Medicare-certified home health agency

Geras Healthcare, Inc

Home health agency in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

CMS Care Compare, released 2026-07-15

Quality of care

Patient survey

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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 time91.3%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 95.8%U.S. average 96.5%189 of 207 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 walking88.6%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 91.0%U.S. average 88.6%90 of 111 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 Pennsylvania averageState average 0.9%U.S. average 0.9%2 of 208 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 community43.3%

likely between 30.6% and 57.0%

Medicare: Worse 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 better11.4%

likely between 7.4% and 17.2%

Medicare: Same As 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 shot60.9%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 67.0%U.S. average 64.2%81 of 133 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 bed86.0%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.7%U.S. average 89.7%90 of 111 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 bathing78.0%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.0%U.S. average 90.6%81 of 110 patients

What this measures

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

Less short of breath81.3%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 92.4%U.S. average 91.3%76 of 102 patients

What this measures

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

Got better at taking medicines85.9%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 90.5%U.S. average 88.1%83 of 101 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 better2.5%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 0.3%U.S. average 0.2%3 of 113 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 time98.6%

Better than the Pennsylvania averageState average 94.6%U.S. average 94.5%206 of 209 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 discharge39.6%

Below the Pennsylvania averageState average 76.5%U.S. average 71.7%44 of 111 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 provider99.2%

Better than the Pennsylvania averageState average 85.4%U.S. average 81.2%127 of 128 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 patient98.7%

Better than the Pennsylvania averageState average 94.6%U.S. average 92.2%78 of 79 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 episode1.04

4% above the national average

What patients said

Not rated yetFew surveys

36 completed surveys · 18% 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

69% would definitely recommend this agency

State average 81% · U.S. average 79%

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

Medicare payment

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

About the agency

Services: No services listed
Certified since: 2023
Address: 3415 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
ZIP codes served: 19002, 19003, 19007, 19008, 19010, 19013, 19014, 19015, 19018, 19022, 19023, 19026
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