| Northern Light Home Care & Hospice | |
| 50 Foden Road, Suite 1, So Portland, Maine 4106 | |
| (800) 757-3326 | |
| Name | Northern Light Home Care & Hospice |
|---|---|
| Location | 50 Foden Road, Suite 1, So Portland, Maine |
| Certified By | Medicare |
| Services Offered | Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide |
| Medicare ID | 207020 |
| Ownership Type | Voluntary Non Profit - Religious Affiliation |
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| NPI Number | 1245236306 |
| Organization Name | VNA HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE |
| Doing Business As | NORTHERN LIGHT HOME CARE & HOSPICE |
| Address | 225 Gorham Rd Ste 200, South Portland, ME 04106 |
| Phone Number | 800-757-3326 |
News Archive
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› Verified 8 days ago
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News Archive
Keane, Inc., an NTT DATA Company and a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Chadron Community Hospital has selected the full suite of Keane Optimum applications. The critical access hospital intends to leverage the solution's ability to custom-fit software to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus incentive payments and attain the highest level of clinical automation over time, resulting in superior patient care.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.
People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink improves cholesterol levels and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of heart disease, in diabetics.
Researchers at Introgen Therapeutics and their collaborators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have published new findings on the role of IL-24 in regulating the immune system in the current online issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
› Verified 8 days ago
| Quality Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner | 95.8 | 95.7 |
| How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs | 99.6 | 98.6 |
| How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling | 99.8 | 99.6 |
| How often the home health team checked patients for depression | 95.4 | 97.4 |
| How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season. | 73.3 | 78.7 |
| How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot). | 81.3 | 82.2 |
| With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care | 96.9 | 96.4 |
News Archive
Keane, Inc., an NTT DATA Company and a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Chadron Community Hospital has selected the full suite of Keane Optimum applications. The critical access hospital intends to leverage the solution's ability to custom-fit software to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus incentive payments and attain the highest level of clinical automation over time, resulting in superior patient care.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.
People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink improves cholesterol levels and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of heart disease, in diabetics.
Researchers at Introgen Therapeutics and their collaborators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have published new findings on the role of IL-24 in regulating the immune system in the current online issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
› Verified 8 days ago
| Quality Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 80.8 | 79.6 |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 82.1 | 81.1 |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 81.1 | 82.3 |
| How often patients’ breathing improved | 80.2 | 82.8 |
| How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation | 93.2 | 92.3 |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 72.9 | 75 |
| How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted | 15.2 | 13 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 97.1 | 94 |
News Archive
Keane, Inc., an NTT DATA Company and a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Chadron Community Hospital has selected the full suite of Keane Optimum applications. The critical access hospital intends to leverage the solution's ability to custom-fit software to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus incentive payments and attain the highest level of clinical automation over time, resulting in superior patient care.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.
People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink improves cholesterol levels and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of heart disease, in diabetics.
Researchers at Introgen Therapeutics and their collaborators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have published new findings on the role of IL-24 in regulating the immune system in the current online issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
› Verified 8 days ago
| Question Type: | Rating by Patients |
|---|---|
| Health team gave care in a professional way | |
| Health team communicated well with them | |
| Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety | |
| How patients rated overall care from agency |
News Archive
Keane, Inc., an NTT DATA Company and a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Chadron Community Hospital has selected the full suite of Keane Optimum applications. The critical access hospital intends to leverage the solution's ability to custom-fit software to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus incentive payments and attain the highest level of clinical automation over time, resulting in superior patient care.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.
People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink improves cholesterol levels and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of heart disease, in diabetics.
Researchers at Introgen Therapeutics and their collaborators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have published new findings on the role of IL-24 in regulating the immune system in the current online issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
› Verified 8 days ago
The patient survey data of Northern Light Home Care & Hospice is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 90 | 88 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 89 | 85 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 87 | 83 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 87 | 84 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 86 | 78 |
News Archive
Keane, Inc., an NTT DATA Company and a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Chadron Community Hospital has selected the full suite of Keane Optimum applications. The critical access hospital intends to leverage the solution's ability to custom-fit software to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus incentive payments and attain the highest level of clinical automation over time, resulting in superior patient care.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.
People with diabetes are known to have an increased risk of heart disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that regular consumption of a vitamin D-fortified yoghurt drink improves cholesterol levels and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of heart disease, in diabetics.
Researchers at Introgen Therapeutics and their collaborators at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have published new findings on the role of IL-24 in regulating the immune system in the current online issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
› Verified 8 days ago
Northern Light Home Care & Hospice Location: 50 Foden Road, Suite 1, So Portland, Maine 4106 Ratings: Phone: (800) 757-3326 | |
Amedisys Home Health Location: 34 Atlantic Place, So Portland, Maine 4106 Ratings: Phone: (207) 772-7520 |