Rio Grande Home Health Agency Inc
Home health agency ยท 630 N. Ed Carey Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/06/1975 ยท CCN 457089
- Rank in Harlingen
- #1 of 11 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #30 of 1161 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology ยท Not offered: Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 265
- Medicare spending
- 5% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 34 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 9 of 16 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 98.7% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 100% | 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 | 100% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 99.1% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients' breathing improved | 91.4% | 88% | 91.3% | About the same |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 78.1% | 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) | 0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 85.1% | 64% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 100% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 100% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.7% | โ | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 3.9% | โ | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.9% | โ | 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)
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 (34)
78501, 78503, 78504, 78516, 78520, 78521, 78526, 78537, 78538, 78539, 78541, 78542, 78543, 78550, 78552, 78559, 78562, 78566, 78569, 78570, 78572, 78573, 78575, 78577, 78578, 78580, 78583, 78586, 78589, 78593, 78594, 78596, 78597, 78599
Other home health agencies in Harlingen
United Home Care
Apc Home Health Services
Sunglo Home Health Services Inc
Amado Hospice & Home Health
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Rio Grande Home Health Agency Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.