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Direct Nursing Services, Inc

Home health in Glendale, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address1111 N BRAND BLVD, SUITE 410
CityGlendale
StateCalifornia
ZIP code91202
Phone818-985-9898
CMS certification number (CCN)059092
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.

Direct Nursing Services, Inc is in 1111 N BRAND BLVD, SUITE 410, Glendale, CA 91202. Phone: 818-985-9898. 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: 3.5 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 85.03; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 12.90.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating3.5
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator71
PPH Numerator8
PPR Numerator2
DTC Denominator85
PPH Denominator53
PPR Denominator49
DTC Observed Rate83.53
PPH Observed Rate15.09
PPR Observed Rate4.08
Discharge Function Score16.47
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate85.03
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate12.90
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.11
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationSame As 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 improved93.53
Numerator for Discharge Function Score14
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)75.70
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)91.64
Denominator for Discharge Function Score85
How often patients got better at bathing97.68
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)7.50
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)20.99
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)2.94
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.70
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient100.00
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider75.61
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved81
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved85
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing80
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing85
How often patients got better at walking or moving around89.58
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed79.47
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient85
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider31
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient85
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider41
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0.00
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury0.00
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth95.55
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around78
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed64
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around85
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed85
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner98.41
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury85
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury0
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth81
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury107
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth83
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner124
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely85.71
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner126
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season82.98
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely108
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely126
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season78
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season94
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally0.98
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)458
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number11
Survey response rate17
Number of completed Surveys18
CMS Certification Number (CCN)059092
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 them90
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way90
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 them82
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family89
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)96
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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