Farias Home Healthcare

Quick Facts

Medicare quality: 1.5 of 5 stars
Medicare certified: Since 2009

Farias Home Healthcare is a home health agency serving Laredo, Texas offering Home Health.

About Farias Home Healthcare

Farias Home Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency serving Laredo, TX and has been Medicare certified since 2009. Services offered in the home include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical social services and home health aide visits. The agency is privately owned.

Medicare rates the quality of patient care at Farias Home Healthcare 1.5 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.

Types of Care at Farias Home Healthcare

Home Health

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Medicare Quality of Care

Farias Home Healthcare is a Medicare-certified home health agency (certified since 2009). 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

1.5 / 5

Medicare star rating

Services offered

Skilled nursing
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Medical social services
Home health aide

What patients say

Would definitely recommend the agency93%US 79%
Rated their overall care 9 or 10 out of 1093%US 85%
Care was given in a professional way93%US 89%
The team communicated well95%US 86%
The team discussed medicines, pain and home safety89%US 82%

23 completed patient surveys, 26% response rate.

Hospital outcomes

Discharged to the community66%US 80%Worse than
Preventable hospital visits during care (lower is better)10%US 11%Same as

How patients did

Care started within 2 days of referral84%US 94%
Patients got better at walking or moving around72%US 83%
Patients got better at getting in and out of bed66%US 83%
Patients got better at bathing80%US 86%
Patients' breathing improved58%US 85%
Patients got better at taking medications correctly49%US 81%
Patients who had a fall with major injury (lower is better)0%US 1%
Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better)0%US 0%
Discharge function score met or exceeded expectations42%US 61%

Service area

Farias Home Healthcare reports serving 8 ZIP codes, including Laredo, Encinal, Hebbronville, Zapata. 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 747093. National figures are the average across all certified agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Farias Home Healthcare offer?

Farias Home Healthcare offers Home Health.

Where is Farias Home Healthcare located?

Farias Home Healthcare is located at 9803 Sterling Loop Unit 190 in Laredo, Texas.

Does Medicare cover care from Farias Home Healthcare?

Yes. Farias Home Healthcare 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 1.5 out of 5 stars.

Do I need a referral to use Farias Home Healthcare?

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 Farias Home Healthcare?

Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with Farias Home Healthcare and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.

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