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Sentara Home Care Services

11844 Rock Landing Dr # A

2.8(5 ratings)· Newport News average: 4.2

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Quick Facts

Medicare quality
3.0 of 5 stars

Home Health Compare

Medicare certified
Since 1984

What Families Think

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Reviews of Sentara Home Care Services are sharply divided, with families praising compassionate, patient caregivers who helped loved ones transition home after hospital stays, while others report serious complaints about unprofessional staff, missed supplies, and unresolved care needs. The overall picture suggests inconsistent experiences depending on which staff members and administrators a family encounters.

What reviewers praise

  • Compassionate staff supporting Alzheimer's patients
  • Helped smooth transition home after hospitalization
  • Willing to treat patients other providers refused
  • Respectful, patient care noted by families

What reviewers flag

  • One report of a disrespectful, unprofessional PT supervisor
  • One report of missing medical supplies and delayed wound care
  • One report of rude, dismissive administrators
  • Reviewers describe conflicting insurance and service explanations

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Sentara Home Care Services is a home health agency serving Newport News, Virginia offering At-Home Care and Home Health. Amenities include Emergency Call System, Wheelchair Accessible and 24-Hour Staff. Families rate it 2.8 out of 5 across 5 reviews.

About Sentara Home Care Services

Sentara Home Care Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving clients in Newport News, Virginia. Operating since 1984 as a non-profit, the agency provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, and home health aide visits.

The agency holds a CMS quality star rating of 3.0 of 5. Reviews are mixed. Some families report compassionate, patient, and respectful care during transitions from hospital to home, including support for clients with serious conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Others describe frustration with service delivery, supply availability, and interactions with staff and administrators.

Types of Care at Sentara Home Care Services

At-Home CareHome Health

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Emergency Call System
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Medication Management
  • On-Site Nurse (RN)

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Reviews of Sentara Home Care Services

2.8overall · 5 ratings combined

2.8★ on Google (5)

Trudy Sanders

Jul 2024

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Melanie, a physical therapist (PT) Supervisor was my mom's PT. She was very nasty, insulting and disrespectful. Very unprofessional. She was nasty in so many ways that I can't tell it all but I would like to give a couple of examples. My mom's doctor said that "IF I" feel that she needs more PT after they're done, he'll put an order in for more PT. NOTICE, he said that if I felt she needed more. I shared that with her, not expecting her to act the way that she did. She said that he can't tell me to give her more PT, he can't say that she needs more PT that's like me telling him that she needs more surgery. I'm not going to come here and give her more PT because I don't feel that she needs more PT. I told her that he may get another home care agency. She said that I'm going to send him a message telling him that "she doesn't need more PT" and she did send my mom's doctor a message telling him that she doesn't need more PT, sent it while she was at my house and looked at me and said now it's sent. I did not understand her attitude about that at all, if I wanted to pay for my mom to have more PT, why was that her concern. Then, she put in her notes that my mom has severe dementia. My mom answered all her questions correctly and did everything that they (their agency) asked her to do. After she seen no signs of dementia and I told her that she doesn't have dementia and I told her that her doctor hasn't diagnosed her with dementia; then she wanted to question what she knows and what she doesn't know (TOTALLY OUT OF LINE). When that didn't prove that she has dementia then she says that "she forgets things." She's 97, of course she forgets things and so do I. I should have been put her out of my house with her nasty attitude. I hope that we never have to see her again. If I could, I would give her zero stars instead of one star because she doesn't deserve a star.

Lisa Bailey

Jul 2023

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I am so disappointed in the services my brother has been receiving or shall I say not receiving. They never have supplies, supplies sent to another patient home, and rude administrators. We are frustrated because they blame the insurance company but the insurance company blames Home Services but my brother is the one NOT getting services he need from them. His wounds should have been healed by now. I will be looking into filing a formal complaint about this company and that administrator that we spoke to today!! She was cocky and rude!! So unprofessional.

Marina Nelson Hall

Dec 2017

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God bless the staff at Sentara for being patient and understanding with me and giving the best treatment they could! Riverside really blew me off just because of my use of profanity. thank God for Sentara and there staff for not refusing my pelvic exam like Riverside did.

Bobbie Jo Forrest

Oct 2017

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After my mother-in-law had several falls and a three week stint at the hospital and a rehabilitation center, we used Sentara Home Care Services for her transition back to home life. We needed several services and were assigned a team for her transition. Each and every one of them were friendly, patient and compassionate, especially in light of her Alzheimers. They were all very respectful taking the time to motivate her, including her in conversations and explaining in detail how/what they were doing to help her. We were extremely happy with their services and would recommend them to anyone needing home health care.

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Medicare Quality of Care

Sentara Home Care Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1984). 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

4.0 / 5 patient survey rating

  • Would definitely recommend the agency78%US 79%
  • Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1083%US 85%
  • Care was given in a professional way90%US 89%
  • The team communicated well89%US 86%
  • The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety85%US 82%

214 completed patient surveys, 17% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

  • Discharged to the community93%US 80%Better than
  • Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)5%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 referral98%US 94%
  • Patients got better at walking or moving around80%US 83%
  • Patients got better at getting in and out of bed86%US 83%
  • Patients got better at bathing82%US 86%
  • Patients' breathing improved89%US 85%
  • Patients got better at taking medications correctly78%US 81%
  • Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)1%US 1%
  • Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
  • Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations76%US 61%

Service area

Sentara Home Care Services reports serving 66 ZIP codes, including Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, Barhamsville, Bena, Cardinal, Center Cross, Charlottesville, Church View, Cobbs Creek 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 497294. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Sentara Home Care Services offer?

Sentara Home Care Services offers At-Home Care and Home Health.

Where is Sentara Home Care Services located?

Sentara Home Care Services is located at 11844 Rock Landing Dr # A in Newport News, Virginia.

What do families say about Sentara Home Care Services?

Sentara Home Care Services carries a 2.8 out of 5 rating from 5 Google reviews. Reviews of Sentara Home Care Services are sharply divided, with families praising compassionate, patient caregivers who helped loved ones transition home after hospital stays, while others report serious complaints about unprofessional staff, missed supplies, and unresolved care needs. The overall picture suggests inconsistent experiences depending on which staff members and administrators a family encounters. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.

Does Medicare cover care from Sentara Home Care Services?

Yes. Sentara Home Care Services 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 Sentara Home Care Services?

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 Sentara Home Care Services?

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