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VI. Utilization of Services
A. Home Health Agencies
Home health care services are rapidly growing in the United States in response to the
increasing size of the elderly population, declining family support, new technology and
treatment procedures in medicine and changing consumer expectations. Ideally, home health
services are designed to allow the patient the maximum amount of independence while
staying at home.
Source, OSHPD, Home Health Utilization Report, 1994, 1995.
Table 6.1 Home Health Agency Utilization |
| Imperial County |
1994 |
1995 |
| Patients |
Visits |
Patients |
Visits |
| Olsten Health Services |
2,085 |
59,594 |
2,071 |
62,716 |
| Helping Hands |
754 |
41,681 |
338 |
36,163 |
| Helping Hands, Branch |
89 |
4,968 |
182 |
11,885 |
| Imperial Valley Home Health |
250 |
12,219 |
192 |
14,365 |
| Home Choice Health Care |
63 |
1,681 |
377 |
18,012 |
| Home Care Partners |
4 |
47 |
296 |
14,022 |
| Total |
3,245 |
120,190 |
3,456 |
157,163 |
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There are six licensed Home Health Agencies located in Imperial County. In 1995, they
together saw 3,456 patients for a total of 157,163 visits. (Table 6.1). Of this
amount, 47% of the visits were made by a Registered Nurse, 37% were made by a Home Health
Aide, 6% by a Physical Therapist, and the remaining 10% by a variety of other health care
personnel. The average number of visits per patient in 1995 was 45. Although the Home
Health Agencies are located primarily in Brawley and El Centro, services are available to
patients living throughout the county. The payer mix for visits is reported in Table
6.2.
Source: OSHPD, Home Health Agencies Financial Report, 1995
Table 6.2: 1995 Home Health Agency Payer Mix |
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Imperial County |
California |
U.S. |
| Medicare |
92.3% |
81.5% |
47.3% |
| Medi-Cal |
3.8% |
3.8% |
11.2% |
| Commercial/Private Pay/Other |
3.9% |
14.7% |
41.5% |
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