Wellness Specialists Corporation
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
72/ 100
Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC
Home health agency · 101 W. 22ND St, Lombard, IL 60148
Quality of patient care star rating
38/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 10/26/2010 · CCN 148197
- Rank in Lombard
- #12 of 14 home health agencies
- Rank in Illinois
- #319 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
- 567
- Medicare spending
- 4% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 53 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 97.4% | 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 | 93.3% | 85.4% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 88.6% | 87.5% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 85.6% | 89.4% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 80.6% | 90% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 100% | 87% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 88.8% | 94.9% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 21.5% | 71.7% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 83.6% | 84.7% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 98.2% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 58.6% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 12.9% | — | 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 Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 95% | 88% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 85% | 85% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 72% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 59% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 71% | 76% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 9 completed surveys (9% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (53)
60005, 60007, 60010, 60014, 60020, 60025, 60030, 60044, 60046, 60047, 60048, 60056, 60068, 60072, 60073, 60083, 60089, 60091, 60101, 60102, 60103, 60104, 60107, 60108, 60123, 60142, 60148, 60157, 60169, 60172, 60174, 60175, 60191, 60193, 60194, 60403, 60419, 60435, 60440, 60441, 60442, 60448, 60450, 60477, 60478, 60540, 60585, 60645, 60657, 60706, 60712, 60714, 61008
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Frequently asked questions
Is Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC (CMS Certification Number 148197) has been Medicare-certified since 10/26/2010, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC compare to other home health agencies in Lombard?
Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC ranks #12 of 14 home health agencies based in Lombard on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC serve?
Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC reports serving 53 ZIP codes to CMS, including 60005, 60007, 60010, 60014, 60020. Call (630) 376-6024 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Essential Preventive Health Care, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.