Golden Age Home Care , Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
80/ 100
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Immediate Homecare and Hospice
Home health agency · 3901 W Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 2★
28/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 09/15/1995 · CCN 397650
- Rank in Philadelphia
- #12 of 45 home health agencies
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #216 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
- 591
- Medicare spending
- 5% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 72 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 92% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 67.8% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 81% | 91% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 80.1% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 79.7% | 92% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 83.2% | 92.4% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 80.4% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 81.2% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 55.1% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 67.1% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 85.5% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 71.6% | — | 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) | 10.5% | — | 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 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 79% | 91% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 76% | 89% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 74% | 84% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 76% | 89% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 62% | 81% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 111 completed surveys (8% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (72)
18940, 18966, 18974, 19002, 19006, 19007, 19012, 19020, 19021, 19026, 19027, 19030, 19036, 19040, 19044, 19046, 19047, 19050, 19053, 19054, 19055, 19056, 19057, 19067, 19082, 19095, 19102, 19103, 19104, 19106, 19107, 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19126, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19136, 19137, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148, 19149, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154
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Frequently asked questions
Is Immediate Homecare and Hospice Medicare-certified?
Yes. Immediate Homecare and Hospice (CMS Certification Number 397650) has been Medicare-certified since 09/15/1995, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Immediate Homecare and Hospice compare to other home health agencies in Philadelphia?
Immediate Homecare and Hospice ranks #12 of 45 home health agencies based in Philadelphia on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does Immediate Homecare and Hospice serve?
Immediate Homecare and Hospice reports serving 72 ZIP codes to CMS, including 18940, 18966, 18974, 19002, 19006. Call (215) 638-2223 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Immediate Homecare and Hospice. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.