Charity Home Health Services
20300 South Vermont Avenue #120
Quick Facts
- Medicare quality
- 4.0 of 5 stars
- Medicare certified
- Since 1997
Home Health Compare
Charity Home Health Services is a home health agency serving Torrance, California offering Home Health.
About Charity Home Health Services
Charity Home Health Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Torrance, CA and has been Medicare certified since 1997. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.
Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Charity Home Health Services 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on how quickly care starts, how often patients improve at walking, bathing and managing medications, and how often they are readmitted to the hospital.
Home health is short-term, doctor-ordered clinical care at home, typically after a hospital stay or during recovery, and Medicare covers it in full when the patient qualifies. Families who need ongoing help with daily living, such as bathing, meals and companionship, should also compare non-medical home care agencies nearby.
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Medicare Quality of Care
Charity Home Health Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 1997). The figures below come from Medicare's Home Health Compare program and are updated quarterly. Percentages are shares of patients; higher is better unless noted.
Quality of patient care
4.0 / 5
Medicare star rating
Services offered
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Medical social services
- Home health aide
What patients say
4.0 / 5 patient survey rating
- Would definitely recommend the agency78%US 79%
- Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1088%US 85%
- Care was given in a professional way86%US 89%
- The team communicated well86%US 86%
- The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety81%US 82%
67 completed patient surveys, 31% response rate.
Hospital outcomes
- Discharged to the community82%US 80%Same as
- Readmitted to hospital after discharge (30 days) (lower is better)4%US 4%Same as
- Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)7%US 11%Better than
How patients did
- Care started within 2 days of referral97%US 94%
- Patients got better at walking or moving around95%US 83%
- Patients got better at getting in and out of bed92%US 83%
- Patients got better at bathing95%US 86%
- Patients' breathing improved91%US 85%
- Patients got better at taking medications correctly89%US 81%
- Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)1%US 1%
- Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
- Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations71%US 61%
Service area
Charity Home Health Services reports serving 74 ZIP codes, including Long Beach, Orange, Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Lakewood, Yorba Linda, Artesia and more. Search by your ZIP code to confirm coverage; agencies that cover it are marked “Serves your ZIP”.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Compare and the HHCAHPS patient survey. CCN 557799. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Charity Home Health Services offer?
Charity Home Health Services offers Home Health.
Where is Charity Home Health Services located?
Charity Home Health Services is located at 20300 South Vermont Avenue #120 in Torrance, California.
Does Medicare cover care from Charity Home Health Services?
Yes. Charity Home Health Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency, so Medicare Part A or Part B pays in full for skilled nursing, therapy and home health aide visits when a doctor orders them and the patient is homebound. There is no copay for covered home health visits. Medicare rates the agency's quality of patient care 4.0 out of 5 stars.
Do I need a referral to use Charity Home Health Services?
For Medicare to pay, yes: a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must certify that care is needed and sign a plan of care. Families can call the agency first, and the agency will usually contact the doctor to arrange the order. Ongoing help with bathing, meals and companionship is a different service, non-medical home care, which needs no referral.
How can families visit Charity Home Health Services?
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