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Lighthouse Home Health Care, Inc

Home health in Bakersfield, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address5500 MING AVENUE, SUITE 180
CityBakersfield
StateCalifornia
ZIP code93309
Phone661-374-4959
CMS certification number (CCN)059590
OwnershipPROPRIETARY
CertificationMedicare-certified home health agency (CMS)
Care typeshome health
Services offerednursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide
Palliative services basisNo palliative care program is shown in the agency's CMS Home Health Care Agencies record. That CMS file carries no palliative-care field, so this flag records CMS evidence only; it is not a claim the agency offers no palliative care.

Lighthouse Home Health Care, Inc is in 5500 MING AVENUE, SUITE 180, Bakersfield, CA 93309. Phone: 661-374-4959. Ownership: PROPRIETARY. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide. CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating: 3 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 89.46; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 7.19.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating3
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator535
PPH Numerator14
PPR Numerator2
DTC Denominator638
PPH Denominator310
PPR Denominator53
DTC Observed Rate83.86
PPH Observed Rate4.52
PPR Observed Rate3.77
Discharge Function Score63.59
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate89.46
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate7.19
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate3.99
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationBetter Than National Rate
Offers Medical Social ServicesYes
PPH Performance CategorizationSame As National Rate
PPR Performance CategorizationSame As National Rate
Offers Home Health Aide ServicesYes
Offers Physical Therapy ServicesYes
Offers Speech Pathology ServicesYes
Offers Occupational Therapy ServicesYes
How often patients' breathing improved75.97
Numerator for Discharge Function Score262
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)85.85
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)92.16
Denominator for Discharge Function Score412
How often patients got better at bathing80.18
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)4.72
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)11.29
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)2.77
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.60
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient97.81
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider97.73
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved332
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved412
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing353
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing412
How often patients got better at walking or moving around82.14
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed79.64
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient402
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider43
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient411
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider44
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0.00
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury0.22
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth77.94
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around353
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed348
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around412
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed412
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner99.34
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury412
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury1
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth350
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury454
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth412
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner452
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely90.99
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner455
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season63.64
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely414
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely455
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season196
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season308
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally1.01
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)746
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number11
Survey response rate14
Number of completed Surveys33
CMS Certification Number (CCN)059590
Footnote for Survey response rate11
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star RatingNot Available
Footnote for number of completed surveys11
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating Footnote11
Footnote for Star Rating for overall care from agency11
Star Rating for health team communicated well with themNot Available
Footnote for Star Rating for communicated well with them11
Footnote Star Rating discussed medicines, pain, home safety11
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional wayNot Available
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agencyNot Available
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safetyNot Available
Footnote for Star Rating for gave care in a professional way11
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them84
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way88
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them11
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way11
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them65
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family80
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)81
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them11
Footnote for Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0(lowest) to 10(highest)11
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family11

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