Continuing Care Home Health Services
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ SpeechSocial work✓ Home health aide
49/ 100
First Choice Home Health Services, LLC
Home health agency · 1819 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
38/ 100
Below average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 04/05/1988 · CCN 497320
- Rank in Harrisonburg
- #3 of 3 home health agencies
- Rank in Virginia
- #166 of 191 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 703
- Medicare spending
- 6% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 42 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 2 of 16 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 97.1% | 96.8% | 96.5% | About the same |
| Checked flu shot status | 67.1% | 67% | 64.2% | Better |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 76.6% | 88.4% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 80.7% | 90.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 73.7% | 90.3% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 71.3% | 91.7% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 69.7% | 88% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 91.7% | 95.6% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 65.4% | 73.6% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 73.8% | 78% | 81.2% | Worse |
| Health info given to patient | 93.2% | 92.6% | 92.2% | About the same |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 87% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.4% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 10.7% | — | 10.8% | About the same |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Better 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 0 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 89% | 89% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 86% | 86% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 83% | 80% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 83% | 85% | 85% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 80% | 79% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 78 completed surveys (27% response rate).
Location and service area
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
ZIP codes served (42)
22644, 22657, 22664, 22801, 22802, 22812, 22815, 22820, 22821, 22824, 22827, 22830, 22831, 22832, 22834, 22835, 22840, 22841, 22842, 22843, 22844, 22845, 22846, 22847, 22849, 22850, 22851, 22853, 22939, 22980, 24401, 24421, 24437, 24440, 24441, 24459, 24467, 24471, 24477, 24479, 24482, 24486
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✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social work✓ Home health aide
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Frequently asked questions
Is First Choice Home Health Services, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. First Choice Home Health Services, LLC (CMS Certification Number 497320) has been Medicare-certified since 04/05/1988, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does First Choice Home Health Services, LLC compare to other home health agencies in Harrisonburg?
First Choice Home Health Services, LLC ranks #3 of 3 home health agencies based in Harrisonburg on the Scorecard score, with 2 stars.
What areas does First Choice Home Health Services, LLC serve?
First Choice Home Health Services, LLC reports serving 42 ZIP codes to CMS, including 22644, 22657, 22664, 22801, 22802. Call (540) 434-3916 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with First Choice Home Health Services, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.