Golden Age Home Care , Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
80/ 100
Not rated
Always Best Care
Home health agency · 427 W Giarad Avenue 1ST Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Quality of patient care star rating
24/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 09/28/2018 · CCN 398297
- Rank in Philadelphia
- #13 of 45 home health agencies
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #219 of 223 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 47
- Medicare spending
- 1% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 46 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 14 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 88.8% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 52% | 67% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 75.7% | 91% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 74.2% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 78.5% | 92% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 75.3% | 92.4% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 73.1% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 89.5% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 45.2% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 28.9% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 73.4% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 79.3% | — | 77.7% | 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 Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Not Available; preventable hospitalizations Not Available.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Location and service area
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
ZIP codes served (46)
19013, 19046, 19079, 19082, 19103, 19104, 19106, 19111, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19126, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19136, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148, 19149, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154, 19444
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Frequently asked questions
Is Always Best Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Always Best Care (CMS Certification Number 398297) has been Medicare-certified since 09/28/2018, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Always Best Care compare to other home health agencies in Philadelphia?
Always Best Care ranks #13 of 45 home health agencies based in Philadelphia on the Scorecard score, with 1.5 stars.
What areas does Always Best Care serve?
Always Best Care reports serving 46 ZIP codes to CMS, including 19013, 19046, 19079, 19082, 19103. Call (267) 909-9248 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Always Best Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.