Putnam County HomeCare and Hospice among top in nation

Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice has been named to the “2009 HomeCare Elite”, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.

“The 2009 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level,” said Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing communications at OCS HomeCare. “We congratulate Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice on being one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice credits their caring staff, and their years of experience in the home care industry, with the agency’s ability to rank as one of the Premier HomeCare Elite. Their expertise in clinically managing each individual patient’s condition and quality of their improvement, while remaining financially responsible in the patients care is the key to their success.

“DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients,” adds Marci Heydt, executive editor of Decision Health’s Home Health Line.

The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS HomeCare, the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of homecare’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line.