Southwestern Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
64/ 100
Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC
Home health agency · 5366 Nw Cache Road, Suite 2, Lawton, OK 73505
Quality of patient care star rating
55/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/28/2001 · CCN 377636
- Rank in Lawton
- #4 of 7 home health agencies
- Rank in Oklahoma
- #68 of 188 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy · Not offered: Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 272
- Medicare spending
- 4% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 41 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 6 of 16 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.3% | 97% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 79% | 61.6% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 89.5% | 89.3% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 91% | 90.2% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 95.4% | 91.5% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 88.9% | 89.8% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 93.4% | 90.1% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 96% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 62.4% | 71.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 66.3% | 82.1% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 86.6% | 92.5% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 64.1% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 16.6% | — | 10.8% | Worse |
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 | 90% | 91% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 95% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 87% | 86% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 88% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 84% | 82% | 79% | Better |
Based on 39 completed surveys (25% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (41)
73005, 73006, 73017, 73018, 73029, 73038, 73055, 73067, 73082, 73501, 73503, 73505, 73507, 73521, 73526, 73527, 73529, 73530, 73532, 73533, 73537, 73538, 73540, 73541, 73542, 73543, 73546, 73549, 73550, 73552, 73554, 73559, 73560, 73564, 73566, 73568, 73570, 73571, 73572, 73651, 73655
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Frequently asked questions
Is Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC (CMS Certification Number 377636) has been Medicare-certified since 03/28/2001, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC compare to other home health agencies in Lawton?
Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC ranks #4 of 7 home health agencies based in Lawton on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC serve?
Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC reports serving 41 ZIP codes to CMS, including 73005, 73006, 73017, 73018, 73029. Call (580) 353-0377 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.