AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.

fort smith, ARMedicare Certified
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Medicare Certified agency provider

NON-PROFIT ownership

Certified since 1982

Key Information

Years in Operation

44

Location & Directions

Address

3600 WHEELER AVE STE 2

FORT SMITH, AR

Service Area

This agency serves patients in FORT SMITH and surrounding areas in AR.

Quality Highlights

Based on CMS quality data

0% falls with injury

No patients experienced falls with major injury

Better than average

82% improved in mobility

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

82% improved in mobility

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

88% improved in bathing

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

83% improved managing meds

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

94% improved in breathing

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

Quality data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Performance compared to national averages.

Patient Survey Results

Based on the HHCAHPS (Home Health Consumer Assessment) survey - patients share their experience with this agency.

Would Definitely Recommend
68%
Rated 9 or 10 (Excellent)
80%
Team Gave Professional Care
75%
Team Communicated Well
77%
Discussed Medicines & Safety
78%
Completed Surveys
24
22% response rate
About this survey: The HHCAHPS survey asks home health patients about their experience. Data comes from CMS and reflects patient experiences over the past year.

Services Offered

This home-health-agency offers a comprehensive range of care and support services to meet patients and families' needs.

Skilled Nursing Care

Physical Therapy

Note: For specific details about service availability, hours of operation, and how services are tailored to individual patient needs, please contact the home-health-agency directly.

Quality of Patient Care

Official quality performance data from CMS. Higher percentages indicate better performance unless noted otherwise.

Timely Initiation of Care69.5%
Flu Vaccination Rate59.1%
Improvement in Walking/Mobility81.8%
Improvement in Bathing88.3%
Improvement in Managing Medications82.9%
Improvement in Getting In/Out of Bed89.9%
Improvement in Breathing94.0%
Pressure Ulcer Rate0.0%

Lower is better

Falls with Major Injury0.0%

Lower is better

Discharge Function Score75.0%
Health Info Transfer to Provider75.0%
Health Info Transfer to Patient100.0%
Note: Quality measures are based on actual patient care data reported to CMS and reflect the agency's performance over the past reporting period.

Google Reviews

3.1
26 reviews
Sally Vincent

Sally Vincent

Area Agency on Aging is an ethical top notch company. They provide so many needed services to the community and they are nonprofit. I would recommend this company highly!!

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Lisa Mackey

Lisa Mackey

My daughter missed so many appointments and now she's going to have to miss her special needs school because y'all can't find a driver . What's the point of having driver's when none are never available??

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Kyle Stiles

Kyle Stiles

Amazing people that truly care for the Patients. Our Mother was being attended too by a Nurse when she had a medical emergency. Nurse kept Mother stable, directed emergency attention and because of this 6 Grandkids get to have their Grandmother here with them for the Holidays. Highly recommend this team and their fearless leader.

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Tiffany Nance

Tiffany Nance

So far it's been terrible. The aid we have for my daughter is super sweet amazing person however she just randomly doesnt show up. It's quite frustrating. And we I say doesnt show up I mean she literally misses one to 2 days a week out of 5. I give 2 stars for friendliness however minus 3 because they rarely show up and its conveniently on bath nights. And this is always without notice

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David Helbig

David Helbig

Did good until I had to go the hospital now I can't get a ride to save my life they need to work on there people skills and be on time. Also they need more drivers. So some time soon I like to go do what I need to do.

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Reviews from Google Places for AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC.. These are real experiences shared by families and patients.