Angels Care Home Health of Iowa
Home health agency ยท 1601 McPherson Avenue Ste 500, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 02/19/2002 ยท CCN 167292
- Rank in Council Bluffs
- #1 of 2 home health agencies
- Rank in Iowa
- #32 of 107 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 4,462
- Medicare spending
- 7% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 129 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 10 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.2% | 97% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 73.3% | 69.2% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 95% | 88.2% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 94.3% | 89.7% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 94.2% | 90.3% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 94.9% | 90.1% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 96.7% | 88.3% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.5% | 96.8% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 91.1% | 81.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 99% | 91.2% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 91.7% | 95.6% | 92.2% | About the same |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.5% | โ | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.7% | โ | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 15.7% | 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 Worse 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 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 90% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 87% | 88% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 83% | 85% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 86% | 87% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 86% | 81% | 79% | Better |
Based on 296 completed surveys (52% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (129)
50020, 50022, 50025, 50058, 50076, 50274, 50583, 50801, 50833, 50836, 50840, 50841, 50843, 50846, 50847, 50848, 50851, 50853, 50854, 50858, 50859, 50862, 50864, 51004, 51006, 51010, 51016, 51019, 51025, 51034, 51040, 51044, 51056, 51060, 51063, 51101, 51103, 51104, 51105, 51106, 51108, 51401, 51430, 51431, 51439, 51441, 51442, 51443, 51445, 51446, 51448, 51450, 51454, 51455, 51458, 51460, 51461, 51465, 51466, 51467, 51501, 51503, 51510, 51520, 51521, 51525, 51526, 51527, 51528, 51529, 51530, 51531, 51532, 51533, 51534, 51535, 51536, 51537, 51540, 51541, 51542, 51543, 51544, 51545, 51546, 51548, 51549, 51550, 51551, 51553, 51554, 51555, 51556, 51557, 51558, 51559, 51560, 51561, 51563, 51564, 51565, 51566, 51570, 51571, 51573, 51575, 51576, 51577, 51578, 51579, 51601, 51630, 51631, 51632, 51636, 51638, 51639, 51640, 51645, 51646, 51647, 51648, 51649, 51650, 51651, 51652, 51653, 51654, 51656
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Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Angels Care Home Health of Iowa. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.