Shining Star Home Health Care
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
63/ 100
Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc
Home health agency · 2555 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Quality of patient care star rating
27/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 12/02/1988 · CCN 337261
- Rank in Brooklyn
- #13 of 15 home health agencies
- Rank in New York
- #90 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
- 447
- Medicare spending
- Same as the national average per episode
- Service area
- 145 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 | 70.7% | 97.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 54.7% | 66.5% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 75.8% | 90.6% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 78.7% | 91.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 78.9% | 91.5% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 99.1% | 92.5% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 66.5% | 90.2% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 74.3% | 92.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 41.5% | 74.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 38.9% | 74% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 34.8% | 90.3% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 85.4% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 5.8% | — | 4.1% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.9% | — | 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 Worse Than National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As 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 | 66% | 86% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 66% | 83% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 70% | 80% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 66% | 83% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 60% | 75% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 32 completed surveys (11% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (145)
10001, 10002, 10009, 10014, 10024, 10026, 10029, 10031, 10033, 10035, 10040, 10075, 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10312, 10314, 10451, 10452, 10453, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10462, 10463, 10465, 10466, 10468, 10469, 10470, 10472, 10473, 10474, 10475, 10573, 10583, 10591, 10805, 11003, 11040, 11101, 11102, 11103, 11105, 11106, 11201, 11203, 11204, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11209, 11210, 11211, 11212, 11213, 11214, 11215, 11216, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11221, 11222, 11223, 11224, 11225, 11226, 11228, 11229, 11230, 11231, 11233, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11238, 11239, 11249, 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11361, 11364, 11365, 11367, 11368, 11369, 11372, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11385, 11411, 11412, 11413, 11414, 11415, 11416, 11417, 11418, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11423, 11426, 11427, 11428, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11437, 11509, 11510, 11520, 11530, 11550, 11553, 11554, 11559, 11560, 11566, 11568, 11570, 11576, 11580, 11581, 11710, 11758, 11780
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Frequently asked questions
Is Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc Medicare-certified?
Yes. Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc (CMS Certification Number 337261) has been Medicare-certified since 12/02/1988, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc compare to other home health agencies in Brooklyn?
Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc ranks #13 of 15 home health agencies based in Brooklyn on the Scorecard score, with 2.5 stars.
What areas does Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc serve?
Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc reports serving 145 ZIP codes to CMS, including 10001, 10002, 10009, 10014, 10024. Call (718) 375-6111 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.