Puget Sound Home Health
✓ Nursing✓ Physical therapy✓ Occupational therapy✓ Speech✓ Social workHome health aide
65/ 100
Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health
Home health agency · 1313 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Quality of patient care star rating · Patient survey: 4★
43/ 100
Average
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 06/01/1979 · CCN 507046
- Rank in Tacoma
- #4 of 5 home health agencies
- Rank in Washington
- #46 of 64 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services, Home health aide
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 1,762
- Medicare spending
- 1% less than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 127 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 95% | 87.7% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 58.6% | 61.7% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 84.9% | 87.1% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 86.4% | 88.8% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 87.7% | 89.3% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 88.3% | 91.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 81.2% | 84.4% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.4% | 93.6% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 65.6% | 69.6% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 85.6% | 82.6% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 98.5% | 91.3% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 88.1% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.5% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 9.6% | — | 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 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% | 88% | 89% | About the same |
| Team communicated well | 83% | 84% | 86% | Worse |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 82% | 79% | 82% | About the same |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 85% | 83% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 80% | 78% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 364 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (127)
98001, 98002, 98003, 98010, 98022, 98023, 98030, 98031, 98032, 98038, 98042, 98047, 98051, 98055, 98056, 98058, 98092, 98110, 98198, 98304, 98310, 98311, 98312, 98321, 98327, 98328, 98329, 98330, 98332, 98333, 98335, 98337, 98338, 98340, 98346, 98349, 98351, 98354, 98359, 98360, 98366, 98367, 98370, 98371, 98372, 98373, 98374, 98375, 98380, 98383, 98384, 98385, 98387, 98388, 98390, 98391, 98392, 98394, 98396, 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98418, 98422, 98424, 98439, 98443, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98498, 98499, 98501, 98502, 98503, 98506, 98509, 98512, 98513, 98516, 98530, 98576, 98579, 98580, 98589, 98597, 99001, 99003, 99004, 99005, 99006, 99008, 99009, 99014, 99016, 99019, 99021, 99022, 99025, 99026, 99027, 99030, 99031, 99036, 99037, 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99206, 99207, 99208, 99212, 99216, 99217, 99218, 99223, 99224
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58/ 100
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–no score
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Frequently asked questions
Is Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health Medicare-certified?
Yes. Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health (CMS Certification Number 507046) has been Medicare-certified since 06/01/1979, which means it meets federal requirements and Medicare will pay for covered home health services.
How does Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health compare to other home health agencies in Tacoma?
Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health ranks #4 of 5 home health agencies based in Tacoma on the Scorecard score, with 2.5 stars.
What areas does Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health serve?
Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health reports serving 127 ZIP codes to CMS, including 98001, 98002, 98003, 98010, 98022. Call (253) 301-6400 to confirm coverage of your address.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.