Accreditations & Quality Achievements

Accreditations

The Joint Commission is the largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Achieving this accreditation shows that we are committed to providing high quality services and improving patient care and safety.

Quality Achievements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides health coverage to more than 160 million people. CMS partners with us and the entire health care community to improve quality, equity and outcomes in the health care industry.

CMS gives us quality metric ratings, so we can improve in certain areas. Quality matters to us and that’s why we’re proud to present our most recent quality care data:

Home Care

Saint Agnes Home Health and Hospice's 4.5-star rating from CMS highlights the exceptional quality care experienced by our patients.

89.8%

How often patients got better at walking or moving around.

90.9%

How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed.

92.4%

How often a patient's functional abilities were assessed at admission and discharge and functional goals were included in their care plan.

94.8%

How often patients' breathing improved.

97.5%

How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely.

99.6%

How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner.

Hospice Care

78%

Getting timely help.

100%

Patients who got an assessment of all 7 HIS quality measures at the beginning of hospice care to meet the HIS Comprehensive Assessment Measure requirements.

55.5%

Percentage of patients who received visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of the final 3 days of their life.

9

Hospice Care Index score (0-10).

Source: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare as of March 2024