Loving Hands Home Health Agency Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
98/ 100
Not rated
Empath Home Health
Home health agency · 6811 Palisades Park Court 2, Fort Myers, FL 33912
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
58/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 04/27/2012 · CCN 109786
- Rank in Fort Myers
- #10 of 31 home health agencies
- Rank in Florida
- #258 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
- 11,673
- Medicare spending
- 5% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 100 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 11 of 16 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.8% | 98% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 71.5% | 62.6% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 91.4% | 89.6% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 93.6% | 90.9% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 94.8% | 91.8% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 97% | 92.1% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 91.7% | 88.7% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 97.5% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 78.6% | 69.7% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 75.7% | 78.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 94.1% | 92% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 92.8% | — | 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) | 11.4% | — | 10.8% | About the same |
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 Better Than National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 89% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 83% | 79% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 85% | 85% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 78% | 78% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 378 completed surveys (25% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (100)
33440, 33471, 33901, 33903, 33904, 33905, 33907, 33908, 33909, 33912, 33913, 33914, 33916, 33917, 33919, 33920, 33921, 33922, 33924, 33928, 33931, 33935, 33936, 33944, 33946, 33947, 33948, 33950, 33952, 33953, 33954, 33955, 33956, 33957, 33966, 33967, 33971, 33972, 33973, 33974, 33976, 33980, 33981, 33982, 33983, 33990, 33991, 33993, 34102, 34103, 34104, 34105, 34108, 34109, 34110, 34112, 34113, 34114, 34116, 34117, 34119, 34120, 34134, 34135, 34140, 34142, 34143, 34145, 34202, 34216, 34223, 34224, 34228, 34229, 34231, 34232, 34233, 34234, 34235, 34236, 34237, 34238, 34239, 34240, 34241, 34242, 34243, 34265, 34266, 34268, 34269, 34275, 34285, 34286, 34287, 34288, 34289, 34291, 34292, 34293
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Frequently asked questions
Is Empath Home Health Medicare-certified?
Yes. Empath Home Health (CMS Certification Number 109786) has been Medicare-certified since 04/27/2012, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Empath Home Health compare to other home health agencies in Fort Myers?
Empath Home Health ranks #10 of 31 home health agencies based in Fort Myers on the Scorecard score, with 4 stars.
What areas does Empath Home Health serve?
Empath Home Health reports serving 100 ZIP codes to CMS, including 33440, 33471, 33901, 33903, 33904. Call (239) 337-9522 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Empath Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.