VNA Home Health
Home health agency ยท 35 Colvin Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/01/1966 ยท CCN 337019
- Rank in Albany
- #1 of 2 home health agencies
- Rank in New York
- #43 of 94 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 2,284
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 151 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 7 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.5% | 97.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 67.4% | 66.5% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 88% | 90.6% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 90.7% | 91.7% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 89.9% | 91.5% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 93.6% | 92.5% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 86.2% | 90.2% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 89.3% | 92.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 82.5% | 74.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 81.5% | 74% | 81.2% | About the same |
| Health info given to patient | 85.6% | 90.3% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 88.7% | โ | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.7% | โ | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.7% | โ | 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 Better Than National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Better Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 86% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 83% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 78% | 80% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 83% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 78% | 75% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 387 completed surveys (26% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (151)
12008, 12009, 12010, 12018, 12019, 12020, 12022, 12023, 12025, 12027, 12028, 12029, 12032, 12033, 12037, 12041, 12045, 12046, 12047, 12051, 12052, 12053, 12054, 12056, 12059, 12060, 12061, 12062, 12063, 12065, 12066, 12067, 12068, 12070, 12072, 12074, 12075, 12077, 12078, 12083, 12084, 12085, 12086, 12087, 12090, 12094, 12095, 12106, 12110, 12117, 12118, 12120, 12121, 12123, 12125, 12130, 12132, 12134, 12136, 12137, 12138, 12140, 12143, 12144, 12147, 12148, 12150, 12151, 12153, 12154, 12156, 12158, 12159, 12160, 12166, 12168, 12169, 12170, 12172, 12173, 12177, 12180, 12182, 12183, 12184, 12185, 12186, 12188, 12189, 12193, 12196, 12198, 12202, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12206, 12207, 12208, 12209, 12210, 12211, 12301, 12302, 12303, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307, 12308, 12309, 12325, 12414, 12451, 12469, 12482, 12529, 12534, 12565, 12801, 12803, 12804, 12822, 12824, 12827, 12828, 12831, 12832, 12833, 12834, 12835, 12837, 12838, 12839, 12845, 12846, 12850, 12854, 12859, 12863, 12866, 12871, 12884, 12885, 12887, 13317, 13329, 13339, 13410, 13452, 13470
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Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with VNA Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.