Advantage Home Health and Hospice
Home health agency · 1502 Route 61 Highway South, Pottsville, PA 17901
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 10/07/2014 · CCN 398225
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #70 of 223 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Medical social services · Not offered: Speech-language pathology, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 713
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 155 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 8 of 16 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.1% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 77.3% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 83.4% | 91% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 86.4% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 90.8% | 92% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 95.5% | 92.4% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 83.5% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.2% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 80.3% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 96.3% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 99.3% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 89.6% | — | 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) | 10.3% | — | 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 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 91% | 91% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 91% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 83% | 84% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 91% | 89% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 84% | 81% | 79% | Better |
Based on 235 completed surveys (31% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (155)
17003, 17016, 17023, 17026, 17030, 17032, 17038, 17042, 17044, 17046, 17048, 17061, 17064, 17067, 17073, 17077, 17078, 17086, 17087, 17097, 17098, 17501, 17517, 17522, 17529, 17545, 17555, 17569, 17578, 17602, 17740, 17812, 17834, 17841, 17851, 17866, 17872, 17901, 17920, 17921, 17922, 17923, 17925, 17929, 17930, 17931, 17933, 17934, 17935, 17936, 17938, 17941, 17943, 17944, 17946, 17948, 17949, 17951, 17952, 17953, 17954, 17957, 17959, 17960, 17961, 17963, 17964, 17965, 17967, 17968, 17970, 17972, 17974, 17976, 17978, 17980, 17981, 17983, 17985, 18015, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18032, 18042, 18045, 18049, 18055, 18058, 18064, 18065, 18067, 18069, 18072, 18080, 18091, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18106, 18109, 18201, 18202, 18211, 18214, 18218, 18220, 18222, 18229, 18232, 18235, 18237, 18240, 18245, 18248, 18250, 18252, 18255, 18661, 19505, 19506, 19507, 19508, 19510, 19512, 19518, 19522, 19526, 19529, 19530, 19533, 19534, 19536, 19539, 19540, 19541, 19547, 19550, 19551, 19555, 19559, 19560, 19562, 19565, 19567, 19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610, 19611
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Advantage Home Health and Hospice. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.