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Catalyst Health Services Inc.
Home health agency · 1724 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098
Quality of patient care star rating
24/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 10/12/2005 · CCN 457896
- Rank in Houston
- #109 of 260 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1046 of 1161 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services · Not offered: Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 225
- Medicare spending
- 5% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 56 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 16 reported measures, worse on 12.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 95.2% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 46.8% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 45% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 27.5% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 51% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 32.1% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 50.6% | 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 | 87.3% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 16.7% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 89.3% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 74.3% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 48.1% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.8% | — | 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 Worse Than 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 (56)
77004, 77008, 77011, 77015, 77018, 77019, 77021, 77025, 77026, 77028, 77029, 77031, 77035, 77036, 77040, 77045, 77048, 77051, 77054, 77055, 77065, 77066, 77068, 77074, 77080, 77084, 77086, 77090, 77092, 77095, 77098, 77338, 77355, 77381, 77384, 77389, 77396, 77406, 77407, 77433, 77445, 77449, 77479, 77493, 77498, 77505, 77511, 77530, 77536, 77546, 77547, 77581, 77583, 77584, 77587, 77591
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Frequently asked questions
Is Catalyst Health Services Inc. Medicare-certified?
Yes. Catalyst Health Services Inc. (CMS Certification Number 457896) has been Medicare-certified since 10/12/2005, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Catalyst Health Services Inc. compare to other home health agencies in Houston?
Catalyst Health Services Inc. ranks #109 of 260 home health agencies based in Houston on the Scorecard score, with 1.5 stars.
What areas does Catalyst Health Services Inc. serve?
Catalyst Health Services Inc. reports serving 56 ZIP codes to CMS, including 77004, 77008, 77011, 77015, 77018. Call (713) 425-0010 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Catalyst Health Services Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.