Acts Home Health Agency of Pennsylvania
Home health agency · 420 Delaware Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/18/2017 · CCN 398265
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #78 of 223 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Home health aide · Not offered: Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 410
- Medicare spending
- 1% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 6 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 10 of 16 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.6% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 86.8% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 83.6% | 91% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 90.9% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 97.3% | 92% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 96.6% | 92.4% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 88.5% | 90.5% | 88.1% | About the same |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99.6% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 82.3% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 97.6% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 94.5% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 86.5% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.3% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.2% | — | 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 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 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 93% | 91% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 85% | 89% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 89% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% | 89% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 72% | 81% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 95 completed surveys (43% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (6)
18966, 19002, 19034, 19063, 19422, 19446
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Acts Home Health Agency of Pennsylvania. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.