Amedisys Home Health of Georgetown
Home health agency · 2503 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 12/21/1993 · CCN 427065
- Rank in South Carolina
- #6 of 65 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 2,237
- Medicare spending
- 2% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 7 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 12 of 16 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 98% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 87.1% | 65.7% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 91.1% | 93.7% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 93.7% | 95% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 92.7% | 95.1% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 97.8% | 95.6% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 90.6% | 94% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99% | 95.9% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 86.8% | 77.9% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 98.4% | 84.8% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 99.9% | 90% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 87.5% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.6% | — | 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 | 90% | 91% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 89% | 88% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 84% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 87% | 88% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 82% | 82% | 79% | Better |
Based on 329 completed surveys (23% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (7)
29440, 29442, 29464, 29510, 29554, 29576, 29585
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Amedisys Home Health of Georgetown. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.