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Americare Home Health, Inc

Home health in Van Nuys, California

Checked October 31, 2026

Provider details
Address16501 SHERMAN WAY, SUITE 225
CityVan Nuys
StateCalifornia
ZIP code91406
Phone818-881-0005
CMS certification number (CCN)059594
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.

Americare Home Health, Inc is in 16501 SHERMAN WAY, SUITE 225, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Phone: 818-881-0005. 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 79.30; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 10.20.

Quality measures

Source: CMS

Quality of patient care
Quality of patient care star rating4.5
Quality measures reported to CMS
DTC Numerator1,076
PPH Numerator89
PPR Numerator34
DTC Denominator1,470
PPH Denominator814
PPR Denominator921
DTC Observed Rate73.20
PPH Observed Rate10.93
PPR Observed Rate3.69
Discharge Function Score76.96
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate79.30
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate10.20
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate4.24
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 improved98.68
Numerator for Discharge Function Score451
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)76.69
DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)81.59
Denominator for Discharge Function Score586
How often patients got better at bathing93.88
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)8.87
PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)12.09
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit)3.22
PPR Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit)5.46
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient97.07
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider99.10
Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved512
Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved519
Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing571
Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing584
How often patients got better at walking or moving around96.00
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed95.77
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient464
Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider550
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient478
Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider555
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0.00
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury0.48
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth94.71
Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around541
Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed540
Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around584
Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed582
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner95.77
Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury0
Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury593
Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury5
Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth559
Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury1,035
Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth571
Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner996
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely95.58
Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner1,040
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season74.96
Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely994
Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely1,040
Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season446
Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season595
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally1.02
No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national)2,861
Home health CAHPS survey
Footnote Number12
Survey response rateNot Available
Number of completed SurveysNot Available
CMS Certification Number (CCN)059594
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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