Ingalls Home Care Inc.
Home health agency · Wyman Gordon Bldg 1 Ingalls D, Harvey, IL 60426
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/24/1985 · CCN 147435
- Rank in Illinois
- #166 of 465 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 891
- Medicare spending
- 16% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 62 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 8 of 16 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 97.1% | 96.7% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 64% | 66.3% | 64.2% | About the same |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 88.4% | 85.4% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 92.6% | 87.5% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 89.5% | 89.4% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 100% | 90% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 90.1% | 87% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.4% | 94.9% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 79.4% | 71.7% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 98.3% | 84.7% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 94.5% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 74.6% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.5% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 8.9% | — | 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 Worse 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 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 87% | 88% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 85% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 85% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 81% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 70% | 76% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 130 completed surveys (14% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (62)
60401, 60406, 60409, 60411, 60415, 60417, 60418, 60419, 60422, 60423, 60425, 60426, 60428, 60429, 60430, 60438, 60443, 60445, 60448, 60449, 60452, 60453, 60456, 60461, 60462, 60463, 60464, 60465, 60466, 60467, 60469, 60471, 60472, 60473, 60475, 60476, 60477, 60478, 60482, 60484, 60487, 60609, 60615, 60617, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60628, 60629, 60633, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60643, 60647, 60649, 60652, 60653, 60655, 60803, 60805, 60827
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Ingalls Home Care Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.