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✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
44/ 100
Not rated
Primary Homecare Specialties
Home health agency · 75 Adams Street, Suite D, Milton, MA 02186
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 5★
73/ 100
Above average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 04/22/2009 · CCN 227509
- Rank in Milton
- #1 of 2 home health agencies
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #6 of 167 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Home health aide · Not offered: Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 442
- Medicare spending
- 10% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 21 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 12 of 16 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.9% | 96.5% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 98.8% | 65.5% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 97.4% | 89.8% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 95% | 92.1% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 92.4% | 91.2% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 95.2% | 91% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 94.3% | 87.9% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99.3% | 94.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 86.5% | 78.1% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 80.9% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 93.2% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 81.8% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.9% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.3% | — | 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 | 93% | 87% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 92% | 83% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 84% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 93% | 83% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 84% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 46 completed surveys (24% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (21)
02021, 02090, 02118, 02119, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02136, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02184, 02186, 02189, 02368
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Frequently asked questions
Is Primary Homecare Specialties Medicare-certified?
Yes. Primary Homecare Specialties (CMS Certification Number 227509) has been Medicare-certified since 04/22/2009, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Primary Homecare Specialties compare to other home health agencies in Milton?
Primary Homecare Specialties ranks #1 of 2 home health agencies based in Milton on the Scorecard score, with 4.5 stars.
What areas does Primary Homecare Specialties serve?
Primary Homecare Specialties reports serving 21 ZIP codes to CMS, including 02021, 02090, 02118, 02119, 02121. Call (617) 696-0600 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Primary Homecare Specialties. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.