St Joseph's Medical Center Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapySpeech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
62/ 100
Emerald Health and Wellness
Home health agency · 2321 W March Lane, Stockton, CA 95207
Quality of patient care star rating
32/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 08/10/2021 · CCN 559523
- Rank in Stockton
- #9 of 10 home health agencies
- Rank in California
- #1944 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
- 451
- Medicare spending
- 10% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 37 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 12.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 93.9% | 95.3% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 24% | 70.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 80.3% | 83.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 68.7% | 82.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 80.4% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 93.5% | 87.2% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 81.6% | 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 | 55.8% | 92.4% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 44.3% | 62.1% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 19% | 81.7% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 81.5% | 92.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 66.3% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.3% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 16.8% | — | 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 Worse Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 85% | 87% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 90% | 85% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 78% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 83% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 87% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 12 completed surveys (6% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (37)
95202, 95203, 95204, 95205, 95206, 95207, 95209, 95210, 95211, 95212, 95215, 95219, 95220, 95231, 95236, 95237, 95240, 95242, 95258, 95320, 95330, 95336, 95337, 95351, 95354, 95355, 95358, 95361, 95367, 95376, 95377, 95380, 95382, 95391, 95632, 95686, 95827
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Frequently asked questions
Is Emerald Health and Wellness Medicare-certified?
Yes. Emerald Health and Wellness (CMS Certification Number 559523) has been Medicare-certified since 08/10/2021, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Emerald Health and Wellness compare to other home health agencies in Stockton?
Emerald Health and Wellness ranks #9 of 10 home health agencies based in Stockton on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does Emerald Health and Wellness serve?
Emerald Health and Wellness reports serving 37 ZIP codes to CMS, including 95202, 95203, 95204, 95205, 95206. Call (209) 490-6701 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Emerald Health and Wellness. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.