Bluebonnet Home Health & Hospice Company
Home health agency · 304 East 11TH, Friona, TX 79035
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/13/1993 · CCN 677617
- Rank in Texas
- #418 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
- 310
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 8 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 4 of 16 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 95.1% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 43.8% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 65.9% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 78.5% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 82% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 81.4% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 78.5% | 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 | 100% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 3.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 62.5% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 92.4% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 97.9% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 86.3% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.8% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 12.8% | — | 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 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 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 96% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 94% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 90% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 99% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 96% | 80% | 79% | Better |
Based on 44 completed surveys (39% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (8)
79009, 79027, 79031, 79035, 79045, 79053, 79325, 79347
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Bluebonnet Home Health & Hospice Company. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.