Xtra-Care Home Health Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
89/ 100
Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc
Home health agency · 738 S Highway 6 Suite 400, Houston, TX 77079
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 2★
22/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 05/26/2005 · CCN 457828
- Rank in Houston
- #112 of 260 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1065 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
- 1,144
- Medicare spending
- 1% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 180 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 2 of 16 reported measures, worse on 12.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 91% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 66.7% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 75.8% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 66.6% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 76.6% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 65.6% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 80.7% | 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 | 99.4% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 31.2% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 34.6% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 73% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 58.7% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.3% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 17.2% | — | 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 Worse Than 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 | 76% | 89% | 89% | Worse |
| Team communicated well | 76% | 86% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 79% | 83% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 72% | 87% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 56% | 80% | 79% | Worse |
Based on 68 completed surveys (17% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (180)
75951, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77011, 77013, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77046, 77047, 77049, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77056, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77076, 77077, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77094, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77302, 77304, 77316, 77327, 77336, 77338, 77339, 77346, 77354, 77355, 77356, 77357, 77365, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77379, 77380, 77381, 77382, 77384, 77385, 77386, 77388, 77396, 77401, 77406, 77407, 77417, 77423, 77429, 77433, 77441, 77449, 77450, 77459, 77469, 77474, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77486, 77488, 77489, 77493, 77494, 77498, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77506, 77511, 77514, 77515, 77520, 77521, 77523, 77530, 77531, 77532, 77535, 77536, 77539, 77541, 77545, 77546, 77547, 77551, 77562, 77566, 77568, 77577, 77578, 77581, 77583, 77584, 77586, 77587, 77597, 77598, 77611, 77614, 77619, 77627, 77629, 77630, 77640, 77642, 77651, 77655, 77656, 77657, 77665, 77703, 77705, 77708, 77713
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Frequently asked questions
Is Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc Medicare-certified?
Yes. Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc (CMS Certification Number 457828) has been Medicare-certified since 05/26/2005, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc compare to other home health agencies in Houston?
Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc ranks #112 of 260 home health agencies based in Houston on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc serve?
Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc reports serving 180 ZIP codes to CMS, including 75951, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005. Call (281) 980-0881 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.