Gunnison Valley Health Home Medical Services
Home health agency · 1498 W Tomichi Ste B, Gunnison, CO 81230
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/05/1991 · CCN 067191
- Rank in Colorado
- #58 of 148 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 148
- Medicare spending
- 8% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 7 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 88% | 95.6% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 48.2% | 67.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 74.2% | 85% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 83.9% | 87% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 77.5% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 79.8% | 87.8% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 73.2% | 84.7% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 93.5% | 93.6% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1.4% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 66.3% | 73.8% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 97.6% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 86% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.5% | — | 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 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 | 94% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 90% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 86% | 82% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 97% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 82% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 30 completed surveys (37% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (7)
81210, 81224, 81225, 81230, 81237, 81243, 81428
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Gunnison Valley Health Home Medical Services. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.