Good Samaritan Home Health of Central Kansas
Home health agency · 2710 Canal Blvd, Hays, KS 67601
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/24/2005 · CCN 178064
- Rank in Kansas
- #37 of 92 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
- 812
- Medicare spending
- 15% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 59 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 11 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.5% | 98.2% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 84.8% | 71.7% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 98.8% | 89% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 96.7% | 91.2% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 97.3% | 91.3% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 94% | 91.9% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 98.6% | 89.5% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95.9% | 94.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 79.3% | 75.6% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 20.6% | 85.9% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 66.6% | 94.9% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 88.3% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 6.4% | — | 4.1% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.7% | — | 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 Worse Than National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Better Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 91% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 87% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 82% | 84% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 85% | 88% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 76% | 83% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 108 completed surveys (32% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (59)
66951, 66967, 67420, 67427, 67432, 67437, 67439, 67444, 67450, 67454, 67455, 67459, 67464, 67481, 67490, 67511, 67513, 67520, 67524, 67526, 67529, 67530, 67544, 67546, 67548, 67550, 67553, 67554, 67556, 67560, 67565, 67574, 67575, 67584, 67601, 67621, 67623, 67625, 67626, 67631, 67632, 67637, 67640, 67642, 67648, 67649, 67651, 67656, 67657, 67658, 67661, 67663, 67665, 67667, 67669, 67671, 67672, 67674, 67675
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Good Samaritan Home Health of Central Kansas. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.