US 11%Same as

How patients did

Care started within 2 days of referral87%US 94%
Patients got better at walking or moving around71%US 83%
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 expectations25%US 61%

Service area

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah reports serving 7 ZIP codes, including Cookson, Gans, Marble City, Muldrow, Sallisaw, Spiro, Vian. 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 377179. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Northeastern Health System Sequoyah offer?

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah offers Home Health.

Where is Northeastern Health System Sequoyah located?

Northeastern Health System Sequoyah is located at 213 East Redwood in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

Does Medicare cover care from Northeastern Health System Sequoyah?

Yes. Northeastern Health System Sequoyah 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 Northeastern Health System Sequoyah?

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 Northeastern Health System Sequoyah?

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