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The Ultimate Home Care
Home health agency · 710 N Post Oak Rd Ste 350, Houston, TX 77024
Quality of patient care star rating
28/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 03/03/2005 · CCN 673167
- Rank in Houston
- #104 of 260 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1008 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
- 107
- Medicare spending
- 19% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 183 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 1 of 15 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 99.1% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 44.3% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 81.8% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 81.5% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 87.8% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 83.1% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 83.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 95.4% | 95.1% | 94.5% | About the same |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 16% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 37.4% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 46.3% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 52.9% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 14.7% | — | 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 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 (183)
75142, 75160, 76114, 76227, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77008, 77009, 77011, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77301, 77302, 77303, 77304, 77316, 77318, 77320, 77327, 77328, 77338, 77339, 77340, 77345, 77346, 77354, 77355, 77356, 77357, 77365, 77372, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77378, 77379, 77380, 77381, 77382, 77384, 77385, 77386, 77388, 77389, 77396, 77406, 77407, 77418, 77423, 77429, 77433, 77441, 77445, 77446, 77447, 77449, 77450, 77459, 77461, 77469, 77471, 77474, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77484, 77486, 77488, 77489, 77493, 77494, 77498, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77510, 77511, 77515, 77520, 77521, 77530, 77531, 77532, 77534, 77535, 77536, 77539, 77545, 77546, 77550, 77551, 77565, 77571, 77573, 77577, 77578, 77581, 77584, 77586, 77587, 77590, 77591, 77598, 78023, 78542
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Ultimate Home Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. The Ultimate Home Care (CMS Certification Number 673167) has been Medicare-certified since 03/03/2005, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does The Ultimate Home Care compare to other home health agencies in Houston?
The Ultimate Home Care ranks #104 of 260 home health agencies based in Houston on the Scorecard score, with 2.5 stars.
What areas does The Ultimate Home Care serve?
The Ultimate Home Care reports serving 183 ZIP codes to CMS, including 75142, 75160, 76114, 76227, 77003. Call (281) 741-4660 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with The Ultimate Home Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.