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Shield Home Health

Home health in San Diego, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address7940 SILVERTON AVENUE, SUITE 202
CitySan Diego
StateCalifornia
ZIP code92126
Phone858-693-4350
CMS certification number (CCN)059586
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.

Shield Home Health is in 7940 SILVERTON AVENUE, SUITE 202, San Diego, CA 92126. Phone: 858-693-4350. 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: 4.5 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 90.00; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 13.91.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating4.5
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator484
PPH Numerator31
PPR Numerator4
DTC Denominator575
PPH Denominator270
PPR Denominator105
DTC Observed Rate84.17
PPH Observed Rate11.48
PPR Observed Rate3.81
Discharge Function Score87.29
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate90.00
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate13.91
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.16
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 improved93.76
Numerator for Discharge Function Score309
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)86.82
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)92.34
Denominator for Discharge Function Score354
How often patients got better at bathing97.37
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)10.34
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)18.11
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)2.79
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.69
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient100.00
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider100.00
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved342
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved353
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing349
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing354
How often patients got better at walking or moving around93.15
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed92.79
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient353
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider108
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient353
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider108
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0.00
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury1.29
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth95.53
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around344
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed344
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around354
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed354
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner100.00
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury354
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury6
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth346
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury464
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth354
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner464
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely100.00
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner464
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season95.51
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely464
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely464
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season298
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season312
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally0.88
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)947
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number11
Survey response rate18
Number of completed Surveys59
CMS Certification Number (CCN)059586
Footnote for Survey response rate11
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating3
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 them3
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 way4
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency3
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety3
Footnote for Star Rating for gave care in a professional way11
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them85
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 them80
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family81
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)82
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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