Mederi Caretenders
Home health agency ยท 4923 Nw 43RD St Ste a, Gainesville, FL 32606
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/02/1999 ยท CCN 107602
- Rank in Gainesville
- #7 of 11 home health agencies
- Rank in Florida
- #499 of 833 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy ยท Not offered: Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 1,564
- Medicare spending
- 5% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 58 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96% | 98% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 51% | 62.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 89.3% | 89.6% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 91% | 90.9% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 90.5% | 91.8% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 92.9% | 92.1% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 87.4% | 88.7% | 88.1% | About the same |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 91.5% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 68.4% | 69.7% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 52.8% | 78.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 93.7% | 92% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 83.4% | โ | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | โ | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 14.3% | โ | 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 Better Than National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Worse Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 91% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 88% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 85% | 79% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 88% | 85% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 81% | 78% | 79% | Better |
Based on 211 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
ZIP codes served (58)
32008, 32024, 32025, 32038, 32044, 32052, 32053, 32054, 32055, 32058, 32060, 32061, 32062, 32064, 32066, 32071, 32083, 32084, 32091, 32094, 32096, 32359, 32601, 32603, 32605, 32606, 32607, 32608, 32609, 32615, 32616, 32618, 32619, 32621, 32622, 32625, 32626, 32628, 32631, 32639, 32640, 32641, 32643, 32644, 32648, 32653, 32655, 32656, 32666, 32667, 32668, 32669, 32680, 32692, 32693, 32694, 32696, 34449
Other home health agencies in Gainesville
Amedisys Home Health
HCA Florida Healthcare at Home
Aveanna Home Health
Innovation Home Health Care LLC
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Mederi Caretenders. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.