Cherokee Home Health
Home health agency · 104C Northwood Drive, Ste A-1, Centre, AL 35960
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 08/13/1992 · CCN 017094
- Rank in Alabama
- #72 of 114 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 664
- Medicare spending
- Same as the national average per episode
- Service area
- 10 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96.9% | 99.1% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 17.4% | 53.9% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 87.3% | 94% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 85.7% | 94.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 91.1% | 95.5% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 89.1% | 95.5% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 85.2% | 94.2% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 96.9% | 95.9% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 73.3% | 74.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 81.6% | 89.6% | 81.2% | About the same |
| Health info given to patient | 96.6% | 96% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 89.1% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.6% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.7% | — | 10.8% | About the same |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Better Than 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 | 93% | 92% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 95% | 90% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 87% | 86% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 92% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 93% | 84% | 79% | Better |
Based on 120 completed surveys (27% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (10)
35901, 35903, 35959, 35960, 35961, 35967, 35973, 35983, 36265, 36272
Frequently asked questions
Is Cherokee Home Health Medicare-certified?
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Cherokee Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.