Northwest Colorado Health
Home health agency · 1475 Pine Grove Dr Ste 202, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/01/1966 · CCN 067004
- Rank in Colorado
- #72 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
- 201
- Medicare spending
- 5% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 11 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 94.7% | 95.6% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 55.9% | 67.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 79.8% | 85% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 84.2% | 87% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 81.5% | 87% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 81.7% | 87.8% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 76% | 84.7% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 88.7% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1.4% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 68.7% | 73.8% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 51.9% | 74% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 93.5% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 87.6% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.6% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 8.8% | — | 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 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 90% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 82% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 92% | 82% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 88% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 89% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 31 completed surveys (21% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (11)
80428, 80467, 80469, 80477, 80483, 80487, 81625, 81626, 81638, 81639, 81640
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Northwest Colorado Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.