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Vna Health

Home health in Santa Barbara, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address512 EAST GUTIERREZ STREET, SUITE B
CitySanta Barbara
StateCalifornia
ZIP code93103
Phone805-965-5555
CMS certification number (CCN)057163
OwnershipNON-PROFIT
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.

Vna Health is in 512 EAST GUTIERREZ STREET, SUITE B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Phone: 805-965-5555. Ownership: NON-PROFIT. 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 94.61; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 6.86.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating3.5
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator1,895
PPH Numerator83
PPR Numerator55
DTC Denominator2,234
PPH Denominator1,185
PPR Denominator1,211
DTC Observed Rate84.83
PPH Observed Rate7.00
PPR Observed Rate4.54
Discharge Function Score76.58
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate94.61
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate6.86
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.59
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationBetter Than National Rate
Offers Medical Social ServicesYes
PPH Performance CategorizationBetter 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 improved89.65
Numerator for Discharge Function Score1,174
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)92.79
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)96.02
Denominator for Discharge Function Score1,533
How often patients got better at bathing94.92
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)5.73
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)8.53
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)3.72
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.59
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient98.05
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider89.87
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved1,294
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved1,430
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing1,482
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing1,536
How often patients got better at walking or moving around89.15
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed93.53
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient1,505
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider417
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient1,535
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider464
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0.20
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury1.16
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth89.43
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around1,385
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed1,463
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around1,536
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed1,536
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner86.26
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury5
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury1,621
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury23
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth1,347
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury1,981
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth1,526
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner1,720
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely92.47
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner1,994
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season65.63
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely1,854
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely2,005
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season798
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season1,216
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally1.00
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)3,273
Home health CAHPS survey
Survey response rate30
Number of completed Surveys338
CMS Certification Number (CCN)057163
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating4
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them3
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way5
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency5
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety4
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way93
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them85
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family93
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

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