Mercy-Memorial Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapySpeech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
66/ 100
American Health Associates, Inc
Home health agency · 930 Oak Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 3★
36/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 08/02/2004 · CCN 058264
- Rank in Bakersfield
- #12 of 20 home health agencies
- Rank in California
- #1786 of 2183 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Medical social services, Home health aide · Not offered: Speech-language pathology
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 1,136
- Medicare spending
- 3% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 20 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 87.8% | 95.3% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 47% | 70.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 66.7% | 83.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 89.2% | 82.1% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 88.3% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 71.5% | 87.2% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 71.9% | 81% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99.6% | 92.4% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 48.1% | 62.1% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 95.3% | 81.7% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 96.8% | 92.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 73% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 13% | — | 10.8% | Worse |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Worse 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 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 87% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 84% | 85% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 75% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 86% | 83% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 83% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 97 completed surveys (27% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (20)
93203, 93215, 93216, 93219, 93241, 93250, 93261, 93263, 93280, 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93314
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Frequently asked questions
Is American Health Associates, Inc Medicare-certified?
Yes. American Health Associates, Inc (CMS Certification Number 058264) has been Medicare-certified since 08/02/2004, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does American Health Associates, Inc compare to other home health agencies in Bakersfield?
American Health Associates, Inc ranks #12 of 20 home health agencies based in Bakersfield on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does American Health Associates, Inc serve?
American Health Associates, Inc reports serving 20 ZIP codes to CMS, including 93203, 93215, 93216, 93219, 93241. Call (661) 861-1478 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with American Health Associates, Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.