Mountain Home Health
Home health agency · 516-A Blue Ridge St, Suite a, Blairsville, GA 30512
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/01/1991 · CCN 117095
- Rank in Georgia
- #35 of 99 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 588
- Medicare spending
- 5% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 7 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 7 of 16 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.3% | 97.6% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 82.9% | 58.7% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 81.6% | 91.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 81.7% | 92.3% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 86% | 92.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 72.5% | 93.4% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 78.3% | 90.7% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 96.9% | 94.7% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 62.1% | 69.9% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 91.7% | 78% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 98.5% | 88% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 90.6% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.7% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.2% | — | 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 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 92% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 89% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 87% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 94% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 86% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 125 completed surveys (34% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (7)
30040, 30512, 30514, 30546, 30560, 30572, 30582
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Mountain Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.