Home health
Wellspan Vna Home Care
Home health in York, Pennsylvania
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 540 SOUTH GEORGE STREET |
| City | York |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP code | 17401 |
| Phone | 717-812-4433 |
| Website | https://www.wellspan.org/locations/wellspan-vna-home-care-york-loc0000168558 |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 397004 |
| Ownership | PROPRIETARY |
| Certification | Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS) |
| Care types | home health |
| Services offered | nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, 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. |
Wellspan Vna Home Care is in 540 SOUTH GEORGE STREET, York, PA 17401. Phone: 717-812-4433. Ownership: PROPRIETARY. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide. CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating: 5 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 99.66; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 7.16.
More about this provider
| WellSpan VNA Home Care provides care in the comfort of the patient's own home across South Central Pennsylvania, including York County. For over 115 years it has helped patients recover from illnesses or accidents, manage disabilities or chronic illnesses, or receive end-of-life care, with a team of visiting nurses, aides, therapists and specialized caregivers working closely with physicians; the team cares for an average of over 1,100 patients daily. | |
| Services and programs | WellSpan VNA Home Care services include skilled nursing, physical, speech and occupational therapy, medical social services, home health aides, wound and ostomy care, nutritionists and spiritual care. Specialty treatment programs: advance illness management, infusion, lymphedema, wound care, sepsis, heart failure, pulmonary symptom management and left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Heart failure program: clinical home assessment and education visit, or clinical telephone call each day for the first seven days of home care; patients are provided scales, blood pressure monitors, and pulse oximeters to monitor their health between visits. Dementia-friendly program: dementia-specific communication and care techniques, personalized care plans, and environments designed to minimize confusion and enhance safety. |
| Who it serves | Patients recovering from illnesses or accidents, managing disabilities or chronic illnesses, or receiving end-of-life care; WellSpan VNA Home Care serves Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties in South Central Pennsylvania. Dementia care: WellSpan VNA is the first skilled home care agency in York and Adams County to launch a dementia-friendly commitment through Dementia Friendly PA. Heart failure home care services are provided to over 800 patients a year in South Central Pennsylvania. |
| Accreditation | American Heart Association's Home Health Heart Failure Certification — WellSpan VNA Home Care is one of the first providers in the country to receive it (the 2022 WellSpan article states it was only the third provider in the country), recognizing program management, patient and caregiver education and support, care coordination, and clinical management. Dementia Friendly PA commitment as above. |
| Visiting and contact details | Site-wide on the opened WellSpan pages: 'To schedule an appointment, call 800-840-5905. For all other customer service needs, call 877-232-5807.' Coordinated care through MyWellSpan, a secure online patient portal with 24/7 access to lab and imaging results, secure messaging, and medical records. The York location page itself (540 S George St, York, PA) returned only the scheduling banner line in the text fetch on 2026-11-09, so no location-specific hours or direct phone were readable from it. |
| Website | https://www.wellspan.org/locations/wellspan-vna-home-care-york-loc0000168558 |
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Quality of patient care | |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care star rating | 5 |
| Quality measures reported to CMS | |
|---|---|
| DTC Numerator | 4,520 |
| PPH Numerator | 246 |
| PPR Numerator | 248 |
| DTC Denominator | 5,243 |
| PPH Denominator | 2,642 |
| PPR Denominator | 5,126 |
| DTC Observed Rate | 86.21 |
| PPH Observed Rate | 9.31 |
| PPR Observed Rate | 4.84 |
| Discharge Function Score | 86.82 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate | 99.66 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate | 7.16 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate | 4.32 |
| Offers Nursing Care Services | Yes |
| DTC Performance Categorization | Better Than National Rate |
| Offers Medical Social Services | Yes |
| PPH Performance Categorization | Better Than National Rate |
| PPR Performance Categorization | Same As National Rate |
| Offers Home Health Aide Services | Yes |
| Offers Physical Therapy Services | Yes |
| Offers Speech Pathology Services | Yes |
| Offers Occupational Therapy Services | Yes |
| How often patients' breathing improved | 96.29 |
| Numerator for Discharge Function Score | 5,803 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 98.01 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 100.80 |
| Denominator for Discharge Function Score | 6,684 |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 94.23 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 6.35 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 8.01 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 3.82 |
| PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 4.83 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 98.34 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 88.79 |
| Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved | 5,719 |
| Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved | 5,863 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing | 6,327 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing | 6,671 |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 91.32 |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 94.34 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 6,532 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 1,846 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 6,642 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 2,079 |
| Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 0.29 |
| Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 0.47 |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 98.26 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 6,243 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 6,450 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 6,658 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 6,647 |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 99.95 |
| Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 16 |
| Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 6,845 |
| Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 41 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 6,445 |
| Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 8,757 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 6,643 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 8,750 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 99.36 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 8,754 |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 65.17 |
| Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 8,701 |
| Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 8,757 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 3,348 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 5,137 |
| How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally | 1.03 |
| No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national) | 6,516 |
| Home health CAHPS survey | |
|---|---|
| Survey response rate | 35 |
| Number of completed Surveys | 2202 |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 397004 |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 4 |
| Star Rating for health team communicated well with them | 4 |
| Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way | 5 |
| Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency | 4 |
| Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety | 4 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 89 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 91 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 84 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 81 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 90 |
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 Wellspan Vna Home Care
Where is Wellspan Vna Home Care located?
Wellspan Vna Home Care is at 540 SOUTH GEORGE STREET, York, Pennsylvania 17401.
What care and services does Wellspan Vna Home Care offer?
Wellspan Vna Home Care offers home health, nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide.
Is Wellspan Vna Home Care Medicare-certified?
Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS).
What is Wellspan Vna Home Care's quality rating?
CMS rates the quality of patient care at Wellspan Vna Home Care at 5 out of 5 stars.
How do I contact Wellspan Vna Home Care?
Call Wellspan Vna Home Care at 717-812-4433.
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.