Southeast Colorado Hospital Home Health Agency
Home health agency · 324 E 9TH Ave, Springfield, CO 81073
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/15/1992 · CCN 067198
- Rank in Colorado
- #96 of 148 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 109
- Medicare spending
- 16% 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 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 95.6% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 58.9% | 67.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 71.3% | 85% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 81.2% | 87% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 77.4% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 72.4% | 87.8% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 79.9% | 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 | 98.7% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 77.1% | 73.8% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 92.9% | 74% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 95.7% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.9% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 12.2% | — | 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 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 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 86% | 90% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 72% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 85% | 82% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 93% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 57% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 23 completed surveys (25% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (7)
81029, 81049, 81064, 81073, 81084, 81087, 81090
Frequently asked questions
Is Southeast Colorado Hospital Home Health Agency Medicare-certified?
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Southeast Colorado Hospital Home Health Agency. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.