WAVENY HOME HEALTHCARE
NPI 1043589781
Home Health in New Canaan, CT

Q: What is Visiting Nurse & Hospice Of Fairfield County, Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Home Health with taxonomy code 251E00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Visiting Nurse & Hospice Of Fairfield County, Inc. have?

CMS rates Waveny Home Healthcare 3 out of 5 stars for quality of patient care on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Home Health Quality Ratings section above.

Active since December 27, 2011

3/5

Patient Care Rating

3 FARM RD, NEW CANAAN, CT 06840(203) 594-5248(203) 594-5309 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 27, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Waveny Home Healthcare NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

WAVENY HOME HEALTHCARE (NPI 1043589781) is a healthcare organization registered as a home health in New Canaan, Connecticut and active in the NPI registry since December 2011. The organization lists Jerry V Kemper, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1043589781

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251E00000X

Legal Business NameVISITING NURSE & HOSPICE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, INC.

Location Address3 FARM RDNew Canaan, CT 06840-6626

Mailing Address3 Farm RdNew Canaan, CT 06840-6626 · (203) 594-5248 · Fax (203) 594-5309

Phone(203) 594-5248

Fax(203) 594-5309

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialJerry V KemperChief Financial Officer · (203) 594-5417

Enumeration DateDecember 27, 2011

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 27, 2022

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 27, 2022

✔ NPI 1043589781 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHome HealthAgencies

Taxonomy Code251E00000X

License✔ Licensed in CT · APPLIED FOR

Definition

A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

3 FARM RD, New Canaan, CT 06840

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsWaveny Home Healthcare

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid9915719CT

Home Health Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, patient care measures and outcomes for Waveny Home Healthcare (CMS certification number 077224), from CMS Care Compare.

Waveny Home Healthcare

Home health agency · Wilton, CT

3/5 Quality of Patient Care

OwnershipNonProfit

CMS Certification Number077224

Medicare-Certified SinceMay 26, 1998

Phone(203) 594-5248

Services Offered

Skilled nursing care Physical therapy Occupational therapy Speech-language pathology Medical social services Home health aide services

Patient Care Measures

Patients whose home health care began in a timely manner

95.5%

Patients who got better at walking or moving around

91.6%

Patients who got better at getting in and out of bed

91.2%

Patients who got better at bathing

87.1%

Patients whose breathing improved

78.4%

Patients who got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

76.3%

Patients checked for a flu shot for the current season

78.3%

Physician-recommended actions on medication issues completed on time

96.7%

Patients with a functional assessment and care plan at admission and discharge

99.2%

Patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury

Lower rates are better for this measure.

2.4%

New or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries (skin integrity)

Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.5%

Measure rates are from the CMS Care Compare home health data. Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to the community, remaining home without unplanned hospital care

1,057 of 1,355 patient episodes · observed rate 78.01%

83.39% Better Than National Rate

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after discharge

637 patient stays · observed rate 3.3%

Lower rates are better for this measure.

3.87% Same As National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care, relative to the national average

1.00 = national average per episode of care

1.07

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 7

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

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