American Star Home Health & Hospice Care Inc
Home health agency ยท 2345 50ST Suite 301, Lubbock, TX 79412
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 01/11/2011 ยท CCN 747506
- Rank in Lubbock
- #12 of 14 home health agencies
- Rank in Texas
- #1019 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
- 228
- Medicare spending
- 4% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 40 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 2 of 15 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 96% | 96.8% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 77.8% | 64.4% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 43.5% | 85.7% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 45.2% | 85.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 52.2% | 87.8% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 48.8% | 88% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 52.1% | 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 | 96.8% | 95.1% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 26% | 64% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 58.5% | 81.5% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 84.5% | 90.7% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 67.9% | โ | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 12.1% | โ | 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 Same As 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 (40)
79043, 79072, 79088, 79103, 79104, 79106, 79107, 79109, 79110, 79118, 79119, 79124, 79235, 79241, 79311, 79312, 79316, 79329, 79331, 79336, 79339, 79356, 79364, 79367, 79373, 79381, 79382, 79401, 79403, 79404, 79407, 79410, 79411, 79412, 79413, 79414, 79415, 79416, 79423, 79424
Other home health agencies in Lubbock
Direct Health Care Inc
Centerwell Home Health
Cuidado Casero Home Health Lubbock
Accentcare Health
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with American Star Home Health & Hospice Care Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.