Centerwell Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
53/ 100
Care and Life
Home health agency · 230 W Highland Dr, Lakeland, FL 33813
Quality of patient care star rating
42/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- -
- Medicare-certified
- Since 09/07/2022 · CCN 687206
- Rank in Lakeland
- #6 of 9 home health agencies
- Rank in Florida
- #624 of 833 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Not reported · Not offered: Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 117
- Medicare spending
- 8% less 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 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.8% | 98% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 85.1% | 62.6% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 77.2% | 89.6% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 80.3% | 90.9% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 80.3% | 91.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 82.8% | 92.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 79.9% | 88.7% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 97.2% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 70% | 69.7% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 71.8% | 78.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 53.4% | 92% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 76.2% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.3% | — | 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 Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (58)
33511, 33527, 33563, 33565, 33566, 33567, 33569, 33570, 33572, 33578, 33584, 33592, 33594, 33598, 33610, 33615, 33617, 33619, 33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815, 33823, 33827, 33830, 33834, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33840, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33849, 33850, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33859, 33860, 33867, 33868, 33873, 33880, 33881, 33884, 33896, 33897, 33898, 34741, 34758, 34759
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Not rated
Frequently asked questions
Is Care and Life Medicare-certified?
Yes. Care and Life (CMS Certification Number 687206) has been Medicare-certified since 09/07/2022, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Care and Life compare to other home health agencies in Lakeland?
Care and Life ranks #6 of 9 home health agencies based in Lakeland on the Scorecard score, with 2.5 stars.
What areas does Care and Life serve?
Care and Life reports serving 58 ZIP codes to CMS, including 33511, 33527, 33563, 33565, 33566. Call (863) 940-4938 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Care and Life. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.