Table 1.
Home Health Agency Characteristics, by Survey Respondents and the Nation
| National Home Health Agencies, n = 11,189 |
Survey Respondents, n = 121 |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Agency characteristics | ||
| Census region | ||
| Northeast | 1035 (9.3) | 13 (10.7) |
| Midwest | 2894 (25.9) | 31 (25.6) |
| South | 4763 (42.6) | 46 (38.0) |
| West | 2461 (22.0) | 31 (25.6) |
| Puerto Rico | 36 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rural | 1611 (14.4) | 33 (27.3) |
| Urban | 9578 (85.6) | 88 (72.7) |
| Ownership | ||
| For-profit | 9223 (82.4) | 82 (67.8) |
| Nonprofit | 1586 (14.2) | 26 (21.5) |
| Government | 380 (3.4) | 13 (10.7) |
| Value-Based Purchasing Program Participation | 2005 (17.9) | 18 (14.9) |
| CMS Program Participation | ||
| Medicare only | 2500 (22.3) | 24 (19.8) |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 8689 (77.7) | 97 (80.2) |
| Hospital Affiliation | 702 (6.3) | 18 (14.9) |
| Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| QoPC Star Rating∗ | 3.28 (1.01) | 3.14 (0.97) |
| HHCAHPS Summary Star Rating† | 3.50 (0.90) | 3.75 (0.84) |
CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Totals varied due to missing data:
∗
From February 2020 Home Health Compare file: n (total) = 8412, n (respondents) = 103.
†
From February 2020 Home Health Compare file: n (total) = 5483, n (respondents) = 68.