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Medicare-certified home health agency

Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

Home health agency in Erie, Pennsylvania

CMS Care Compare, released 2026-07-15

Quality of care

Patient survey

How patients did

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

Care started on time98.1%
Better than the Pennsylvania averageState average 95.8%U.S. average 96.5%361 of 368 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 walking84.5%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 91.0%U.S. average 88.6%208 of 242 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 better0.3%
Better than the Pennsylvania averageState average 0.9%U.S. average 0.9%1 of 366 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 communityNot reported

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

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 betterNot reported

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

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 shot65.2%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 67.0%U.S. average 64.2%131 of 201 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 bed88.2%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.7%U.S. average 89.7%218 of 242 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 bathing85.4%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.0%U.S. average 90.6%205 of 242 patients
What this measures

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

Less short of breath87.5%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.4%U.S. average 91.3%216 of 238 patients
What this measures

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

Got better at taking medicines84.8%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 90.5%U.S. average 88.1%208 of 240 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 better0.7%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 0.3%U.S. average 0.2%2 of 255 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 time93.2%
About the Pennsylvania averageState average 94.6%U.S. average 94.5%343 of 368 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 discharge72.7%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 76.5%U.S. average 71.7%176 of 242 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 provider77.4%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 85.4%U.S. average 81.2%127 of 164 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 patient77.7%
Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 94.6%U.S. average 92.2%157 of 202 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 betterNot reported

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

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 episodeNot reported

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

What patients said

Few surveys

96 completed surveys · 29% response rate

Based on fewer than 100 surveys, so this rating could move with a few more.

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

84% would definitely recommend this agency

State average 81% · U.S. average 79%

Medicare payment

Medicare has not scored this agency in the value-based purchasing program for this payment year.

About the agency

Services
Nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, home health aide
Ownership
For-profit
Certified since
2019
Address
1600 Peninsula Drive, Suite 17, Erie, PA 16505
ZIP codes served
16401, 16403, 16407, 16410, 16411, 16412, 16415, 16417, 16421, 16423, 16426, 16428
All 28 ZIP codes

16401, 16403, 16407, 16410, 16411, 16412, 16415, 16417, 16421, 16423, 16426, 16428, 16438, 16441, 16442, 16443, 16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16505, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16510, 16511, 16546

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