Lima Memorial Hospital Home Health Care
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
45/ 100
Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima
Home health agency · 959 West North Street, Lima, OH 45805
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
52/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/01/1987 · CCN 367417
- Rank in Lima
- #1 of 7 home health agencies
- Rank in Ohio
- #127 of 359 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 785
- Medicare spending
- Same as the national average per episode
- Service area
- 68 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 9 of 16 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.6% | 96.1% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 63.4% | 62.1% | 64.2% | About the same |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 92.4% | 89.2% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 93% | 91.3% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 92.7% | 91% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.5% | 91.2% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 89.2% | 89.8% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 93.8% | 94.4% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.4% | 1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 81.7% | 74.9% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 97% | 83.2% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 90.6% | 91% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 91.5% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.6% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 8.6% | — | 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 Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 1 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 89% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 85% | 87% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 86% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 84% | 86% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 79% | 77% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 219 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (68)
43310, 43311, 43318, 43324, 43326, 43331, 43333, 43345, 43347, 43348, 43357, 45302, 45306, 45334, 45365, 45801, 45804, 45805, 45806, 45807, 45808, 45809, 45810, 45812, 45814, 45817, 45819, 45820, 45822, 45827, 45830, 45831, 45832, 45833, 45836, 45840, 45841, 45843, 45844, 45845, 45849, 45850, 45853, 45854, 45856, 45859, 45862, 45863, 45864, 45865, 45867, 45869, 45870, 45871, 45873, 45874, 45875, 45876, 45877, 45881, 45882, 45885, 45887, 45888, 45891, 45893, 45895, 45896
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✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
37/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima Medicare-certified?
Yes. Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima (CMS Certification Number 367417) has been Medicare-certified since 01/01/1987, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima compare to other home health agencies in Lima?
Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima ranks #1 of 7 home health agencies based in Lima on the Scorecard score, with 4 stars.
What areas does Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima serve?
Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima reports serving 68 ZIP codes to CMS, including 43310, 43311, 43318, 43324, 43326. Call (419) 226-9062 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Mercy Health-Home Health, Lima. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.