Bent County Public Health
Home health agency · 701 Park Ave, Las Animas, CO 81054
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 10/19/1966 · CCN 067015
- Rank in Colorado
- #101 of 148 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Home health aide · Not offered: Speech-language pathology, Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 74
- Medicare spending
- 4% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 8 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 13.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 87.1% | 95.6% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 62.5% | 67.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 63.5% | 85% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 81.8% | 87% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 69.6% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 67% | 87.8% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 75.7% | 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 | 70% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 4.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 65.1% | 73.8% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 50% | 74% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 84.6% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.2% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 8.3% | — | 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 Same As 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 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 94% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 87% | 86% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 90% | 82% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 82% | 86% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 87% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 23 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (8)
81030, 81044, 81050, 81052, 81054, 81057, 81067, 81092
Frequently asked questions
Is Bent County Public Health Medicare-certified?
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Bent County Public Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.