Buchanan General Hospital Home Health Agency
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
56/ 100
Special Care Home Health
Home health agency · 18334 Riverside Drive, Grundy, VA 24614
Quality of patient care star rating
66/ 100
Above average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/21/2005 · CCN 497602
- Rank in Grundy
- #1 of 2 home health agencies
- Rank in Virginia
- #14 of 191 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Home health aide · Not offered: Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 326
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 20 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 94.2% | 96.8% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 74.5% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 100% | 88.4% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 100% | 90.8% | 89.7% | Better |
| Patients improved at bathing | 95.4% | 90.3% | 90.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 100% | 88% | 88.1% | Better |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 89.8% | 95.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 16.7% | 73.6% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 94.5% | 78% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 95.2% | 92.6% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 10.2% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.9% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.9% | — | 10.8% | Better |
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)
Survey results: better than the national average on 5 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 100% | 89% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 100% | 86% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 97% | 80% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 100% | 85% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 100% | 79% | 79% | Better |
Based on 18 completed surveys (19% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (20)
24217, 24220, 24228, 24256, 24260, 24603, 24607, 24609, 24614, 24620, 24627, 24628, 24631, 24634, 24639, 24641, 24646, 24647, 24656, 24657
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Frequently asked questions
Is Special Care Home Health Medicare-certified?
Yes. Special Care Home Health (CMS Certification Number 497602) has been Medicare-certified since 07/21/2005, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Special Care Home Health compare to other home health agencies in Grundy?
Special Care Home Health ranks #1 of 2 home health agencies based in Grundy on the Scorecard score, with 4.5 stars.
What areas does Special Care Home Health serve?
Special Care Home Health reports serving 20 ZIP codes to CMS, including 24217, 24220, 24228, 24256, 24260. Call (276) 935-6655 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Special Care Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.