South Peninsula Hospital HHA
Home health agency · 4201 Bartlett Street, Homer, AK 99603
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 02/20/1990 · CCN 027010
- Rank in Alaska
- #3 of 12 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 385
- Medicare spending
- 28% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 4 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.5% | 87% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 36.6% | 42.8% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 78.7% | 80.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 87.1% | 85.3% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 82.6% | 83% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 72.4% | 87.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 72.6% | 82.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 93.9% | 95.5% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 3.1% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 61.5% | 65.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 85.4% | 88.2% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 90.8% | 90.1% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 72.8% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 8.7% | — | 10.8% | Better |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 94% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 95% | 87% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 91% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 95% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 87% | 85% | 79% | Better |
Based on 37 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (4)
99556, 99603, 99639, 99672
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with South Peninsula Hospital HHA. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.