Guiding Hands Home Health Services, Inc
Home health agency · 224 West Water Street, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/03/2012 · CCN 368427
- Rank in Ohio
- #209 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
- 175
- Medicare spending
- 5% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 8 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 90.9% | 96.1% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 72.5% | 62.1% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 80.2% | 89.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 76.5% | 91.3% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 94.1% | 91% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 79.7% | 91.2% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 91.9% | 89.8% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 93.9% | 94.4% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 3% | 1% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 93.3% | 74.9% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 42.3% | 83.2% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 65% | 91% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 29.4% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.3% | — | 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 Worse 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 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 94% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 89% | 87% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 83% | 83% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 96% | 86% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 94% | 77% | 79% | Better |
Based on 23 completed surveys (29% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (8)
43416, 43420, 43440, 43449, 43452, 43458, 44836, 44870
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Guiding Hands Home Health Services, Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.