Brookestone Home Health & Hospice
Home health agency · 904 S Linden Drive, North Platte, NE 69101
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/05/1978 · CCN 287020
- Rank in Nebraska
- #47 of 54 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
- 176
- Medicare spending
- Same as the national average per episode
- Service area
- 16 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.9% | 98% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 56.7% | 73.6% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 76.4% | 88.9% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 78.3% | 91.1% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 82.2% | 90.4% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 81.8% | 90.6% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 78.1% | 87.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 97.8% | 95.7% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 66.2% | 75.9% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 25% | 84.6% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 73% | 93.1% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 81.8% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.5% | — | 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 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 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 85% | 90% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 87% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 63% | 84% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 90% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 63% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 39 completed surveys (24% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (16)
69025, 69038, 69101, 69120, 69123, 69132, 69143, 69151, 69152, 69153, 69155, 69163, 69165, 69167, 69169, 69170
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Brookestone Home Health & Hospice. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.