ESSEX COUNTY NURSING SERVICE

ESSEX COUNTY NURSING SERVICE is a government home health agency located at 132 WATER STREET in Elizabethtown, NY (12932). The agency has been Medicare-certified for 60 years, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to home-based care in the {a.city} area. They can be reached by phone at (518) 873-3500.

Based on 10 weighted quality metrics from CMS Medicare data, ESSEX COUNTY NURSING SERVICE earns a grade of B (72.1/100) from HomeCareGrader, making it an above-average performer in New York. The agency ranks in the top 89% of home health agencies in {a.state_name}. Nationally, it holds rank #{a.national_rank.toLocaleString()} out of all Medicare-certified home health agencies.

Patient outcome highlights include: 80.68% of patients showed improvement in walking; 85.88% showed bathing improvement; 84.04% of patients were successfully discharged back to the community. These metrics are drawn directly from Medicare claims data and reflect care delivered to real patients.

ESSEX COUNTY NURSING SERVICE provides the following home health services: Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Home Health Aide. Home health services covered by Medicare typically include skilled nursing visits, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, home health aide services, and medical social services.

All quality scores on HomeCareGrader are sourced from CMS's publicly available Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) data and the Home Health Compare database. Scores are updated as new CMS data is released. Families choosing a home health agency in Elizabethtown should consider not just grades but also specific outcome metrics most relevant to their loved one's condition.