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PENINSULA
HOME CARE NAMED TO 2010 HOMECARE ELITE
Recognized
in 2009 and 2010 as one of the top home
care agencies in
the country
SALISBURY, MD - Peninsula Home Care,
a licensed and certified home health
service provider, today announced it
has been named to the 2010 HomeCare
Elite™, for two consecutive years. HomeCare
Elite is a compilation of the top-performing
Medicare-certified home health agencies
in the United States. Peninsula Home
Care has served the Eastern Shore of
Maryland and lower Delaware for more
than 25 years.
"It is quite an honor to rank among
the best in a nationwide benchmark study
of home health agencies," said
Therese Ganster, branch director, Peninsula
Home Care. "It is even more satisfying
to know that we are providing the highest
quality care to our local community,
which means much more than just treating
the patient; it means helping them gain
back their independence."
The HomeCare Elite recognizes the top
25-percent of home health agencies based
on performance measures in quality outcomes,
quality improvement and financial performance.
It also compares agencies to the overall
performance averages in their state.
It is the only performance recognition
of its kind in the home health industry.
"The 2010 HomeCare Elite winners
demonstrate a commitment to providing
their patients with the best possible
care while performing at the highest
level," said Nancy Buller, senior
director of marketing communications
at OCS HomeCare. "We recognize
Peninsula Home Care as being one
of the top home care agencies in the
country."
"DecisionHealth would like to congratulate
the top HomeCare Elite agencies that
achieved excellent clinical and financial
outcomes, by providing quality care
to their patients," added Marci
Heydt, executive editor of DecisionHealth's
Home Health Line.
Home
Health Compare is the service that provides
detailed information about Medicare-certified
home health agencies. The top Elite
outcomes under the home health quality
measures include the following:
- Three
measures related to patient improvement
in getting around including walking
and getting in and out of bed.
- Four
measures related to meeting the patient's
activities of daily living including
bathing and taking their medicines
correctly.
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Two measures related to how home health
care ends and if a patient requires
additional services.
- Three
measures related to patient medical
emergencies.
About
Peninsula Home Care
Peninsula Home Care provides health
care services, resources and "real
world" therapy in the home.
The home health staff provides and coordinates
the care and/or therapy that a patients
doctor orders. The home health staff
develops a care plan that includes services
to reach and maintain a patient's physical,
mental and social well being. Services
include nursing, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech language pathology and
access to medical social workers and
home health aides. Peninsula Home Care
ensures that all patients are involved
in their plan of care and strives to
give them every opportunity to maintain
their independence in the home.
More about the 2010 HomeCare Elite
The HomeCare Elite was brought to the
industry by OCS HomeCare, the leading
provider of healthcare informatics,
and DecisionHealth, publisher of homecare's
most respected independent newsletter,
Home Health Line. The data used for
the analysis was compiled from publicly
available information. The HomeCare
Elite top 100 and top 500 agencies also
receive special recognition. The entire
list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies
can be viewed on the OCS website at
www.ocshomecare.com.
Media Contact: Jenni Pastusak, a.s.a.p.r.
(Cell) 443/944-6285
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