A-Care Home Health Services
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
50/ 100
Not rated
Guardian Healthcare
Home health agency · 6565 West Loop South Suite 780, Bellaire, TX 77401
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 3★
39/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/27/1996 · CCN 678166
- Rank in Bellaire
- #3 of 3 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #753 of 1161 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 610
- Medicare spending
- 5% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 146 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 94.1% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 73% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 88.5% | 85.7% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 87.5% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 88.1% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 95.7% | 88% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 82.1% | 86.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 91.2% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 58% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 85.6% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 89.9% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 82.8% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 6.7% | — | 10.8% | Better |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Better Than 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 | 87% | 89% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 81% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 72% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 80% | 87% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 68% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 72 completed surveys (10% response rate).
Location and service area
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
ZIP codes served (146)
77001, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77050, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77058, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77062, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77336, 77338, 77339, 77345, 77346, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77379, 77380, 77381, 77383, 77385, 77386, 77388, 77389, 77396, 77401, 77406, 77407, 77423, 77429, 77433, 77435, 77441, 77444, 77447, 77449, 77450, 77451, 77459, 77461, 77469, 77471, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77488, 77489, 77493, 77494, 77498, 77502, 77504, 77521, 77532, 77545, 77547, 77581, 77583, 77584, 77598
Other home health agencies in Bellaire
Camillians Home Health Services LLC
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
48/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Guardian Healthcare Medicare-certified?
Yes. Guardian Healthcare (CMS Certification Number 678166) has been Medicare-certified since 03/27/1996, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Guardian Healthcare compare to other home health agencies in Bellaire?
Guardian Healthcare ranks #3 of 3 home health agencies based in Bellaire on the Scorecard score, with 3.5 stars.
What areas does Guardian Healthcare serve?
Guardian Healthcare reports serving 146 ZIP codes to CMS, including 77001, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005. Call (281) 481-2974 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Guardian Healthcare. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.