Tama County Public Health & Ho
Home health agency · 129 West High Street, Toledo, IA 52342
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 12/27/1973 · CCN 167061
- Rank in Iowa
- #18 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
- 105
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 12 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 8 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 97% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 77.6% | 69.2% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 71% | 88.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 77.5% | 89.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 100% | 90.1% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 64.6% | 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 | 97.7% | 96.8% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 89.1% | 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) | 88.7% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | — | 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 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 93% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 88% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 93% | 85% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 87% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 87% | 81% | 79% | Better |
Based on 48 completed surveys (50% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (12)
50173, 50612, 50632, 50635, 50652, 50675, 52215, 52217, 52224, 52339, 52342, 52348
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Tama County Public Health & Ho. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.