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Medicare-certified home health agency

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Home Care and Hospice

Home health agency in Toms River, New Jersey

CMS Care Compare, released 2026-07-15

Quality of care

Patient survey

How patients did

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

Care started on time96.3%
Better than the New Jersey averageState average 93.0%U.S. average 96.5%15708 of 16305 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 walking94.1%
About the New Jersey averageState average 92.8%U.S. average 88.6%10257 of 10832 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 better0.8%
About the New Jersey averageState average 0.7%U.S. average 0.9%128 of 15468 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 community90.6%

likely between 88.9% and 91.4%

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 better8.4%

likely between 8.0% and 8.9%

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.

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Checked on flu shot54.0%
Below the New Jersey averageState average 61.3%U.S. average 64.2%5346 of 9899 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 bed94.1%
About the New Jersey averageState average 94.5%U.S. average 89.7%10257 of 10832 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 bathing92.3%
Below the New Jersey averageState average 94.2%U.S. average 90.6%10337 of 10835 patients
What this measures

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

Less short of breath92.3%
Below the New Jersey averageState average 95.9%U.S. average 91.3%10508 of 10916 patients
What this measures

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

Got better at taking medicines93.3%
About the New Jersey averageState average 92.9%U.S. average 88.1%10119 of 10775 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 New Jersey averageState average 0.3%U.S. average 0.2%28 of 11492 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 time90.2%
Below the New Jersey averageState average 93.3%U.S. average 94.5%14702 of 16305 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 discharge80.9%
Better than the New Jersey averageState average 78.5%U.S. average 71.7%8761 of 10834 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 provider98.5%
Better than the New Jersey averageState average 79.2%U.S. average 81.2%5168 of 5248 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 patient97.7%
Better than the New Jersey averageState average 92.0%U.S. average 92.2%10694 of 10941 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 better4.5%

likely between 4.2% and 4.8%

Medicare: Worse Than 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 episode1.05

5% above the national average

What patients said

Many surveys

596 completed surveys · 18% response rate

Based on 300 or more surveys, so this rating is steady.

  • 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 77% · U.S. average 79%

Medicare payment

Cohort

Larger-volume

Total performance score

27.3 of 100

Cohort average 32.2

Payment adjustment

-0.7%

Payment year 2026

How it's calculated
MeasureWeightAchievementImprovementCounted
Potentially preventable hospitalization26.25%0.00.00.0
Discharge to community5.83%1.20.61.2
Improvement in dyspnea5.83%6.44.76.4
Improvement in oral medications5.83%5.33.65.3
Improvement in mobility8.75%7.65.97.6
Improvement in self-care8.75%7.06.07.0
ED use8.75%4.20.54.2
Care of patients6.00%0.00.00.0
Communication6.00%0.40.00.4
Specific care issues6.00%3.52.53.5
Overall rating6.00%1.81.41.8
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
Non-profit
Certified since
2011
Address
1433 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
ZIP codes served
07001, 07003, 07008, 07064, 07067, 07077, 07080, 07095, 07204, 07307, 07701, 07702
All 146 ZIP codes

07001, 07003, 07008, 07064, 07067, 07077, 07080, 07095, 07204, 07307, 07701, 07702, 07704, 07710, 07711, 07712, 07716, 07717, 07718, 07719, 07720, 07721, 07722, 07723, 07724, 07726, 07727, 07728, 07730, 07731, 07732, 07733, 07734, 07735, 07737, 07738, 07739, 07740, 07746, 07747, 07748, 07750, 07751, 07753, 07755, 07756, 07757, 07758, 07760, 07762, 07764, 08005, 08006, 08008, 08010, 08015, 08016, 08022, 08036, 08046, 08048, 08050, 08052, 08053, 08054, 08055, 08057, 08060, 08065, 08068, 08075, 08087, 08088, 08092, 08501, 08505, 08510, 08511, 08512, 08514, 08515, 08518, 08527, 08533, 08535, 08536, 08554, 08555, 08562, 08620, 08641, 08691, 08701, 08720, 08721, 08722, 08723, 08724, 08730, 08731, 08732, 08733, 08734, 08735, 08736, 08738, 08739, 08740, 08741, 08742, 08750, 08751, 08752, 08753, 08755, 08757, 08758, 08759, 08810, 08812, 08816, 08817, 08820, 08824, 08828, 08830, 08831, 08832, 08837, 08840, 08846, 08850, 08852, 08854, 08857, 08859, 08861, 08863, 08872, 08873, 08879, 08882, 08884, 08901, 08902, 08904

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