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Descanso Home Health Services, Inc

Home health in Covina, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address408 S CITRUS AVE
CityCovina
StateCalifornia
ZIP code91723
Phone626-261-4835
CMS certification number (CCN)053195
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.

Descanso Home Health Services, Inc is in 408 S CITRUS AVE, Covina, CA 91723. Phone: 626-261-4835. 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: 1 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 60.64; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 20.91.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating1
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator129
PPH Numerator35
PPR Numerator4
DTC Denominator249
PPH Denominator114
PPR Denominator103
DTC Observed Rate51.81
PPH Observed Rate30.70
PPR Observed Rate3.88
Discharge Function Score30.83
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate60.64
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate20.91
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.01
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationWorse Than National Rate
Offers Medical Social ServicesYes
PPH Performance CategorizationWorse Than 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 improved40.02
Numerator for Discharge Function Score37
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)53.36
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)66.89
Denominator for Discharge Function Score120
How often patients got better at bathing45.04
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)15.54
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)26.15
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)2.83
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.47
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient41.32
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider1.73
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved30
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved87
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing52
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing122
How often patients got better at walking or moving around46.13
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed44.13
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient50
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider3
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient121
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider173
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury1.54
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury0.68
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth51.96
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around53
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed49
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around121
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed119
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner77.66
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury2
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury128
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury2
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth61
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury292
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth117
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner226
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely91.19
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner291
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season12.08
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely269
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely295
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season25
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season207
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally1.06
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)1,425
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number12
Survey response rateNot Available
Number of completed SurveysNot Available
CMS Certification Number (CCN)053195
Footnote for Survey response rate12
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star RatingNot Available
Footnote for number of completed surveys12
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating Footnote12
Footnote for Star Rating for overall care from agency12
Star Rating for health team communicated well with themNot Available
Footnote for Star Rating for communicated well with them12
Footnote Star Rating discussed medicines, pain, home safety12
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 way12
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with themNot Available
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional wayNot Available
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them12
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way12
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with themNot Available
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and familyNot Available
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)Not Available
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them12
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)12
Footnote for Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family12

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