Home health
Pike County Health Department
Home health in Pittsfield, Illinois
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 606 W ADAMS STREET |
| City | Pittsfield |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP code | 62363 |
| Phone | 217-285-4407 |
| Website | https://www.pikecountyil.org/health-department/ |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 147065 |
| Ownership | GOVERNMENT OPERATED |
| Certification | Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS) |
| Care types | home health |
| Services offered | nursing care, physical therapy, home health aide |
| Palliative services basis | No palliative care program is shown in the agency's CMS Home Health Care Agencies record. That CMS file carries no palliative-care field, so this flag records CMS evidence only; it is not a claim the agency offers no palliative care. |
Pike County Health Department is in 606 W ADAMS STREET, Pittsfield, IL 62363. Phone: 217-285-4407. Ownership: GOVERNMENT OPERATED. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, home health aide. CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating: 3 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 87.91; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 11.05.
More about this provider
| The Pike County Health Department site lists the department at 606 W. Adams Street, Pittsfield, with phone, fax numbers and hours. Its FY2024 evaluation on the same official county site describes it as an IDPH Certified Local Health Department and a Medicare certified Home Health Agency providing Home Health, Home Nursing, and Home Services, licensed for Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy and Home Health Aide services, with 24/7 on-call nurse availability. | |
| Services and programs | Medicare certified Home Health Agency providing Home Health, Home Nursing, and Home Services. Home Health is licensed to provide Skilled Nursing (SN), Physical Therapy (PT), and Home Health Aide (HHA) services; the agency did not offer Speech Therapy or Occupational Therapy in FY23 or FY24 due to limited providers. SN services may include teaching patients and families regarding medications, wound care, chronic disease management and safety. Home Nursing services include lab draws, pre-fill of medication boxes, pre-fill of insulin syringes, trimming of finger/toenails, and HHA personal care (bathing, shampoo, oral hygiene, skin/nail care, shaving, foot care, dressing, feeding, toileting, household services). Nurses rotate on-call so HH services are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, including weekends and holidays. |
| Who it serves | Home Health patients include those with complicated wound care, including negative pressure wound therapy; open heart surgery patients; joint replacements; and patients with multiple comorbidities (per FY2024 evaluation on official county site). |
| Payment types it states | FY2024 evaluation states the main payer source for Home Health continues to be traditional Medicare (70.4%), VA (11.9%), Medicaid MCO (1.4%), Medicare HMO (0.7%), Private Insurance (1.4%), and Medicaid (0.3%). Home Nursing: most insurance companies and Medicare will not pay; long-term care insurance may cover if the client qualifies; otherwise services are private pay. |
| Accreditation | IDPH Certified Local Health Department, in compliance with the Illinois Department of Public Health Certified LHD Code (77 IL Admin. Code 600). PCHD is a Medicare certified Home Health Agency (approved by Medicare and meets Federal health and safety requirements). |
| Visiting and contact details | Pike County Health Department, 606 W. Adams Street, Pittsfield, IL 62363. Phone: (217) 285-4407. Main Fax: (217) 285-4639. Home Health Fax: (217) 285-4409. Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:00 pm. |
| Website | https://www.pikecountyil.org/health-department/ |
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Quality of patient care | |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care star rating | 3 |
| Quality measures reported to CMS | |
|---|---|
| DTC Numerator | 120 |
| PPH Numerator | 8 |
| PPR Numerator | 6 |
| DTC Denominator | 143 |
| PPH Denominator | 68 |
| PPR Denominator | 94 |
| DTC Observed Rate | 83.92 |
| PPH Observed Rate | 11.76 |
| PPR Observed Rate | 6.38 |
| Discharge Function Score | 86.90 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate | 87.91 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate | 11.05 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate | 4.42 |
| Offers Nursing Care Services | Yes |
| DTC Performance Categorization | Better Than National Rate |
| Offers Medical Social Services | No |
| PPH Performance Categorization | Same As National Rate |
| PPR Performance Categorization | Same As National Rate |
| Offers Home Health Aide Services | Yes |
| Offers Physical Therapy Services | Yes |
| Offers Speech Pathology Services | No |
| Offers Occupational Therapy Services | No |
| How often patients' breathing improved | 79.05 |
| Numerator for Discharge Function Score | 73 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 80.98 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 93.57 |
| Denominator for Discharge Function Score | 84 |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 92.88 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 7.02 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 18.62 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 3.25 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 5.98 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 97.65 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 61.11 |
| Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved | 36 |
| Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved | 53 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing | 74 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing | 83 |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 80.69 |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 99.17 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 83 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 22 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 85 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 36 |
| Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 0.00 |
| Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 1.69 |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 75.34 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 63 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 75 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 80 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 81 |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 92.56 |
| Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 0 |
| Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 85 |
| Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 2 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 57 |
| Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 118 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 75 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 112 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 97.52 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 121 |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 82.09 |
| Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 118 |
| Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 121 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 55 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 67 |
| How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally | 1.20 |
| No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national) | 174 |
| Home health CAHPS survey | |
|---|---|
| Footnote Number | 11 |
| Survey response rate | 38 |
| Number of completed Surveys | 33 |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 147065 |
| Footnote for Survey response rate | 11 |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | Not Available |
| Footnote for number of completed surveys | 11 |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating Footnote | 11 |
| Footnote for Star Rating for overall care from agency | 11 |
| Star Rating for health team communicated well with them | Not Available |
| Footnote for Star Rating for communicated well with them | 11 |
| Footnote Star Rating discussed medicines, pain, home safety | 11 |
| Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way | Not Available |
| Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency | Not Available |
| Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety | Not Available |
| Footnote for Star Rating for gave care in a professional way | 11 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 83 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 87 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 11 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 90 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 92 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 92 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0(lowest) to 10(highest) | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 11 |
Who pays for home health?
What this care costs, and who pays — Medicare, Medicaid, or the family — is covered in these guides:
- What you may pay for home health services
- Skilled Home Health vs Personal Care: What Medicare Pays For and What It Does Not
Home health guide · Paying for care
Common questions about Pike County Health Department
Where is Pike County Health Department located?
Pike County Health Department is at 606 W ADAMS STREET, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363.
What care and services does Pike County Health Department offer?
Pike County Health Department offers home health, nursing care, physical therapy, home health aide.
Is Pike County Health Department Medicare-certified?
Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS).
What is Pike County Health Department's quality rating?
CMS rates the quality of patient care at Pike County Health Department at 3 out of 5 stars.
How do I contact Pike County Health Department?
Call Pike County Health Department at 217-285-4407.
How much does home health care cost?
If Medicare covers your home health care, you pay $0 for the care itself. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved cost for medical gear, like a hospital bed or a wheelchair. Care you hire on your own costs more. A private nurse at home runs a median of $90 an hour (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025). See our guide to home health care costs and who pays for the full picture.
Does Medicare pay for home health care?
Yes. Medicare Part A and Part B pay for home health care when a doctor orders it, you need skilled nursing or therapy, and you are homebound. Homebound means it is hard for you to leave home. You pay $0 for the care itself. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved cost for medical gear. Medicare Advantage plans cover home health too, with their own rules. A Medigap plan can pay the 20% gear cost toward the Original Medicare benefit.
What is the difference between home health and home care?
Home health is medical care at home. Nurses and therapists give it, and a doctor orders it. Home care is non-medical help at home, like bathing, cooking, cleaning, and rides. You hire home care on your own. Medicare does not pay for home care on its own.
Who else pays for home health care besides Medicare?
Medicaid pays for home health care for people who qualify. The VA covers home health for many veterans. Some long-term care insurance plans pay for care at home. You can also pay an agency out of pocket.