Loving Hands Home Health Agency Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
98/ 100
Not rated
1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida
Home health agency · 12995 S Cleveland Ave Ste 232, Fort Myers, FL 33907
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 3★
56/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/01/2012 · CCN 103136
- Rank in Fort Myers
- #13 of 31 home health agencies
- Rank in Florida
- #313 of 833 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 884
- Medicare spending
- 16% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 53 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 9 of 16 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.4% | 98% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 41.6% | 62.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 91% | 89.6% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 92.2% | 90.9% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 94.2% | 91.8% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.3% | 92.1% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 88.2% | 88.7% | 88.1% | About the same |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 61.7% | 69.7% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 98.8% | 78.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 92% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 94.6% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.7% | — | 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 Better Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 86% | 89% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 82% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 85% | 79% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 78% | 85% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 75% | 78% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 71 completed surveys (21% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (53)
33901, 33903, 33904, 33905, 33907, 33908, 33909, 33912, 33913, 33914, 33916, 33917, 33919, 33920, 33928, 33935, 33936, 33947, 33948, 33950, 33952, 33953, 33954, 33955, 33966, 33967, 33971, 33972, 33973, 33974, 33976, 33980, 33981, 33982, 33983, 33990, 33991, 33993, 34109, 34112, 34120, 34134, 34135, 34223, 34224, 34266, 34269, 34286, 34287, 34288, 34289, 34291, 34983
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida Medicare-certified?
Yes. 1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida (CMS Certification Number 103136) has been Medicare-certified since 11/01/2012, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does 1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida compare to other home health agencies in Fort Myers?
1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida ranks #13 of 31 home health agencies based in Fort Myers on the Scorecard score, with 4 stars.
What areas does 1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida serve?
1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida reports serving 53 ZIP codes to CMS, including 33901, 33903, 33904, 33905, 33907. Call (239) 288-4951 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with 1ST Care Home Health Services of Florida. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.