Jackson Medical Center Home Health
Home health agency in Jackson, Alabama
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.
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.
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Share of patients who could walk or move around more easily by the end of care.
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Share of patients who had a fall that caused a broken bone, head injury or similar during care. Lower is better.
likely between 80.1% and 90.2%
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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.
likely between 10.3% and 21.8%
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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.
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Share of patients who were determined to have received the flu shot for the current flu season, from the agency or elsewhere.
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Share of patients who needed less help getting in and out of bed by the end of care.
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Share of patients who needed less help washing themselves by the end of care.
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Share of patients who were less short of breath by the end of care.
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Share of patients who could take their medicines correctly on their own by the end of care.
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Share of patients who developed a new or worsened pressure ulcer during care. Lower is better.
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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.
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Share of patients whose ability to move and care for themselves at discharge met or beat what was expected for them.
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Share of patients whose current medication list was sent in a timely way to the next doctor or facility at transfer or discharge.
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Share of patients given their current medication list in a timely way when discharged to a home or similar setting.
likely between 3.0% and 5.9%
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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.
3% above the national average
What patients said
8 completed surveys · 19% response rate
Based on fewer than 100 surveys, so this rating could move with a few more.
- Care was professionalNot rated yet
- Team communicated wellNot rated yet
- Discussed medicines, pain and safetyNot rated yet
- Rated the agency 9 or 10Not rated yet
76% would definitely recommend this agency
State average 84% · U.S. average 79%
Zero, or very few, patients met the survey’s rules for inclusion. The scores shown, if any, reflect a very small number of surveys and may not accurately tell how an agency is doing.
Medicare payment
Cohort
Larger-volume
Total performance score
44.8 of 100
Cohort average 32.2
Payment adjustment
+2.0%
Payment year 2026
How it's calculated
| Measure | Weight | Achievement | Improvement | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable hospitalization | 26.25% | 1.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Discharge to community | 5.83% | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Improvement in dyspnea | 5.83% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Improvement in oral medications | 5.83% | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Improvement in mobility | 8.75% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Improvement in self-care | 8.75% | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| ED use | 8.75% | 0.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Care of patients | 6.00% | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.1 |
| Communication | 6.00% | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Specific care issues | 6.00% | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Overall rating | 6.00% | 7.9 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| Willingness to recommend | 6.00% | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
About the agency
- Services
- Nursing, physical therapy, home health aide
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Certified since
- 1993
- Address
- 3004 N College Avenue, Jackson, AL 36545
- ZIP codes served
- 36436, 36446, 36451, 36482, 36513, 36518, 36524, 36529, 36538, 36539, 36540, 36545
All 23 ZIP codes
36436, 36446, 36451, 36482, 36513, 36518, 36524, 36529, 36538, 36539, 36540, 36545, 36548, 36553, 36556, 36558, 36569, 36583, 36585, 36727, 36782, 36784, 36908