HIGH COUNTRY HCS

Category: Home Health Care

400 SHADOWLINE DR STE 100-B
BOONE, NC 28607

Reimbursement: Medicare

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High Country Hcs Details

Ownership Type:	Voluntary Non Profit - Private
Date Certified:	01/14/1969

Services Offered by HIGH COUNTRY HCS

Services:

Nursing Care Services, Physical Therapy Services, Speech Pathology Services, Home Health Aide Services

Quality Measures for HIGH COUNTRY HCS

Quality measures give you information about how well home health agencies provide care for some of their patients. The measures provide information about patients' physical and mental health, and whether their ability to perform basic daily activities improved.

Measure	Provider	State Avg
Percentage of patients who get better at walking or moving around	43%	44%
Percentage of patients who get better at getting in and out of bed	49%	55%
Percentage of patients whose bladder control improves	14%	43%
Percentage of patients who have less pain when moving around	63%	64%
Percentage of patients who get better at bathing	52%	60%
Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth)	31%	36%
Percentage of patients who are short of breath less often	44%	62%
Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	33%	29%
Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care	30%	23%
Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends	63%	68%
Percentage of patients who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or has become infected	1%	1%
Percentage of patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operation	80%	79%

NOTE: If you encounter "n/a" for Provider measurements, that indicates that the number of patients is too small to report. Contact the agency directly to discuss this quality measure. .

NOTE: This information is collected from two sources: The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and Quality Improvement Evaluation System (QIES).