Claiborne Home Health
Home health agency · 620 East College Street, Homer, LA 71040
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/05/1990 · CCN 197259
- Rank in Louisiana
- #123 of 166 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Medical social services, Home health aide · Not offered: Speech-language pathology
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 397
- Medicare spending
- 1% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 12 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.4% | 99% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 84.5% | 57.1% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 70.2% | 90.8% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 67.8% | 90.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 77.7% | 92.6% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 90.3% | 93.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 71.3% | 92.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 89.9% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 89.3% | 71.2% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 80.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 99.2% | 91.8% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 73% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.3% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 20.4% | — | 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 Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Worse Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 92% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 89% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 85% | 86% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 90% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 77% | 83% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 46 completed surveys (28% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (12)
71001, 71003, 71018, 71028, 71038, 71040, 71048, 71055, 71072, 71079, 71222, 71235
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Claiborne Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.