Golden Age Home Care , Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
80/ 100
Not rated
VNA of Greater Philadelphia
Home health agency · 4601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Quality of patient care star rating
34/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/01/1966 · CCN 397005
- Rank in Philadelphia
- #10 of 45 home health agencies
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #206 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
- 1,194
- Medicare spending
- 10% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 33 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 2 of 16 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 81% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 76% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 89.6% | 91% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 63.3% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 72.5% | 92% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.7% | 92.4% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 77.1% | 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 | 98.7% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 33.8% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 55.8% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 91.7% | 94.6% | 92.2% | About the same |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 71.3% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 5% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.5% | — | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (33)
19001, 19027, 19075, 19103, 19106, 19107, 19115, 19120, 19122, 19124, 19126, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19148, 19150, 19153, 19401, 19428
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Frequently asked questions
Is VNA of Greater Philadelphia Medicare-certified?
Yes. VNA of Greater Philadelphia (CMS Certification Number 397005) has been Medicare-certified since 07/01/1966, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does VNA of Greater Philadelphia compare to other home health agencies in Philadelphia?
VNA of Greater Philadelphia ranks #10 of 45 home health agencies based in Philadelphia on the Scorecard score, with 2.5 stars.
What areas does VNA of Greater Philadelphia serve?
VNA of Greater Philadelphia reports serving 33 ZIP codes to CMS, including 19001, 19027, 19075, 19103, 19106. Call (215) 473-0772 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with VNA of Greater Philadelphia. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.