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Medicare-certified home health agency

Centerwell Home Health

Home health agency in Hoover, Alabama

CMS Care Compare, released 2026-07-15

Quality of care

Patient survey

How patients did

Compared with the average Alabama agency. The dot is this agency; the solid line is the state average, the dashed line the U.S.

Care started on time100.0%
About the Alabama averageState average 99.1%U.S. average 96.5%1750 of 1750 patients
What this measures

Share of patients whose first visit happened on the date the doctor ordered, or within 2 days of the referral or of coming home from the hospital when no date was ordered.

Patients got better at walking97.7%
Better than the Alabama averageState average 94.0%U.S. average 88.6%1050 of 1105 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who could walk or move around more easily by the end of care.

Falls with major injury · lower is better1.0%
About the Alabama averageState average 0.9%U.S. average 0.9%17 of 1745 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who had a fall that caused a broken bone, head injury or similar during care. Lower is better.

Patients sent home to the community83.2%

likely between 80.3% and 86.1%

Medicare: Better Than National RateU.S. rate 77.7%
What this measures

Share of patients who went home or to the community after home health and stayed out of a facility, adjusted for how sick patients were.

Preventable hospital stays during care · lower is better8.1%

likely between 6.2% and 10.2%

Medicare: Better Than National RateU.S. rate 10.8%
What this measures

Share of home health stays with a hospital or observation stay for a problem good care might have prevented, adjusted for how sick patients were. Lower is better.

See all 17 measures
Checked on flu shot45.7%
Below the Alabama averageState average 53.9%U.S. average 64.2%537 of 1176 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who were determined to have received the flu shot for the current flu season, from the agency or elsewhere.

Got better at getting in and out of bed96.0%
About the Alabama averageState average 94.7%U.S. average 89.7%1058 of 1105 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who needed less help getting in and out of bed by the end of care.

Got better at bathing96.1%
About the Alabama averageState average 95.5%U.S. average 90.6%1054 of 1105 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who needed less help washing themselves by the end of care.

Less short of breath92.7%
Below the Alabama averageState average 95.5%U.S. average 91.3%1063 of 1093 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who were less short of breath by the end of care.

Got better at taking medicines95.7%
Better than the Alabama averageState average 94.2%U.S. average 88.1%1034 of 1101 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who could take their medicines correctly on their own by the end of care.

Pressure ulcers that got worse or appeared · lower is better0.0%
Better than the Alabama averageState average 0.2%U.S. average 0.2%0 of 1166 patients
What this measures

Share of patients who developed a new or worsened pressure ulcer during care. Lower is better.

Medication problems acted on in time99.8%
Better than the Alabama averageState average 95.9%U.S. average 94.5%1747 of 1750 patients
What this measures

Share of patients whose medications were reviewed at the start of care and, each time a medication problem was found, the doctor-recommended action was completed with timely follow-up.

Met expected function at discharge66.9%
Below the Alabama averageState average 74.5%U.S. average 71.7%740 of 1106 patients
What this measures

Share of patients whose ability to move and care for themselves at discharge met or beat what was expected for them.

Medication list sent to the next provider97.8%
Better than the Alabama averageState average 89.6%U.S. average 81.2%702 of 718 patients
What this measures

Share of patients whose current medication list was sent in a timely way to the next doctor or facility at transfer or discharge.

Medication list given to the patient96.7%
About the Alabama averageState average 96.0%U.S. average 92.2%976 of 1009 patients
What this measures

Share of patients given their current medication list in a timely way when discharged to a home or similar setting.

Preventable readmission within 30 days · lower is better3.7%

likely between 2.8% and 4.9%

Medicare: Same As National RateU.S. rate 4.1%
What this measures

Share of patients readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of leaving home health for a problem good care might have prevented, adjusted for how sick patients were. Lower is better.

Medicare spending per episode0.94

6% below the national average

What patients said

Some surveys

272 completed surveys · 19% response rate

Based on 100 to 299 surveys.

  • Care was professional
  • Team communicated well
  • Discussed medicines, pain and safety
  • Rated the agency 9 or 10

82% would definitely recommend this agency

State average 84% · U.S. average 79%

Medicare payment

Cohort

Larger-volume

Total performance score

34.0 of 100

Cohort average 32.2

Payment adjustment

+0.3%

Payment year 2026

How it's calculated
MeasureWeightAchievementImprovementCounted
Potentially preventable hospitalization26.25%1.33.93.9
Discharge to community5.83%2.42.32.4
Improvement in dyspnea5.83%4.90.04.9
Improvement in oral medications5.83%6.61.26.6
Improvement in mobility8.75%10.09.010.0
Improvement in self-care8.75%7.74.17.7
ED use8.75%0.20.00.2
Care of patients6.00%0.00.00.0
Communication6.00%0.00.00.0
Specific care issues6.00%0.00.00.0
Overall rating6.00%0.00.00.0
Willingness to recommend6.00%0.00.00.0

About the agency

Services
Nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, home health aide
Ownership
For-profit
Certified since
1979
Address
3000 Riverchase Ctr, Ste 600, Hoover, AL 35244
ZIP codes served
35006, 35007, 35020, 35022, 35023, 35061, 35064, 35111, 35114, 35118, 35127, 35184
All 50 ZIP codes

35006, 35007, 35020, 35022, 35023, 35061, 35064, 35111, 35114, 35118, 35127, 35184, 35188, 35204, 35206, 35208, 35209, 35211, 35212, 35214, 35215, 35216, 35218, 35221, 35224, 35226, 35228, 35235, 35242, 35244, 35401, 35404, 35405, 35406, 35444, 35446, 35449, 35452, 35453, 35456, 35458, 35463, 35466, 35473, 35474, 35475, 35476, 35480, 35490, 35546

Data from CMS Care Compare, released 2026-07-15. This is CMS data, not a Logicly rating.

Better, about and below compare the agency with the state average. That is Logicly's reading of CMS numbers, not a CMS rating.

  • Average Medicare spending associated with an agency's home health episodes compared with all home health episodes nationally - agency score: January 01, 2023-December 31, 2024
  • Average Medicare spending associated with an agency's home health episodes compared with all home health episodes nationally - count: January 01, 2023-December 31, 2024
  • Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • Discharge Function Score: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often home health patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, had a preventable hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge from home health: January 01, 2022-December 31, 2024
  • How often patients got better at bathing: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often patients remained at home within 31 days of being discharged from home health: January 01, 2023-December 31, 2024
  • How often patients were admitted to the hospital for a potentially-preventable condition while receiving home health care: January 01, 2024-December 31, 2024
  • How often patients' breathing improved: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often the home health team checked patients' medications and got doctor's orders for medication issues in a timely manner: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • Transfer of Health Information to the Patient: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025
  • Transfer of Health Information to the Provider: October 01, 2024-September 30, 2025