Jackson County Health Unit

About Jackson County Health Unit

1505 North Pecan Street
Newport, AR 72112
Price & Availability: (866) 308-0477
General Info: (870) 523-4583
Fax: (870) 523-9551
Ownership type: Government - State/ County
Date certified: 07/01/1966

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Service Area for Jackson County Health Unit

Each ZIP code that Jackson County Health Unit serves is highlighted on the map above.

Other Nearby Home Health Care Agencies

	White River Area Agency on Aging - Jackson County - Newport, AR	< 1 mile
	Nightengale Home Health Agency - Newport, AR	< 1 mile
	Unity Health Harris Home Health - Newport, AR	< 1 mile
	Independence County Health Unit - Batesville, AR	21 miles
	Arkansas Department of Health Hospice X - Batesville, AR	23 miles
	Area X Health Unit - Batesville, AR	23 miles

Jackson County Health Unit Services and Certifications

Nursing Care
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Pathology
Medical Social
Home Health Aid
Medicare

Medicare Evaluation of the Quality of Care

The quality of care given at Jackson County Health Unit is periodically evaluated by Medicare. The results of the most recent evaluation period are listed below to help you compare home care agencies in your area. More Info

Among patients with a recent hospital stay, the number of patients at this agency that were re-admitted to the hospital was the same as expected and the number that went to the ER without being re-admitted was the same as expected.

Quality of Care:

	This Agency	AR	U.S.
Begins Patient Care in Timely Manner:	69%	91%	92%
Teaches Patients or Family About their Drugs:	100%	95%	95%
Checks Patients Risk of Falling:	100%	99%	99%
Checks Patient For Depression:	100%	98%	97%
Checks on Patients Flu Shot:	77%	70%	68%
Checks on Patients Pneumonia Shot:	91%	73%	72%
Foot Care For Diabetes Patients:	n/a ^*	96%	96%
Checks Patients For Pain:	56%	0%	0%
Treats Patients Pain:	41%	0%	0%
Treats Heart Failure Symptoms:	38%	0%	0%
Took Doctor Ordered Action to Prevent Bed Sores:	29%	0%	0%

	This Agency	AR	U.S.
Included Treatments to Prevent Bed Sores:	30%	0%	0%
Checked Patients For the Risk of Bed Sores:	n/a ^*	0%	0%
How Often Patients Improved Walking:	21%	47%	53%
How Often Patients Improved Getting Out of Bed:	17%	15%	15%
How Often Patients Improved Bathing:	16%	11%	11%
How Often Patients Had Less Pain Moving Around:	n/a ^*	0%	0%
How Often Patients Breathing Improved:	n/a ^*	0%	0%
How Often Patients Wounds Healed After Operation:	0%	86%	81%
How Often Patients Improved Taking Medication by Mouth:	18%	49%	47%
How Often Patients Had to be Admitted to the Hospital:	24%	17%	15%
How Often Patients Needed Urgent Care From the ER:	13%	13%	12%

^* The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

Reviews from Patient Surveys

These Jackson County Health Unit reviews tell you the opinions of the patients receiving care from agencies that are Medicare-certified. Every participant took the same survey so it is a useful way to compare Jackson County Health Unit to other home care agencies. More Info

Patient Surveys:

	This Agency	AR	U.S.
Home Health Team Gave Care in a Professional Way:	98% ^*	91%	89%
Communicated Well With them:	95% ^*	89%	86%
Discussed Medicines Pain & Home Safety:	95% ^*	86%	83%
Gave their Home Health Agency a Rating of 9 or 10:	100% ^*	87%	85%

	This Agency	AR	U.S.
Would Recommend the Home Health Agency to Friends & Family:	89% ^*	84%	80%
Completed Surveys:	24 ^*	16,243	1,158,882
Response Rate:	35% ^*	32%	30%

^* Fewer than 100 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.