Lifeline Rockcastle Home Health
Home health agency · 145 Lewis Street, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/05/2000 · CCN 187172
- Rank in Kentucky
- #9 of 87 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 278
- Medicare spending
- 7% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 6 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 7 of 16 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96.3% | 97.6% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 60.5% | 58.5% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 91.6% | 90.5% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 97% | 92% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 94.4% | 92.9% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 96.2% | 93.7% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 93.8% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 97.5% | 96% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.9% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 72.5% | 74.5% | 71.7% | About the same |
| Health info sent to next provider | 78.1% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 92.9% | 92.6% | 92.2% | About the same |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 89.5% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.7% | — | 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 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 97% | 92% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 95% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 94% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 94% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 95% | 84% | 79% | Better |
Based on 84 completed surveys (31% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (6)
40403, 40409, 40419, 40445, 40456, 40460
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Lifeline Rockcastle Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.