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La Guardian Health Care Inc

Home health in Tujunga, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address6501 FOOTHILL BLVD, STE 203B
CityTujunga
StateCalifornia
ZIP code91042
Phone818-273-4254
CMS certification number (CCN)059690
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.

La Guardian Health Care Inc is in 6501 FOOTHILL BLVD, STE 203B, Tujunga, CA 91042. Phone: 818-273-4254. 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 out of 5. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 91.08; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 9.72.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating3
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator89
PPH Numerator2
DTC Denominator99
PPH Denominator42
PPR Denominator8
DTC Observed Rate89.90
PPH Observed Rate4.76
Discharge Function Score12.70
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate91.08
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate9.72
Offers Nursing Care ServicesYes
DTC Performance CategorizationBetter Than National Rate
Offers Medical Social ServicesYes
PPH Performance CategorizationSame As National Rate
PPR Performance CategorizationNot Available
Offers Home Health Aide ServicesYes
Offers Physical Therapy ServicesYes
Offers Speech Pathology ServicesYes
Offers Occupational Therapy ServicesYes
How often patients' breathing improved70.87
Numerator for Discharge Function Score8
Footnote for PPR Risk-Standardized RateThe number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)83.46
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)96.12
Denominator for Discharge Function Score63
How often patients got better at bathing84.53
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)5.37
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)18.09
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient100.00
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved45
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved63
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing55
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing63
How often patients got better at walking or moving around86.99
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed90.94
Footnote for Transfer of Health Information to the ProviderThe number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient62
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient62
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 mouth84.41
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around54
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed58
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around63
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed63
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner97.37
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury63
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 mouth52
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury76
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth63
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner74
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely94.74
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner76
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season74.19
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely72
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely76
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season46
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season62
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)327
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number12
Survey response rateNot Available
Number of completed SurveysNot Available
CMS Certification Number (CCN)059690
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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