Custom Care Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
97/ 100
Not rated
Novel Home Healthcare Agency
Home health agency · 7920 Belt Line Road Suite 255, Dallas, TX 75254
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 2★
24/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/17/1999 · CCN 459465
- Rank in Dallas
- #42 of 131 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1044 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
- 195
- Medicare spending
- 2% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 149 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 89.9% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 81.9% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 74.1% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 66.4% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 77.8% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 79.7% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 79.8% | 86.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95.1% | 95.1% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 23.5% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 79.3% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 74.4% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 70.8% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.5% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.8% | — | 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 Same As 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 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 79% | 89% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 77% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 73% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 72% | 87% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 60% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 57 completed surveys (11% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (149)
75001, 75006, 75007, 75010, 75019, 75023, 75025, 75032, 75034, 75035, 75038, 75039, 75040, 75041, 75042, 75043, 75044, 75048, 75050, 75051, 75052, 75056, 75060, 75061, 75062, 75063, 75067, 75070, 75071, 75074, 75075, 75080, 75081, 75087, 75088, 75089, 75093, 75094, 75098, 75104, 75114, 75115, 75116, 75126, 75134, 75137, 75141, 75146, 75149, 75150, 75154, 75159, 75160, 75165, 75173, 75180, 75181, 75189, 75201, 75203, 75204, 75206, 75208, 75209, 75210, 75211, 75212, 75214, 75215, 75216, 75217, 75218, 75219, 75220, 75223, 75224, 75225, 75226, 75227, 75228, 75229, 75230, 75231, 75232, 75233, 75234, 75235, 75236, 75237, 75238, 75240, 75241, 75243, 75244, 75246, 75247, 75248, 75249, 75251, 75252, 75253, 75254, 75287, 75407, 75442, 76001, 76002, 76006, 76010, 76011, 76012, 76013, 76014, 76015, 76016, 76017, 76018, 76021, 76022, 76039, 76040, 76051, 76052, 76053, 76054, 76063, 76103, 76104, 76105, 76106, 76108, 76112, 76114, 76115, 76116, 76117, 76118, 76119, 76123, 76131, 76134, 76135, 76148, 76164, 76177, 76179, 76180, 76182, 76244
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Frequently asked questions
Is Novel Home Healthcare Agency Medicare-certified?
Yes. Novel Home Healthcare Agency (CMS Certification Number 459465) has been Medicare-certified since 06/17/1999, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Novel Home Healthcare Agency compare to other home health agencies in Dallas?
Novel Home Healthcare Agency ranks #42 of 131 home health agencies based in Dallas on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does Novel Home Healthcare Agency serve?
Novel Home Healthcare Agency reports serving 149 ZIP codes to CMS, including 75001, 75006, 75007, 75010, 75019. Call (972) 994-9395 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Novel Home Healthcare Agency. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.