Lifespring in Home Care of Eastern Pa
Home health agency · 1541 Alta Drive Suite 102, Whitehall, PA 18052
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/05/2013 · CCN 398200
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #112 of 223 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 716
- Medicare spending
- 11% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 45 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 9 of 16 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.8% | 95.9% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 91.6% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 100% | 91% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 100% | 92.7% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 100% | 92% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 98.9% | 92.4% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 100% | 90.5% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 96.9% | 94.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 4.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 50% | 76.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 77.4% | 85.4% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 97.3% | 94.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 72% | — | 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) | 14.6% | — | 10.8% | Worse |
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 Worse Than National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 88% | 91% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 89% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 78% | 84% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 88% | 89% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 81% | 81% | 79% | Better |
Based on 57 completed surveys (18% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (45)
17960, 18011, 18013, 18014, 18015, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18034, 18036, 18037, 18038, 18040, 18042, 18045, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18055, 18056, 18058, 18062, 18064, 18066, 18067, 18069, 18071, 18072, 18077, 18078, 18080, 18088, 18091, 18092, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18106, 18109, 18240, 19530, 19539, 19562
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Lifespring in Home Care of Eastern Pa. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.