Preferred Certified in Mount Vernon, NY - Home Health Agency

Preferred Certified is a medicare certified home health care agency in Mount Vernon, New York. It is located in Mount Vernon at 4 West Prospect Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. You can reach out to the office of Preferred Certified via phone at (914) 244-9570. Preferred Certified provides healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Proprietary.

Preferred Certified is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this home health facility for your medical needs. The medicare CCN number for Preferred Certified is 337458 and it was first certified by CMS in 2024 (2 years certified).

Name	Preferred Certified
Location	4 West Prospect Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	337458
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	10034, 10453, 10461, 10501, 10502, 10504, 10506, 10510, 10511, 10514, 10520, 10522, 10523, 10528, 10530, 10532, 10533, 10536, 10538, 10543, 10547, 10548, 10549, 10550, 10552, 10553, 10560, 10562, 10566, 10567, 10570, 10573, 10576, 10580, 10583, 10588, 10589, 10590, 10591, 10594, 10595, 10598, 10601, 10603, 10604, 10605, 10606, 10607, 10701, 10702, 10703, 10704, 10705, 10706, 10707, 10708, 10709, 10710, 10801, 10802, 10803, 10804, 10805

Home healthcare agencies may have several NPI numbers. NPIs marked Confirmed are listed with Preferred Certified in Medicare enrollment records; Possible ones were matched in NPPES by name, address or phone number, so please use them accordingly.

NPI Number	1164021887
Match	Confirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records
Organization Name	Preferred Certified, LLC
Address	4 W Prospect Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone Number	914-328-3733

NPI Number	1083889828
Match	Possible same name, address or phone number
Organization Name	A & J Home Care, Inc.
Address	359 E Main St, Suite 3 A, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone Number	914-244-9570

Preferred Certified is "Medicare-certified" which means that this home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements, however, home health agencies may vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their patients. The quality ratings give you an indication of the care Preferred Certified gives to their patients in comparison to other home health agencies. This quality rating is based on process quality measures and patient outcome measures survey conducted by CMS.

Quality Rating:

Process Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show how often Preferred Certified used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Preferred Certified quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner	99.23	96.51
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	86.73	64.24
How often the agency sent a current list of the patient's medications to their next provider when the patient was discharged or transferred	96.3	81.21
How often the agency gave patients (or their caregivers) a current list of their medications when they were discharged	98.71	92.18

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Preferred Certified improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Preferred Certified quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often patients got better at walking or moving around	97.32	88.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	100	89.71
How often patients got better at bathing	99.37	90.63
How often patients’ breathing improved	100	91.31
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	96.95	88.07
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	93.44	94.45
How often patients' ability to move around and take care of themselves was at or above the expected level at discharge (discharge function score)	79.3	71.74
How often patients had one or more falls with a major injury during their home health care	0	0.93
How often patients developed new or worsened pressure ulcers (bed sores)	0	0.23

The patient experience of care survey collects patient (or their family or friend's) feedback about topics for which the patient is the best source of information. When choosing a home health agency, patients can use this information to find out what other patients thought about the care given by a certain home health agency.
Survey Results are not available for Preferred Certified

Home Health Care

Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare's Care Compare (which replaced Home Health Compare in 2020) has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements.

NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.