American Carequest
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
62/ 100
Carelink Home Health Agency LLC
Home health agency · 851 Burlway Road, Suite 502, Burlingame, CA 94010
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 1★
47/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/06/2012 · CCN 059364
- Rank in Burlingame
- #8 of 8 home health agencies
- Rank in California
- #1244 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
- 1,093
- Medicare spending
- 3% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 74 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 7 of 16 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 95.3% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 97.8% | 70.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 87.9% | 83.4% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 90% | 82.1% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 89.9% | 87% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 92% | 87.2% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 88.4% | 81% | 88.1% | About the same |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.4% | 92.4% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 77.7% | 62.1% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 99.3% | 81.7% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 99.1% | 92.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 82.9% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.6% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 13.1% | — | 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 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 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 73% | 87% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 69% | 85% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 74% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 67% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 52% | 77% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 97 completed surveys (15% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (74)
94002, 94005, 94010, 94014, 94015, 94018, 94019, 94025, 94027, 94028, 94030, 94037, 94038, 94044, 94061, 94062, 94063, 94065, 94066, 94070, 94080, 94102, 94103, 94105, 94107, 94108, 94109, 94110, 94111, 94112, 94114, 94115, 94116, 94117, 94118, 94121, 94122, 94123, 94124, 94127, 94129, 94131, 94132, 94133, 94134, 94301, 94303, 94304, 94305, 94306, 94401, 94402, 94403, 94404, 94531, 94533, 94601, 94619, 94901, 94903, 94904, 94920, 94925, 94930, 94939, 94941, 94945, 94947, 94949, 94957, 94960, 94965, 94966, 94973
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Frequently asked questions
Is Carelink Home Health Agency LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Carelink Home Health Agency LLC (CMS Certification Number 059364) has been Medicare-certified since 01/06/2012, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Carelink Home Health Agency LLC compare to other home health agencies in Burlingame?
Carelink Home Health Agency LLC ranks #8 of 8 home health agencies based in Burlingame on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Carelink Home Health Agency LLC serve?
Carelink Home Health Agency LLC reports serving 74 ZIP codes to CMS, including 94002, 94005, 94010, 94014, 94015. Call (650) 375-8223 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Carelink Home Health Agency LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.