Arkansas County Health Unit

Arkansas County Health Unit was recognized and ceritified in 1966 by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as one of model home health agencies promoting health and improving quality of life. Arkansas County Health Unit which is located in 1602 North Buerkle Stuttgart, is scientifically measured and assessed by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is shown to provide good home health care services or products under the Medicare program. Arkansas County Health Unit is being offered ceritified services: Home Health Aide in Arkansas.
Address:   1602 North Buerkle
       Stuttgart, AR 72160

Phone:   8706736601

Participates in: Medicare and Medicaid
CMS Number: 047865 (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provider number)
Certified Date: Friday, July 1, 1966 (58 years certified)
Certified Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Ownership Type: State/county

Provide Medicare-certified services :
  • Home Health Aide

Provide services to ZIP codes:
72170


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The purpose of the below survey is to gather information from patients (or their family or friends) about experiences with a home health agency. The survey asks patients about their home health care, and if they would recommend that agency to someone else. The survey tells you what other patients thought about a home health agency. The survey results also tell home health agencies where to focus their quality improvement efforts.


Patients experiences Provider State Nation
Patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way
88%
90%
88%
Patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
89%
87%
85%
Patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
93%
85%
84%
Patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
90%
86%
84%
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
85%
82%
79%
How often the home health team checked patients for pain
100%
99%
99%
How often the home health team treated their patients' pain
100%
98%
98%
How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms
N/A
97%
98%
How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores)
100%
96%
97%
How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care
100%
98%
97%
How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores)
99%
99%
99%
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
91%
92%
92%
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
45%
61%
62%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
35%
56%
57%
How often patients got better at bathing
32%
68%
68%
How often patients had less pain when moving around
31%
63%
68%
How often patients' breathing improved
14%
60%
65%
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
N/A
90%
89%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
20%
52%
51%
How often patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room - without being admitted to the hospital
13%
13%
12%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99%
89%
93%
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
20%
17%
16%
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
100%
98%
98%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
100%
97%
98%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
81%
73%
72%
How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
84%
74%
72%
For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
100%
93%
94%

N/A
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