Home health agency profile
Heartland Home Health LLC OT home health profile
CMS-backed profile for a Medicare-certified home health agency in Belle Fourche, SD. Compare quality stars, functional outcomes, timely care, readmission pressure, and peer context before treating any rank as a complete employer review.
National rank #34893.8 score5.0 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
Heartland Home Health LLC home health assessment
Why it stands out
- The 5.0-star rating is above the 3.5-star midpoint of the agencies in this dataset, so the overall care result is meaningfully better than typical.
- Its discharge function score is 77.06, 3.93 points above the dataset midpoint. That is especially relevant to OTs because it reflects functional status at discharge.
- The potentially preventable readmission rate is 0.06 points below the dataset midpoint. Because lower is better, that supports the case that care is translating into safer transitions.
Tradeoffs that matter
- 73.8% for medication follow-up is 23.3 percentage points below the dataset midpoint. For an OT, that raises a concrete concern about care coordination, not just a statistical footnote.
- The 26.2 percentage points spread between its strongest and weakest reported percentages shows where performance is least even, even if the overall CMS rating is strong.
What to compare next
- Compare Heartland Home Health LLC'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 | Heartland Home Health LLC |
|---|---|
| CMS certification number | 437081 |
| Location | Not listedBelle Fourche, SD 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 rating5.0 / 5
CMS quality of patient care star rating, scaled to the bar for readability.
Timely start of care99.6%
How often the home health team began care in a timely manner.
Walking or moving improved96.2%
CMS functional-improvement measure.
Bed transfers improved100%
CMS mobility and transfer-improvement measure.
Bathing improved100%
CMS self-care improvement measure.
Medication follow-up73.8%
Timely physician-recommended action for medication issues.
Lower readmission pressure4.01
CMS PPR risk-standardized rate. Lower values are better; the bar is inverted.
Same-state peers
Other ranked home health agencies in South Dakota
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Monument Health Home Plus Home Health CCN 437003 | Rapid City, SD | 97.6 | 5.0 of 5 | 85.7% discharge function; 3.75 PPR rate |
| 124 | Monument Health Home Plus Home Health CCN 437037 | Spearfish, SD | 96.9 | 5.0 of 5 | 85.2% discharge function; 4.08 PPR rate |
| 163 | Avera @ Home CCN 437024 | Aberdeen, SD | 96.4 | 5.0 of 5 | 88.1% discharge function; 3.95 PPR rate |
| 169 | Good Samaritan Soc-home Health of the Black Hills CCN 437086 | Rapid City, SD | 96.3 | 5.0 of 5 | 83.8% discharge function; 4.01 PPR rate |
| 336 | Sanford Home Health CCN 437004 | Sioux Falls, SD | 93.9 | 4.5 of 5 | 89.6% discharge function; 4.22 PPR rate |
| 712 | Avera @ Home CCN 437046 | Pierre, SD | 92.5 | 4.5 of 5 | 82.8% discharge function; 3.97 PPR rate |
| 1023 | Avera @ Home CCN 437084 | Sioux Falls, SD | 90.0 | 4.0 of 5 | 87.1% discharge function; 4.09 PPR rate |
| 1180 | Aveanna Home Health CCN 437051 | Sioux Falls, SD | 89.5 | 4.0 of 5 | 79.9% discharge function; 4.00 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 |
Heartland Home Health LLC ranks #348 of 3,640, placing it among the strongest CMS profiles in this comparison. Its 5.0-star rating and 100% result for patients improving in bed transfers are genuine positives. The record is uneven, though: 73.8% for medication follow-up trails the national middle of this dataset by 23.3 percentage points, pointing to a possible weakness in care coordination.