Amedisys Home Health
Home health agency in Bangor, Maine
How patients did
Compared with the average Maine agency. The dot is this agency; the solid line is the state average, the dashed line the U.S.
What this measures
Share of patients whose first visit happened on the date the doctor ordered, or within 2 days of the referral or of coming home from the hospital when no date was ordered.
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Share of patients who could walk or move around more easily by the end of care.
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Share of patients who had a fall that caused a broken bone, head injury or similar during care. Lower is better.
likely between 87.1% and 93.4%
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Share of patients who went home or to the community after home health and stayed out of a facility, adjusted for how sick patients were.
likely between 6.4% and 10.0%
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Share of home health stays with a hospital or observation stay for a problem good care might have prevented, adjusted for how sick patients were. Lower is better.
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Share of patients who were determined to have received the flu shot for the current flu season, from the agency or elsewhere.
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Share of patients who needed less help getting in and out of bed by the end of care.
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Share of patients who needed less help washing themselves by the end of care.
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Share of patients who were less short of breath by the end of care.
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Share of patients who could take their medicines correctly on their own by the end of care.
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Share of patients who developed a new or worsened pressure ulcer during care. Lower is better.
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Share of patients whose medications were reviewed at the start of care and, each time a medication problem was found, the doctor-recommended action was completed with timely follow-up.
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Share of patients whose ability to move and care for themselves at discharge met or beat what was expected for them.
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Share of patients whose current medication list was sent in a timely way to the next doctor or facility at transfer or discharge.
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Share of patients given their current medication list in a timely way when discharged to a home or similar setting.
likely between 2.7% and 4.5%
What this measures
Share of patients readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of leaving home health for a problem good care might have prevented, adjusted for how sick patients were. Lower is better.
1% below the national average
What patients said
337 completed surveys · 34% response rate
Based on 300 or more surveys, so this rating is steady.
- Care was professional
- Team communicated well
- Discussed medicines, pain and safety
- Rated the agency 9 or 10
81% would definitely recommend this agency
State average 88% · U.S. average 79%
Medicare payment
Cohort
Larger-volume
Total performance score
38.9 of 100
Cohort average 32.2
Payment adjustment
+1.1%
Payment year 2026
How it's calculated
| Measure | Weight | Achievement | Improvement | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable hospitalization | 26.25% | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Discharge to community | 5.83% | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Improvement in dyspnea | 5.83% | 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| Improvement in oral medications | 5.83% | 5.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Improvement in mobility | 8.75% | 6.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Improvement in self-care | 8.75% | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| ED use | 8.75% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Care of patients | 6.00% | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Communication | 6.00% | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Specific care issues | 6.00% | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Overall rating | 6.00% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Willingness to recommend | 6.00% | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
About the agency
- Services
- Nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Certified since
- 2010
- Address
- 1028 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401
- ZIP codes served
- 04401, 04406, 04410, 04411, 04412, 04414, 04415, 04416, 04418, 04419, 04422, 04426
All 76 ZIP codes
04401, 04406, 04410, 04411, 04412, 04414, 04415, 04416, 04418, 04419, 04422, 04426, 04427, 04428, 04429, 04434, 04435, 04438, 04443, 04444, 04448, 04449, 04450, 04453, 04456, 04457, 04461, 04463, 04464, 04468, 04472, 04473, 04474, 04475, 04476, 04479, 04481, 04488, 04493, 04496, 04605, 04614, 04684, 04849, 04901, 04910, 04915, 04921, 04922, 04923, 04924, 04927, 04928, 04929, 04930, 04932, 04933, 04937, 04939, 04941, 04942, 04943, 04951, 04952, 04953, 04965, 04967, 04969, 04971, 04973, 04974, 04976, 04981, 04986, 04987, 04988