Cardinal Home Health Services Inc
Home health agency ยท 7863 Broadway Ste 217, Merrillville, IN 46410
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/21/2008 ยท CCN 157601
- Rank in Merrillville
- #7 of 13 home health agencies
- Rank in Indiana
- #119 of 144 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 181
- Medicare spending
- 10% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 27 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 15 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 86.8% | 96.6% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 57.1% | 63.9% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 63.2% | 90.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 57.7% | 91.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 58.9% | 92% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 45.9% | 92.7% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 45.4% | 90.7% | 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% | 96.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 23.5% | 76.2% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 79.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 93.9% | 93.9% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 69.7% | โ | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.1% | โ | 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 Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Not Available; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (27)
46303, 46307, 46311, 46312, 46319, 46320, 46321, 46322, 46323, 46324, 46327, 46342, 46350, 46356, 46360, 46368, 46375, 46385, 46394, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409, 46410
Other home health agencies in Merrillville
American Home Health Services Inc
Hope Home Health Care Inc
Sunrise Home Health Care Services Inc
Canary Home Healthcare of Indiana Inc
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Cardinal Home Health Services Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.