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GARRETT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Type of Ownership: GOVERNMENT - LOCAL

Offers Nursing Care Services: Yes

Offers Physical Therapy Services: Yes

Offers Occupational Therapy Services: Yes

Offers Speech Pathology Services: Yes

Offers Medical Social Services: Yes

Offers Home Health Aide Services: Yes

Date Certified: 7/1/1987



GARRETT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
State Average
National Average
Care in a timely manner
How often the home health team began their patients care in a timely manner
81%
96.6%
96.1%
Taking medications
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
Data not available
%
%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
72%
86.7%
83.5%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
97%
96.7%
95.4%
Checked risk of falling
How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury
1%
0.8%
0.9%
Shots
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
64%
79.1%
73.3%
Patient improvement
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
79%
88.9%
85.4%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
81%
90.1%
86.5%
How often patients got better at bathing
79%
89.3%
87.4%
To Hospital
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
99%
99.3%
98.5%
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
12%
11.6%
11.9%

Phone

  • 301-334-7750

Address

  • 1025 MEMORIAL AVENUE
    OAKLAND, MD 21550