West Virginia Home Health
Home health agency · 21 East Main Street, Suite 302, Buckhannon, WV 26201
At a glance
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/27/1971 · CCN 517031
- Rank in West Virginia
- #29 of 42 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
- 431
- Medicare spending
- 3% less 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 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 93.4% | 97.1% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 46.6% | 60.3% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 91.2% | 92.4% | 88.6% | Better |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 90.4% | 93.3% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 91.3% | 94.2% | 90.6% | About the same |
| Patients' breathing improved | 90.1% | 95% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 88.6% | 93.5% | 88.1% | About the same |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 91.3% | 94.7% | 94.5% | Worse |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | About the same |
| Discharge function score | 76.7% | 76.9% | 71.7% | Better |
| Health info sent to next provider | 90.1% | 80.8% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 98.4% | 90.1% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 84.5% | — | 77.7% | Better |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.2% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 11.9% | — | 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 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 3 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 91% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 89% | 89% | 86% | Better |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 90% | 84% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 84% | 87% | 85% | About the same |
| Would definitely recommend | 80% | 82% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 88 completed surveys (40% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (40)
25063, 26201, 26210, 26218, 26228, 26229, 26234, 26237, 26238, 26241, 26253, 26257, 26267, 26270, 26273, 26276, 26278, 26280, 26283, 26285, 26288, 26293, 26294, 26296, 26321, 26335, 26338, 26372, 26378, 26412, 26447, 26452, 26601, 26615, 26619, 26621, 26623, 26624, 26629, 26631
Frequently asked questions
Is West Virginia Home Health Medicare-certified?
How does West Virginia Home Health compare to other home health agencies in Buckhannon?
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with West Virginia Home Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.