1ST Choice Home Health
Home health agency · 101 Kings Plaza Suite H, Commerce, TX 75428
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/03/1994 · CCN 677789
- Rank in Texas
- #407 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
- 884
- Medicare spending
- 2% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 54 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 77.4% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 81.9% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 85.4% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 85% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 78.6% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 85.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 99.1% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 60.5% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 98.9% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.7% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.8% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 19% | — | 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 Same As 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 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 90% | 89% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 92% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 93% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 87% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 90% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 76 completed surveys (30% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (54)
75032, 75103, 75127, 75135, 75140, 75160, 75161, 75169, 75173, 75189, 75401, 75402, 75410, 75416, 75417, 75418, 75420, 75422, 75423, 75428, 75429, 75431, 75432, 75433, 75437, 75440, 75442, 75446, 75448, 75449, 75452, 75453, 75455, 75457, 75460, 75462, 75471, 75472, 75473, 75474, 75477, 75478, 75480, 75481, 75482, 75492, 75494, 75496, 75497, 75644, 75686, 75771, 75773, 75783
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with 1ST Choice Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.