David Thorn
Apr 2025
Lindsay is pretty rude but everyone else is pretty nice
Vital Home & Healthcare
8051 A West 186th Street2(3 ratings)· Tinley Park average: 4.1
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Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 2.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1995
- Ownership
- Privately owned home health agency
- Certification history
- Medicare certified since 1995
- Therapy at home
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy offered in the home
- Medicare quality rating
- 2.0 out of 5 stars from Medicare
Home Health Compare
What Families Think
An automated summary of family reviews and public information. Not verified by MyLivingChoice; confirm services, staffing and pricing with the community.
Vital Home & Healthcare is a privately owned, Medicare-certified home health agency in Tinley Park that provides skilled nursing and therapy visits at home. Review material is very thin, with only two Google reviews at 2 stars, one calling the care substandard and one noting a rude staff member alongside otherwise nice staff. Medicare rates its patient care quality 2.0 out of 5 stars.
What reviewers praise
- Medicare-certified since 1995
- Nursing, PT, OT and speech therapy at home
- Medical social services and home health aide visits
- One reviewer found most staff pretty nice
What reviewers flag
- Medicare quality rating is only 2.0 out of 5 stars
- One reviewer called the care substandard
- One report of a rude staff member
- Very few reviews, with a 2-star Google rating
AI-generated from reviews and community data.
Vital Home & Healthcare is a home health agency serving Tinley Park, Illinois offering Home Health. Families rate it 2.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews.
About Vital Home & Healthcare
Vital Home & Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Tinley Park, IL and has been Medicare certified since 1995. 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 Vital Home & Healthcare 2.0 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.
Types of Care at Vital Home & Healthcare
Home Health
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Help Me ChooseReviews of Vital Home & Healthcare
2overall · 3 ratings combined
2★ on Google (3)
Dolly Styx
Jun 2013
Substandard care
Medicare Quality of Care
Vital Home & Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1995). 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
2.0 / 5
Medicare 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 agency51%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1065%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way73%US 89%
- The team communicated well72%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety87%US 82%
32 completed patient surveys, 10% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community75%US 80%Same as
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)13%US 11%Same as
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral76%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around77%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed82%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing76%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved82%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly79%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 expectations67%US 61%
Service area
Vital Home & Healthcare reports serving 71 ZIP codes, including Chicago, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Alsip, Beecher, Blue Island, Burbank, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge 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 147602. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Vital Home & Healthcare offer?
Vital Home & Healthcare offers Home Health.
Where is Vital Home & Healthcare located?
Vital Home & Healthcare is located at 8051 A West 186th Street in Tinley Park, Illinois.
What do families say about Vital Home & Healthcare?
Vital Home & Healthcare carries a 2.0 out of 5 rating from 3 Google reviews. Vital Home & Healthcare is a privately owned, Medicare-certified home health agency in Tinley Park that provides skilled nursing and therapy visits at home. 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 Vital Home & Healthcare?
Yes. Vital Home & Healthcare 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 2.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Vital Home & Healthcare?
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 Vital Home & Healthcare?
Submit the Request Information form on this page, or contact Vital Home & Healthcare directly, to arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.
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