Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- Certified, not yet rated
- Medicare certified
- Since 2004
Home Health Compare
Shining Nightingale is a home health agency serving Bay City, Texas offering Home Health. Families rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 4 reviews.
About Shining Nightingale
Shining Nightingale is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Bay City, TX and has been Medicare certified since 2004. 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.
Types of Care at Shining Nightingale
Need help deciding?
Tell us what you're looking for and we'll match you with communities that fit. Free, and you choose who contacts you.
Help Me ChooseReviews of Shining Nightingale
5overall · 4 ratings combined
5★ on Google (4)
No reviews yet for this community. Be the first.
Medicare Quality of Care
Shining Nightingale is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2004). 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 agency95%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1095%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way99%US 89%
- The team communicated well82%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety76%US 82%
2 completed patient surveys, 20% response rate.
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral95%US 94%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)5%US 1%
Service area
Shining Nightingale reports serving 13 ZIP codes, including Bay City, Richmond, Sugar Land, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, El Campo, Markham, Palacios, Rosenberg, Wharton. 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 679461. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Shining Nightingale offer?
Shining Nightingale offers Home Health.
Where is Shining Nightingale located?
Shining Nightingale is located at 3211 Avenue F in Bay City, Texas.
Does Medicare cover care from Shining Nightingale?
Yes. Shining Nightingale 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 Shining Nightingale?
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 Shining Nightingale?
Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with Shining Nightingale and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.
Work at Shining Nightingale? Claim this listing to update photos, pricing, and details. It's free.
Nearby Communities
Other senior living options within 25 miles of Bay City.
Matagorda Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Bay City, Texas8 mi
4.5(37)
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
Avir at Bay City
Bay City, Texas8 mi
3(17)
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
The Fountains Retirement Community AKA The Fountains Assisted Living
Sweeny, Texas17 mi
5(6)
Assisted LivingIndependent Living
Paradigm at Sweeny
Sweeny, Texas17 mi
3.7(32)
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
Grow In Grace At The Bay
Palacios, Texas23.1 mi
5(2)
Assisted Living
Paradigm at the Prairies
El Campo, Texas24.3 mi
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care