Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 3.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1966
Home Health Compare
Westchester Care At Home is a home health agency serving White Plains, New York offering Home Health. Families rate it 3.3 out of 5 across 3 reviews.
About Westchester Care At Home
Westchester Care At Home is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving White Plains, NY and has been Medicare certified since 1966. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and home health aide visits. The agency is a nonprofit organization.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Westchester Care At Home 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
Westchester Care At Home is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1966). 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
- Home health aide
What patients say
4.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency80%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1089%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way90%US 89%
- The team communicated well88%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety83%US 82%
290 completed patient surveys, 24% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community3%US 80%Worse than
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)7%US 4%Worse than
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)8%US 11%Better than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral94%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around89%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed88%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing85%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved88%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly81%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 expectations68%US 61%
Service area
Westchester Care At Home reports serving 62 ZIP codes, including White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Amawalk, Ardsley, Armonk, Baldwin Place, Bedford, Briarcliff Manor 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 337036. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Westchester Care At Home offer?
Westchester Care At Home offers Home Health.
Where is Westchester Care At Home located?
Westchester Care At Home is located at 1129 Westchester Avenue in White Plains, New York.
Does Medicare cover care from Westchester Care At Home?
Yes. Westchester Care At Home 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 Westchester Care At Home?
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 Westchester Care At Home?
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