El Paso Community Home Health Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
95/ 100
Not rated
1ST Care Home Health Agency
Home health agency · 230 Thunderbird Dr. Ste K, El Paso, TX 79912
Quality of patient care star rating
54/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/03/1999 · CCN 459477
- Rank in El Paso
- #11 of 60 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #370 of 1161 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Home health aide · Not offered: Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 77
- Medicare spending
- 22% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 22 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.3% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 84.6% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 100% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 89.3% | 85.8% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 100% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.6% | 88% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 76.5% | 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 | 92.4% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 25.9% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 22.9% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 37% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.6% | — | 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 Worse Than National Rate; preventable readmissions Not Available; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (22)
79821, 79835, 79838, 79849, 79901, 79902, 79903, 79904, 79905, 79907, 79912, 79915, 79924, 79925, 79927, 79928, 79930, 79932, 79934, 79935, 79936, 79938
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1ST Care Home Health Agency Medicare-certified?
Yes. 1ST Care Home Health Agency (CMS Certification Number 459477) has been Medicare-certified since 11/03/1999, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does 1ST Care Home Health Agency compare to other home health agencies in El Paso?
1ST Care Home Health Agency ranks #11 of 60 home health agencies based in El Paso on the Scorecard score, with 4 stars.
What areas does 1ST Care Home Health Agency serve?
1ST Care Home Health Agency reports serving 22 ZIP codes to CMS, including 79821, 79835, 79838, 79849, 79901. Call (915) 587-0074 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with 1ST Care Home Health Agency. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.