Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC
7870 Broadway, Suite G -South
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 2020
Home Health Compare
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC is a home health agency serving Merrillville, Indiana offering Home Health.
About Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Merrillville, IN and has been Medicare certified since 2020. 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 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
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2020). 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 agency41%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1053%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way95%US 89%
- The team communicated well89%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety73%US 82%
6 completed patient surveys, 20% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community47%US 80%Worse than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral76%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around72%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing64%US 86%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)3%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)4%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations38%US 61%
Service area
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC reports serving 16 ZIP codes, including Gary, Crown Point, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Hobart, Lake Station, Merrillville, Munster, Schererville 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 157709. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC offer?
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC offers Home Health.
Where is Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC located?
Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC is located at 7870 Broadway, Suite G -South in Merrillville, Indiana.
Does Medicare cover care from Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC?
Yes. Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, 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.
Do I need a referral to use Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, 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 Northern Indiana Home Healthcare Systems, INC?
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