Marshall County Hospital Home Health
Home health agency · 315 West 5TH Street, Suite 600, Benton, KY 42025
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/22/1998 · CCN 187161
- Rank in Kentucky
- #44 of 87 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 637
- Medicare spending
- 12% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 7 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 7 of 16 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 94.7% | 97.6% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 48.9% | 58.5% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 87% | 90.5% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 86.5% | 92% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 91.9% | 92.9% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 95.5% | 93.7% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 89.5% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.7% | 96% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 71.1% | 74.5% | 71.7% | About the same |
| Health info sent to next provider | 91.7% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 99.4% | 92.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 85.2% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.8% | — | 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 Better 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 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 91% | 92% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 87% | 89% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 90% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 81% | 84% | 79% | Better |
Based on 121 completed surveys (36% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (7)
42025, 42029, 42044, 42048, 42054, 42066, 42082
Frequently asked questions
Is Marshall County Hospital Home Health Medicare-certified?
How does Marshall County Hospital Home Health compare to other home health agencies in Benton?
What areas does Marshall County Hospital Home Health serve?
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Marshall County Hospital Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.