Lifeline Home Health Care of Fulton
Home health agency · 309 Main Street, Fulton, KY 42041
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 02/15/2008 · CCN 187181
- Rank in Kentucky
- #3 of 87 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
- 773
- Medicare spending
- 1% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 8 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 11 of 16 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.6% | 97.6% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 81.3% | 58.5% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 93.6% | 90.5% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 93.8% | 92% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 92.7% | 92.9% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.2% | 93.7% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 89.8% | 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 | 98.3% | 96% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.9% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 86.3% | 74.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 98.4% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 92.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 87.7% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 14.5% | — | 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 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 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 96% | 92% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 92% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 91% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 95% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 97% | 84% | 79% | Better |
Based on 122 completed surveys (33% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (8)
42021, 42031, 42032, 42039, 42041, 42050, 42085, 42088
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Lifeline Home Health Care of Fulton. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.