Home health agency profile
Ancora Home Health & Hospice OT home health profile
CMS-backed profile for a Medicare-certified home health agency in Wasilla, AK. Compare quality stars, functional outcomes, timely care, readmission pressure, and peer context before treating any rank as a complete employer review.
National rank #291180.4 score3.0 CMS starsProprietary
Agency snapshot
What CMS patient-care data says about this agency
The OT Index profile keeps CMS patient-care quality data visible and separate from employer-fit questions that CMS does not measure, such as OT staffing, mileage policy, visit pay, caseload design, and documentation burden.
Our take
Ancora Home Health & Hospice home health assessment
Tradeoffs that matter
- 86.5% for timely start of care is 12.4 percentage points below the dataset midpoint. For an OT, that raises a concrete concern about intake capacity and scheduling reliability, not just a statistical footnote.
- The 71.66 discharge function score is below the 73.13 midpoint. That weakens the case for an agency whose rehabilitation work should translate into functional gains.
- Its 4.44 potentially preventable readmission rate is worse than the 4.07 dataset midpoint because lower is better.
What to compare next
- Compare Ancora Home Health & Hospice's weakest CMS measure with nearby agencies first; that is more revealing than comparing star ratings alone.
- Convert any per-visit offer into an effective hourly rate after drive time, cancellations, meetings, and documentation before comparing it with salaried work.
- Put territory size, daily visit expectations, weekend rotation, and documentation support beside the same terms from another branch; those operating details determine whether the clinical quality is sustainable for staff.
| Provider name | Ancora Home Health & Hospice |
|---|---|
| CMS certification number | 027008 |
| Location | Not listedWasilla, AK Not listed |
| Ownership | Proprietary |
| Phone | Not listed |
| Source dataset | CMS Provider Data Catalog dataset 6jpm-sxkc, The OT Index import 2026 |
Quality measures
Patient outcomes and care-process measures
These CMS measures help you compare agencies because home health OT work depends on patient function, timely care coordination, and reliable agency operations.
Quality star rating3.0 / 5
CMS quality of patient care star rating, scaled to the bar for readability.
Timely start of care86.5%
How often the home health team began care in a timely manner.
Walking or moving improved83.0%
CMS functional-improvement measure.
Bed transfers improved88.3%
CMS mobility and transfer-improvement measure.
Bathing improved89.3%
CMS self-care improvement measure.
Medication follow-up99.7%
Timely physician-recommended action for medication issues.
Lower readmission pressure4.44
CMS PPR risk-standardized rate. Lower values are better; the bar is inverted.
Same-state peers
Other ranked home health agencies in Alaska
Same-state comparisons are more useful than national rank alone because home health employment quality depends heavily on local route density, payer mix, and branch operations.
| Rank | Agency | Location | Score | Quality stars | Function and readmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2110 | Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center Home Health CCN 027014 | Ketchikan, AK | 85.1 | 3.5 of 5 | 85.1% discharge function; 4.31 PPR rate |
| 2315 | Providence at Home With Compassus Hh Anchorage CCN 027001 | Anchorage, AK | 84.1 | 4.0 of 5 | 56.7% discharge function; 4.39 PPR rate |
| 2840 | Alaskan Home Health, Inc CCN 027034 | Anchorage, AK | 80.8 | 3.0 of 5 | 67.1% discharge function; 4.36 PPR rate |
| 3316 | South Peninsula Hospital Hha CCN 027010 | Homer, AK | 76.0 | 2.5 of 5 | 61.3% discharge function; 3.43 PPR rate |
National alternatives
Top national agencies for comparison
Use national peers to understand how the CMS quality profile compares with the top of the current home health ranking.
| Rank | Agency | Location | Score | Quality stars | Function and readmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excell Home Care Inc CCN 058212 | Paramount, CA | 99.4 | 5.0 of 5 | 100% discharge function; 4.18 PPR rate |
| 2 | Eden Home Health CCN 297035 | Reno, NV | 99.0 | 5.0 of 5 | 94.1% discharge function; 3.59 PPR rate |
| 3 | Home Care Experts CCN 147730 | Burr Ridge, IL | 98.7 | 5.0 of 5 | 89.5% discharge function; 4.00 PPR rate |
| 4 | Med1care, LLC CCN 368362 | Findlay, OH | 98.6 | 5.0 of 5 | 99.0% discharge function; 4.05 PPR rate |
| 5 | Centerwell Home Health CCN 017171 | Cullman, AL | 98.6 | 5.0 of 5 | 92.0% discharge function; 4.03 PPR rate |
| 6 | Intra Care Home Health Providers, Inc CCN 058135 | Los Angeles, CA | 98.6 | 5.0 of 5 | 99.6% discharge function; 3.31 PPR rate |
Ancora Home Health & Hospice ranks #2,911 of 3,640, below the midpoint of this CMS comparison. Its 3.0-star rating and 99.7% result for medication issues receiving timely follow-up are genuine positives. The record is uneven, though: 86.5% for timely start of care trails the national middle of this dataset by 12.4 percentage points, pointing to a possible weakness in intake capacity and scheduling reliability.