Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice
958 20th Pl 2nd Floor4.6(103 ratings)· Vero Beach average: 4.4
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1975
Home Health Compare
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice is a home health agency serving Vero Beach, Florida offering Home Health. Families rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 103 reviews.
About Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Vero Beach, FL and has been Medicare certified since 1975. 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 rates the quality of patient care at Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice 3.0 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
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1975). 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 agency85%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1086%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way89%US 89%
- The team communicated well84%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety82%US 82%
311 completed patient surveys, 31% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community91%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 referral81%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around89%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed90%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing90%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved89%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly84%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 expectations77%US 61%
Service area
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice reports serving 11 ZIP codes, including Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Fellsmere, Sebastian. 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 107134. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice offer?
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice offers Home Health.
Where is Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice located?
Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice is located at 958 20th Pl 2nd Floor in Vero Beach, Florida.
Does Medicare cover care from Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice?
Yes. Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice 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 Visiting Nurse Association | Home Care and Hospice?
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.
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