Mercy-Memorial Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapySpeech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
66/ 100
Solace Home Health Care
Home health agency · 1701 Westwind Drive, Suite 122, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 3★
33/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/19/2021 · CCN 559478
- Rank in Bakersfield
- #14 of 20 home health agencies
- Rank in California
- #1919 of 2183 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 246
- Medicare spending
- 4% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 22 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96% | 95.3% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 26.1% | 70.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 67.5% | 83.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 67.1% | 82.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 65.7% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 74.6% | 87.2% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 67.4% | 81% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95% | 92.4% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 42.7% | 62.1% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 81% | 81.7% | 81.2% | About the same |
| Health info given to patient | 67.9% | 92.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 69% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.8% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.4% | — | 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 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 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 87% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 82% | 85% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 72% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 87% | 83% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 81% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 117 completed surveys (30% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (22)
93203, 93206, 93215, 93219, 93241, 93249, 93250, 93261, 93263, 93268, 93280, 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93314
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Frequently asked questions
Is Solace Home Health Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Solace Home Health Care (CMS Certification Number 559478) has been Medicare-certified since 07/19/2021, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Solace Home Health Care compare to other home health agencies in Bakersfield?
Solace Home Health Care ranks #14 of 20 home health agencies based in Bakersfield on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does Solace Home Health Care serve?
Solace Home Health Care reports serving 22 ZIP codes to CMS, including 93203, 93206, 93215, 93219, 93241. Call (661) 843-7636 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Solace Home Health Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.