Professional Medical Homecare LLC
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
54/ 100
Not rated
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston
Home health agency · 150 Mount Vernon Street, Suite 2, Dorchester, MA 02125
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
42/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/01/1966 · CCN 227068
- Rank in Dorchester
- #2 of 3 home health agencies
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #97 of 167 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 4,363
- Medicare spending
- 2% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 40 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.4% | 96.5% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 61.6% | 65.5% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 81.8% | 89.8% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 88.1% | 92.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 86.5% | 91.2% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 86.2% | 91% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 81.2% | 87.9% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95% | 94.5% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.7% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 74.4% | 78.1% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 41% | 80.9% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 71.3% | 93.2% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 90.8% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.6% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.9% | — | 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 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 87% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 84% | 83% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 84% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 86% | 83% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 81% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 313 completed surveys (18% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (40)
01536, 02021, 02072, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02186, 02199, 02210, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467, 02468
Other home health agencies in Dorchester
Greater Horizon Healthcare LLC
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
–no score
Not rated
Frequently asked questions
Is Visiting Nurse Association of Boston Medicare-certified?
Yes. Visiting Nurse Association of Boston (CMS Certification Number 227068) has been Medicare-certified since 07/01/1966, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Visiting Nurse Association of Boston compare to other home health agencies in Dorchester?
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston ranks #2 of 3 home health agencies based in Dorchester on the Scorecard score, with 3 stars.
What areas does Visiting Nurse Association of Boston serve?
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston reports serving 40 ZIP codes to CMS, including 01536, 02021, 02072, 02108, 02109. Call (800) 521-5539 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Visiting Nurse Association of Boston. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.