Shining Star Home Health Care
6024 14th Avenue
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 5.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 2012
Home Health Compare
Shining Star Home Health Care is a home health agency serving Brooklyn, New York offering Home Health.
About Shining Star Home Health Care
Shining Star Home Health Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Brooklyn, NY and has been Medicare certified since 2012. 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 rates the quality of patient care at Shining Star Home Health Care 5.0 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.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Shining Star Home Health Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2012). 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
5.0 / 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 agency73%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1083%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way92%US 89%
- The team communicated well90%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%
142 completed patient surveys, 18% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community89%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)8%US 11%Better than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral100%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around100%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed100%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing100%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved95%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly96%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)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations13%US 61%
Service area
Shining Star Home Health Care reports serving 101 ZIP codes, including Brooklyn, Bronx, New York, Jamaica, Flushing, Far Rockaway, Fresh Meadows, Queens Village, Arverne, Astoria 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 337440. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Shining Star Home Health Care offer?
Shining Star Home Health Care offers Home Health.
Where is Shining Star Home Health Care located?
Shining Star Home Health Care is located at 6024 14th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
Does Medicare cover care from Shining Star Home Health Care?
Yes. Shining Star Home Health Care 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 5.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Shining Star Home Health Care?
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 Star Home Health Care?
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