Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Home Care
Home health agency · 1200 Grant Blvd West, Wabasha, MN 55981
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/07/1995 · CCN 248028
- Rank in Minnesota
- #93 of 112 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
- 55
- Medicare spending
- 4% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 14 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 54.6% | 96.5% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 72.7% | 69.3% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 74.7% | 85.5% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 42.3% | 88.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 64.1% | 87.4% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 68.5% | 90.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 55.1% | 82.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 83.5% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 72.6% | 77.3% | 71.7% | About the same |
| Health info sent to next provider | 37.5% | 82.8% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 16.1% | 94% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 79.4% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.8% | — | 10.8% | Better |
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 Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 95% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 86% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 91% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 92% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 86% | 79% | 79% | Better |
Based on 31 completed surveys (28% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (14)
54610, 54622, 54736, 54756, 54759, 55041, 55910, 55945, 55956, 55957, 55964, 55968, 55981, 55991
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Gundersen St. Elizabeth's Home Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.