Home health agency · CMS number 337438
St Mary's Home Care
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11042 · (516) 471-9300 · Non-Profit
- Quality of patient care
- Not rated
- Brooklyn ZIPs served
- 21 of 38
- Services offered
- Nursing care, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Certified for Medicare
- February 9, 2011
- Name in CMS's file
- ST MARY'S HOME CARE
- Ownership (CMS)
- NON-PROFIT
CMS footnote on the star rating: This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
The star rating is a numeric rating from 1 through 5, in increments of 0.5. (CMS home health data dictionary) The certification date is the original date the HHA was certified to participate in the Medicare program. (CMS)
Our reading of these numbers
Written by us from the CMS figures on this page.
CMS's file shows this agency serving at least one patient in 21 of the 38 Brooklyn ZIP codes. It lists six services out of the six CMS tracks. CMS gives it no quality of patient care star rating; the footnote below gives CMS's reason. CMS records its original Medicare certification on February 9, 2011. CMS reports four of the twelve measures shown below for this agency.
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | CMS footnote |
|---|---|---|
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 91.56% | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 50.39% | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| How often patients got better at bathing | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| How often patients' breathing improved | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, This measure currently does not have data or provider has been certified/recertified for less than 6 months. |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 0.00% | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs |
| How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury | 0.00% | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs |
| Discharge to community (DTC): CMS category versus the national rate | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, This measure currently does not have data or provider has been certified/recertified for less than 6 months. |
| Potentially preventable readmission (PPR): CMS category versus the national rate | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, This measure currently does not have data or provider has been certified/recertified for less than 6 months. |
| Within-stay potentially preventable hospitalization (PPH): CMS category versus the national rate | n/a | This agency provides services to a special needs population. For more information click here: https://profiles.health.ny.gov/home_care/special_needs, This measure currently does not have data or provider has been certified/recertified for less than 6 months. |
Brooklyn ZIP codes in CMS's file
11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11211, 11213, 11214, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11221, 11225, 11226, 11229, 11230, 11233, 11234, 11236, 11239, 11249
“This file contains information on the areas served by the home health agency. It is based on OASIS assessments submitted by the HHA during the data collection period. There is one record for each ZIP code in which there was at least one patient served by the home health agency.” (CMS)
CMS's own page for this agency: Medicare Care Compare. Medicare.gov: “If your provider decides you need home health care, they should give you a list of agencies that serve your area.” (Medicare.gov)