HomeCaring & Hospice named among nation's HomeCare Elite

Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice among
nation's top 500 home health care providers
Honored for third consecutive year

     Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & 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.

     Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice has been among the HomeCare Elite honorees for three consecutive years, ranking among the top 500 agencies in 2009 and 2007 and among the top 25 percent in 2008.

     “The HomeCare Elite winners exemplify 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 Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice on being one of the Top 500 home care agencies in the country."

     HomeCaring & Hospice director Karen Brohaugh credits the staff’s dedication and commitment to patients with its ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. “The entire staff of our agency works together to ensure the best possible services to our patients,” she said.

      Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice provides home health, hospice and palliative care to residents of Chisago, Washington, Anoka, Isanti and Pine counties. For more information about Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice, call 651-257-8850.

     The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The designation is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS Web site at www.ocshomecare.com .