Shining Star Home Health Care
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
63/ 100
Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA
Home health agency · 5923 Strickland Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 2★
47/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 02/01/1993 · CCN 337290
- Rank in Brooklyn
- #7 of 15 home health agencies
- Rank in New York
- #54 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
- 21,014
- Medicare spending
- 1% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 505 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 8 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.7% | 97.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 70.7% | 66.5% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 100% | 90.6% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 96% | 91.7% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 100% | 91.5% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 100% | 92.5% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 100% | 90.2% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 92.2% | 92.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 79.7% | 74.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 50.2% | 74% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 56.4% | 90.3% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 77.9% | — | 77.7% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.5% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10% | — | 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 Better Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 77% | 86% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 72% | 83% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 70% | 80% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 69% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 60% | 75% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 338 completed surveys (14% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (505)
10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 10007, 10009, 10010, 10011, 10012, 10013, 10014, 10016, 10017, 10018, 10019, 10021, 10022, 10023, 10024, 10025, 10026, 10027, 10028, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10036, 10037, 10038, 10039, 10040, 10044, 10065, 10069, 10075, 10128, 10162, 10280, 10282, 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10312, 10314, 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10461, 10462, 10463, 10464, 10465, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10469, 10470, 10471, 10472, 10473, 10474, 10475, 10501, 10502, 10503, 10504, 10505, 10506, 10507, 10509, 10510, 10511, 10512, 10514, 10516, 10517, 10518, 10519, 10520, 10522, 10523, 10524, 10526, 10527, 10528, 10530, 10532, 10533, 10535, 10536, 10537, 10538, 10540, 10541, 10542, 10543, 10545, 10546, 10547, 10548, 10549, 10550, 10551, 10552, 10553, 10560, 10562, 10566, 10567, 10570, 10573, 10576, 10577, 10578, 10579, 10580, 10583, 10587, 10588, 10589, 10590, 10591, 10594, 10595, 10596, 10597, 10598, 10601, 10603, 10604, 10605, 10606, 10607, 10701, 10703, 10704, 10705, 10706, 10707, 10708, 10709, 10710, 10801, 10803, 10804, 10805, 10901, 10913, 10914, 10916, 10917, 10918, 10919, 10920, 10921, 10922, 10923, 10924, 10925, 10926, 10927, 10928, 10930, 10931, 10932, 10933, 10940, 10941, 10950, 10952, 10953, 10954, 10956, 10958, 10960, 10962, 10963, 10964, 10965, 10968, 10969, 10970, 10973, 10974, 10976, 10977, 10979, 10980, 10981, 10983, 10984, 10985, 10986, 10987, 10988, 10989, 10990, 10992, 10993, 10994, 10998, 11001, 11003, 11004, 11005, 11010, 11020, 11021, 11023, 11024, 11030, 11040, 11050, 11096, 11101, 11102, 11103, 11104, 11105, 11106, 11109, 11201, 11203, 11204, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11209, 11210, 11211, 11212, 11213, 11214, 11215, 11216, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11221, 11222, 11223, 11224, 11225, 11226, 11228, 11229, 11230, 11231, 11232, 11233, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239, 11249, 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11358, 11360, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364, 11365, 11366, 11367, 11368, 11369, 11370, 11372, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11378, 11379, 11385, 11411, 11412, 11413, 11414, 11415, 11416, 11417, 11418, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11423, 11426, 11427, 11428, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11501, 11507, 11509, 11510, 11514, 11516, 11518, 11520, 11530, 11542, 11545, 11550, 11552, 11553, 11554, 11556, 11557, 11558, 11559, 11560, 11561, 11563, 11565, 11566, 11568, 11569, 11570, 11572, 11575, 11576, 11577, 11579, 11580, 11581, 11590, 11596, 11598, 11690, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694, 11697, 11704, 11709, 11710, 11714, 11717, 11719, 11724, 11732, 11735, 11741, 11746, 11753, 11756, 11758, 11762, 11765, 11771, 11783, 11791, 11793, 11796, 11797, 11801, 11803, 11804, 11937, 11959, 11967, 12083, 12401, 12402, 12404, 12409, 12410, 12411, 12412, 12416, 12417, 12419, 12420, 12428, 12429, 12432, 12433, 12435, 12440, 12443, 12446, 12448, 12449, 12456, 12457, 12458, 12461, 12464, 12465, 12466, 12471, 12472, 12475, 12477, 12480, 12481, 12484, 12486, 12487, 12491, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12498, 12501, 12508, 12512, 12514, 12515, 12518, 12520, 12522, 12524, 12525, 12527, 12528, 12531, 12533, 12538, 12540, 12542, 12543, 12545, 12546, 12547, 12548, 12549, 12550, 12552, 12553, 12561, 12563, 12564, 12566, 12567, 12568, 12569, 12570, 12571, 12572, 12574, 12575, 12577, 12578, 12580, 12581, 12582, 12583, 12584, 12585, 12586, 12588, 12589, 12590, 12592, 12594, 12601, 12603, 12701, 12721, 12729, 12734, 12740, 12746, 12754, 12771, 12775, 12776, 12780, 12785, 12788
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Frequently asked questions
Is Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA Medicare-certified?
Yes. Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA (CMS Certification Number 337290) has been Medicare-certified since 02/01/1993, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA compare to other home health agencies in Brooklyn?
Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA ranks #7 of 15 home health agencies based in Brooklyn on the Scorecard score, with 5 stars.
What areas does Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA serve?
Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA reports serving 505 ZIP codes to CMS, including 10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005. Call (718) 535-3100 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Americare Certified Special Services, Inc CHHA. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.