Medlife Home Health Services Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapyOccupational therapySpeechSocial workHome health aide
95/ 100
Not rated
Brightstar Care
Home health agency · 615A Gale St, Laredo, TX 78041
Quality of patient care star rating
18/ 100
Poor
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 09/07/2006 · CCN 679547
- Rank in Laredo
- #33 of 39 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1117 of 1161 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy · Not offered: Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 123
- Medicare spending
- 35% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 145 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 0 of 16 reported measures, worse on 14.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 85.7% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 33.2% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 73.7% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 64.1% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 71.5% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 63.8% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 74.1% | 86.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 1.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Worse |
| Timely action on medication issues | 78.4% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 48.7% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 49.5% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 59.8% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 66.9% | — | 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) | 12.1% | — | 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 (145)
76574, 78006, 78009, 78016, 78023, 78040, 78041, 78043, 78045, 78046, 78064, 78065, 78069, 78070, 78073, 78076, 78101, 78108, 78109, 78112, 78114, 78121, 78123, 78130, 78132, 78133, 78148, 78152, 78154, 78155, 78163, 78201, 78202, 78203, 78204, 78207, 78208, 78209, 78210, 78211, 78212, 78213, 78214, 78216, 78217, 78218, 78219, 78220, 78221, 78223, 78225, 78226, 78227, 78228, 78229, 78230, 78232, 78233, 78236, 78237, 78238, 78239, 78240, 78242, 78244, 78245, 78247, 78248, 78249, 78250, 78251, 78252, 78253, 78254, 78255, 78256, 78258, 78259, 78260, 78261, 78266, 78501, 78503, 78520, 78521, 78526, 78537, 78539, 78541, 78542, 78550, 78552, 78559, 78560, 78566, 78570, 78572, 78574, 78577, 78586, 78596, 78599, 78610, 78612, 78613, 78621, 78628, 78633, 78634, 78640, 78641, 78642, 78652, 78653, 78654, 78660, 78664, 78665, 78681, 78701, 78702, 78703, 78704, 78717, 78723, 78724, 78725, 78728, 78729, 78730, 78731, 78734, 78736, 78741, 78744, 78745, 78746, 78748, 78749, 78750, 78752, 78753, 78754, 78758, 78759
Other home health agencies in Laredo
Divinas Manos Home Health LLC
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapyOccupational therapySpeechSocial workHome health aide
71/ 100
Not rated
Healing Hands Home Health Care LLC
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapySpeech✓ Social workHome health aide
63/ 100
United Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
62/ 100
Not rated
Nursing From the Heart Home Care Inc
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapyOccupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial workHome health aide
60/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Brightstar Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Brightstar Care (CMS Certification Number 679547) has been Medicare-certified since 09/07/2006, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Brightstar Care compare to other home health agencies in Laredo?
Brightstar Care ranks #33 of 39 home health agencies based in Laredo on the Scorecard score, with 1.5 stars.
What areas does Brightstar Care serve?
Brightstar Care reports serving 145 ZIP codes to CMS, including 76574, 78006, 78009, 78016, 78023. Call (956) 712-9988 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Brightstar Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.