Sac County Phns
Home health agency · 116 South State Street, Sac City, IA 50583
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/12/1978 · CCN 167097
- Rank in Iowa
- #71 of 107 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Home health aide · Not offered: Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 63
- Medicare spending
- 22% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 8 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 | 98.5% | 97% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 65.9% | 69.2% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 60% | 88.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 77.8% | 89.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 69.8% | 90.3% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 76.8% | 90.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 70% | 88.3% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 100% | 96.8% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 6.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 86.7% | 81.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 91.2% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 95.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 93.4% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.6% | — | 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 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 87% | 90% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 88% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 87% | 85% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 80% | 81% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 28 completed surveys (57% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (8)
50535, 50561, 50583, 50588, 51053, 51450, 51458, 51466
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Sac County Phns. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.