Finding Medicare certified home health agency

Finding a Medicare-certified home health agency
If your doctor decides you need home health care, you may choose an agency from the participating Medicare-certified home health agencies that serve your area. Home health agencies are certified to make sure they meet certain Federal health and safety requirements. Your choice should be honored by your doctor, hospital discharge planner, or other referring agency. You have a say in which agency you use, but your choices may be limited by agency availability, or by your insurance coverage. (Medicare Advantage Plans or other Medicare health plans may require that you get home health services from agencies they contract with.)
Comparing home health agencies
Use Medicare’s “Home Health Compare” web tool by visiting
www.medicare.gov/HHCompare to compare home health agencies in your area. You can compare home health agencies by the types of services they offer and the quality of care they provide. Home Health Compare provides the following information about home health agencies:
*Name, address, and telephone number
* Services offered (such as nursing care, physical therapy, * occupational therapy, speech-language pathology services, medical/social services, and home health aide services)
*Initial date of Medicare certification
* Type of ownership (For Profit, Government, Non-Profit)
Information about the quality of care provided (quality measures)