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Cadillac, MI – Mercy Home Care agencies in Grayling and Cadillac have been identified as National Best Practice Agencies in the National Home Care Quality Improvement / Hospitalization Reduction Project.
Sponsored by the Briggs Corporation and co-sponsored by the National Association for Home Care and Fazzi Associates, the study was developed to identify home care agencies that are successfully reducing unplanned hospitalizations, and to share the information with other home care organizations.
“We are proud to have earned this significant recognition and to be counted among the finest agencies in the country for maintaining the health and well-being of our patients,” said Jan Bersted, executive director of Mercy Home Care in Cadillac and Grayling. “We credit our entire staff for the high level of care they provide day in and day out, and their dedication to meeting each patient's specific needs. We intend to continue to lead and set the standards in our industry."
The nationally reported CMS Home Health Compare scores for acute-care hospitalization placed Mercy Home Care in Grayling and Cadillac in the top 10% of all agencies across the country. At Mercy Home Care Cadillac, the percentage of patients who have had to be admitted to a hospital was just 9%, well below the state average of 26% and the national average of 28%. Mercy Home Care Grayling also scored well below the state and national means, having reported just 12% of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital.
“Mercy Home Care in Grayling and Cadillac clearly represent excellence in achieving low hospitalization rates, which is a critically important national measure of quality care,” Val Halamardaris, President of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. “Their leadership, professionalism and highly effective work have made a difference in the lives they serve.”
Mercy Home Care is sharing insights and ideas with other agencies on how to better serve their patients.
About Mercy Home Care
Mercy Home Care delivers a wide variety of home health services including skilled nursing services, social work services, speech, occupational and physical therapies. A member of Trinity Home Health Services (THHS), Mercy Home Care in Grayling and Cadillac serve residents in Wexford, Missaukee, Osceola Lake, western Manistee County, northern Mecosta, and Clare counties. THHS is a member of Trinity Health, the fourth-largest Catholic health system in the United States.
For more information, contact Mercy Home Care Cadillac at 1-800-822-8318 or Mercy Home Care Grayling at 1-800-424-1457. |
