St. Mary's Home Health Care Services
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
55/ 100
Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia
Home health agency · 1551 Jennings Mill Road, Building 2500 a, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 3★
54/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 10/01/2004 · CCN 117145
- Rank in Watkinsville
- #2 of 2 home health agencies
- Rank in Georgia
- #32 of 99 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 824
- Medicare spending
- 2% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 42 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 10 of 16 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.5% | 97.6% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 66.5% | 58.7% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 93.4% | 91.2% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 94.3% | 92.3% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 93.7% | 92.8% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 93.3% | 93.4% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 95.3% | 90.7% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95.5% | 94.7% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 62% | 69.9% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 82.1% | 78% | 81.2% | About the same |
| Health info given to patient | 96.5% | 88% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 89.9% | — | 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) | 10.5% | — | 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 Same As 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 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 90% | 90% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 77% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 81% | 86% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 77% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 131 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (42)
30012, 30013, 30014, 30015, 30016, 30025, 30038, 30052, 30054, 30055, 30056, 30338, 30565, 30601, 30605, 30606, 30607, 30619, 30620, 30621, 30622, 30624, 30625, 30628, 30629, 30633, 30641, 30642, 30646, 30647, 30650, 30655, 30656, 30663, 30665, 30666, 30669, 30677, 30678, 30683, 31064, 31085
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Frequently asked questions
Is Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Medicare-certified?
Yes. Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia (CMS Certification Number 117145) has been Medicare-certified since 10/01/2004, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia compare to other home health agencies in Watkinsville?
Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia ranks #2 of 2 home health agencies based in Watkinsville on the Scorecard score, with 4 stars.
What areas does Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia serve?
Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia reports serving 42 ZIP codes to CMS, including 30012, 30013, 30014, 30015, 30016. Call (706) 354-6073 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.