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Hi Desert Home Health Services

Home health in Joshua Tree, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address6601 WHITE FEATHER ROAD SUITE A5
CityJoshua Tree
StateCalifornia
ZIP code92252
Phone760-366-6424
CMS certification number (CCN)057763
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.

Hi Desert Home Health Services is in 6601 WHITE FEATHER ROAD SUITE A5, Joshua Tree, CA 92252. Phone: 760-366-6424. 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 51.92; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 11.77.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating3.5
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator36
PPH Numerator5
PPR Numerator0
DTC Denominator77
PPH Denominator46
PPR Denominator24
DTC Observed Rate46.75
PPH Observed Rate10.87
PPR Observed Rate0.00
Discharge Function Score74.23
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate51.92
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate11.77
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.02
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationWorse 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 improved96.67
Numerator for Discharge Function Score72
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)40.78
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)64.12
Denominator for Discharge Function Score97
How often patients got better at bathing91.38
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)6.49
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)18.05
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)2.86
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.80
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient98.96
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider75.00
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved35
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved41
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing78
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing92
How often patients got better at walking or moving around89.56
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed93.62
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient95
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider33
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient96
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 Injury0.72
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth91.37
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around64
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 around83
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed77
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner90.78
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury102
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 mouth38
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury138
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth47
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner128
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely92.91
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner141
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season56.99
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely131
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely141
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season53
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season93
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally0.86
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)150
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number11
Survey response rate23
Number of completed Surveys37
CMS Certification Number (CCN)057763
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 them80
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way93
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 them69
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family87
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)93
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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