NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE
NPI 1154351328
Home Health in Needham, MA

Patient Care Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since July 04, 2006

Contact Information

865 CENTRAL AVE
SUITE I306
NEEDHAM, MA
ZIP 02492
Phone: (781) 433-6316
Fax: (781) 453-7347

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Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
Nursing Home Quality Information
Nursing Home Compare Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Home Health

About NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for North Hill Home Health Care, a provider established in Needham, Massachusetts operating as a Home Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154351328 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251E00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. The provider's is doing business as North Hill Home Health Care. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Alice L Rose Rn Np (Home Health Administrator)

NPI: 1154351328
Provider Legal Name: NORTH HILL NEEDHAM, INC.
Other Organization Name: NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 865 CENTRAL AVE SUITE I306 NEEDHAM, MA 02492
Location Phone: (781) 433-6316
Location Fax: (781) 453-7347
Mailing Address: 865 CENTRAL AVE SUITE I306 NEEDHAM, MA 02492
Mailing Phone: (781) 433-6316
Mailing Fax: (781) 453-7347
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-04-2006
Last Update Date: 03-05-2009
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, North Hill Home Health Care has a much above average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 5 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.

According to the Home Health Compare program data, North Hill Home Health Care has overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on seven separate quality measures including: timely initiation of care, improvement in ambulation, bed transferring, bathing, shortness of breath, management of oral medications and relapse in acute care hospitalizations. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this provider is 3.5 out of 5 and summarizes some of the current health care provider performance measures.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Home Health
Taxonomy Code: 251E00000X
Type: Agencies
License State: MA
Taxonomy Description: A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: MS. ALICE L ROSE RN NP
Authorized Official Title: HOME HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone: (781) 433-6316

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
227462	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)

Nursing Home Quality Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.

Overall Quality Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures.
Health Inspection Rating	Not Available
The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections.
Quality Measures Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures.
Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 4 out of 5 stars - Above Average
The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only.
Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only.
Staffing Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides.
Nurse Aide Staffing Hours	4.33 hours per resident per day
Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staffing Hours	1.02 hours per resident per day
Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staff Turnover	45%
Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year.
Ownership Type	Non profit - Corporation
Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned.
Number of Certified Beds	72 beds
Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Residents per Day	66 residents
Average number of residents living in the facility per day.
Automatic Sprinkler Systems	Yes
Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas?
Facility Reported Incidents	0 incidents
Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Substantiated Complaints	0 complaints
Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Citations from Inspections	citations after infection control inspection
Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Total Number of Penalties	0 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation
The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time.
Number of Fines	0 fines
Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare.
Amount of Fines	$0.00
Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years.

Nursing Home Compare Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes Home Health Compare quality of care data to provide consumers an easy way to compare "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" home health agencies are approved by Medicare and meet certain federal health and safety requirements.

The Home Health Compare information helps consumers learn how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often each agency used best practices when caring for its patients and what patients said about their recent home health care experience.

Quality of Patient Care Rating Quality of Patient Care Rating The quality of patient care star rating summarizes 8 of the 23 quality measures reported on Home Health Compare. It provides a single indicator of an agency's performance compared to other agencies.	- 3 out of 5 stars - NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE INC performed about the same as most agencies on selected measures.
Ownership Type Ownership Type Home health agencies can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities. The type of ownership may affect agency resources and how services are organized. Quality can vary in home health agencies within each of the different types of ownership. Each agency needs to be judged on its own merits.	NonProfit
Offers Nursing Care Offers Nursing Care? The home health agency offers care given or supervised by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver. Examples include: giving IV drugs, shots, or tube feedings; changing dressings; and teaching about diabetes care. Any service that could be done safely by a non-medical person (or by yourself) without the supervision of a nurse isn’t skilled nursing care. Medicare covers home health skilled nursing care that's part time and intermittent.	Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Offers Physical Therapy? The home health agency offers treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, like heat, light, exercise, and massage.	Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Offers Occupational Therapy? The home health agency offers services given to help you return to usual activities (like bathing, preparing meals, and housekeeping) after illness either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.	Yes
Offers Speech Therapy Offers Speech Therapy? The home health agency offers services to assist with problems involving speech, language, and swallowing. Communication problems can be present at birth or develop after an injury or illness, like a stroke.	Yes
Offers Medical Social Services Medical Social Services? The home health agency offers services to help with social and emotional concerns related to your illness. This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community.	Yes
Offers Home Health Aide Offers Home Health Aide? The home health agency offers part time or intermittent services to help with daily living activities.	No
Medicare Certification Date	05-08-1997
Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally.	264
How often patients got better at walking or moving around? How often patients got better at walking or moving around? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to ambulate.	88%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to get in and out of bed.	85.5%
How often patients got better at bathing? How often patients got better at bathing? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient got better at bathing self.	91.3%
How often patients' breathing improved? How often patients' breathing improved? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient became less short of breath or dyspneic.	88.5%
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? This quality measure shows the percentage of episodes of care initiated or resumed on the date the physician ordered, or within within 24-48 hours of referral.	100%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to take their medicines correctly (by mouth).	89.6%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which patients received the influenza immunization for the current flu season.	91.3%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes forwhich a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.	100%
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury? This measure reports the percentage of patients who suffer falls that may result in major injuries and are a risk for patients living at the health home.	1.3%
Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment How often a patient has an admission and discharge functional assessment and an admission care plan that addresses function? This measure displays hows how often the home health team completed a functional assessment for patients at both admission and discharge, and developed a functional care plan at admission.	100%
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? This measure evaluates Home Health resource use relative to the resource use of the national median of all Home Health providers. Specifically, the measure assesses the Medicare spending performed by the Home Health provider and other healthcare providers during an MSPB-PAC episode.	0.97%

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	1	5	4	3	5	1	3	2	8
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	1	10	4	6	5	2	3	4
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 24 = 52
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
60 - 52 = 8									8

The NPI number 1154351328 is valid because the calculated check digit 8 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

Other Providers at the Same Location

The following 11 providers are registered at the same or nearby location.

NPI	Name / Type	Taxonomy	Address
1205278389	NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. Organization	Home Health	865 CENTRAL AVE SUITE I306 NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 433-6308
1689685257	NORTH HILL NEEDHAM, INC Organization	Skilled Nursing Facility	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 444-9910
1942789128	VERONICA S MARTINEZ LICSW Individual	Social Worker (Clinical)	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 433-6328
1932671823	THERESE HETZEL LICSW Individual	Social Worker (Clinical)	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 433-6613
1114570900	KARA DAHER Individual	Occupational Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (877) 736-4371
1295389138	MRS. NANCY A PARIKH RPT Individual	Physical Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 444-9910
1215586805	LAUREL MARY BONACCORSO Individual	Physical Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 433-6655
1528617115	SUSAN CROWELL OTR/L Individual	Occupational Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 444-5023
1184376089	ELIZABETH MASON ROHRER RPT Individual	Physical Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 630-9888
1639933351	WENDY CARBONE PT Individual	Physical Therapist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 433-6440
1891551776	CAYLIN LEGARE MARIN Individual	Speech-Language Pathologist	865 CENTRAL AVE NEEDHAM, MA 02492 (781) 444-9910

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE NPI number?

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1154351328, enumerated in the NPI registry as an "organization" on July 04, 2006

Where is the provider located?

The provider is located at 865 Central Ave Suite I306 Needham, Ma 02492 and the phone number is (781) 433-6316

What is the provider specialty code?

This medical organization specializes in Home Health with taxonomy code 251E00000X

What insurance does NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE accept?

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to make sure your health plan is currently accepted.

What is NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE quality rating?

The Overall Quality Rating for this nursing home is 5 out of 5 stars which is much above average when compared to other nursing homes. The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

How do I update my NPI information?

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