Pennington & Red Lake County Public Health & Home Care
Home health agency · 101 Main Avenue North, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
At a glance
- Ownership
- Government Operated
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/20/1969 · CCN 247055
- Rank in Minnesota
- #40 of 112 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
- 36
- Medicare spending
- 9% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 9 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 97.4% | 96.5% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 65.4% | 69.3% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 56% | 85.5% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 69% | 88.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 83.2% | 87.4% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 100% | 90.1% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 80.4% | 82.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 92.2% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 79.2% | 77.3% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 65.8% | 82.8% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 97.4% | 94% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 94.3% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | 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 Not Available.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 93% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 89% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 89% | 79% | 79% | Better |
Based on 22 completed surveys (34% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (9)
56684, 56701, 56715, 56725, 56742, 56748, 56750, 56754, 56758
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Pennington & Red Lake County Public Health & Home Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.