Great Care Home Health, Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapySpeech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
71/ 100
Best Choice Home Care
Home health agency · 5701 Elmwood Ave Ste N, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
54/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 02/15/2005 · CCN 157560
- Rank in Indianapolis
- #7 of 33 home health agencies
- Rank in Indiana
- #51 of 144 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology · Not offered: Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 779
- Medicare spending
- 15% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 65 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 9 of 16 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.9% | 96.6% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 70.5% | 63.9% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 86.4% | 90.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 91.8% | 91.8% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 89.1% | 92% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 89.9% | 92.7% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 78.5% | 90.7% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99.2% | 96.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.6% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 76.5% | 76.2% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 93.5% | 79.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 96.3% | 93.9% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 90.2% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 5.4% | — | 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 Better Than National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Better Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 93% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 88% | 87% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 74% | 81% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 85% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 78% | 78% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 98 completed surveys (17% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (65)
46012, 46032, 46033, 46037, 46038, 46040, 46052, 46055, 46060, 46062, 46074, 46077, 46107, 46118, 46122, 46123, 46131, 46140, 46142, 46143, 46151, 46158, 46163, 46168, 46184, 46201, 46202, 46203, 46205, 46208, 46214, 46216, 46217, 46218, 46219, 46220, 46221, 46222, 46224, 46225, 46226, 46227, 46228, 46229, 46231, 46234, 46235, 46236, 46237, 46239, 46240, 46241, 46250, 46254, 46256, 46259, 46260, 46268, 46280, 47111, 47129, 47130, 47150, 47172, 47201
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Frequently asked questions
Is Best Choice Home Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Best Choice Home Care (CMS Certification Number 157560) has been Medicare-certified since 02/15/2005, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Best Choice Home Care compare to other home health agencies in Indianapolis?
Best Choice Home Care ranks #7 of 33 home health agencies based in Indianapolis on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Best Choice Home Care serve?
Best Choice Home Care reports serving 65 ZIP codes to CMS, including 46012, 46032, 46033, 46037, 46038. Call (317) 632-1500 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Best Choice Home Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.