Home Health Care and Dialysis Center Compares have detailed information about every Medicare– Opens in a new window and Medicaid– Opens in a new window-certified nursing home in the country. A nursing home is a place for people who can’t be cared for at home and need 24-hour nursing care.
Click on link below to access the web site to find quality ratings of Home Health Care and Dialysis Centers:
HOME HEALTH CARE
https://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare/search.html
Spotlight
- Compare home health agencies using the patient survey star ratings. Learn moreabout patient survey star ratings – Opens in a new window
- Compare agencies using the quality of patient care star rating. Learn moreabout quality of patient care star ratings – Opens in a new window
- Use this home health agency checklist– Opens in a new window when comparing home health agencies.
- Get information on Home Health (HH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) measures, including the Potentially Preventable 30-Day Post Discharge measure – displayed as of October 2019.– Opens in a new window
Per the 2019 calendar year home health rule, these measures are removed effective January 2020:
- The Emergency Department Use without Hospital Readmission during the First 30 Days of Home Health
- Rehospitalization during the First 30 Days of Home Health
Tools and Tips
Dialysis Centers
Click on link below to access the web site:
https://www.medicare.gov/dialysisfacilitycompare/
Spotlight
A new Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW) measure has been introduced. Learn moreopens a new tab- A new Standardized First Kidney Transplant Waitlist Ratio for Incident Dialysis Patients (SWR) measure has been introduced. Learn moreopens a new tab
- New star ratings for survey of patients’ experiences
Tools & Tips
- Learn how Medicare covers dialysis services and suppliesopens a new tab
- Report a concern or grievance/complaint about your dialysis or transplant care, or access to careopens a new tab
- Get tips for printing dialysis facility informationopens a new tab
- Find and compare other healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and more.opens a new tab
- Patient checklist for choosing a dialysis centeropens a new tab
- Learn about the survey of patients’ experienceopens a new tab
- What quality of patient care measures can tell you about a dialysis center