Home health agency profile
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice OT home health profile
CMS-backed profile for a Medicare-certified home health agency in Barre, VT. Compare quality stars, functional outcomes, timely care, readmission pressure, and peer context before treating any rank as a complete employer review.
National rank #246482.7 score3.0 CMS starsNon-profit
Agency snapshot
CMS quality signals for a home health OT employer screen
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.
Decision snapshot
Should Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice be on your home health employer shortlist?
Use CMS quality data as a serious screen, then verify the working conditions CMS does not measure before accepting an OT role.
Best for
- OTs screening Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice against CMS quality, function, timely-care, readmission, and volume signals.
- Clinicians comparing home health employers in Vermont before interviewing or accepting an offer.
- Readers who want to understand a 3.0-star CMS quality profile before treating the agency as a fit.
Watch closely
- CMS quality data is not an OT job-satisfaction survey; it does not measure pay model, documentation time, visit density, mileage policy, or supervision.
- 97.3% timely start of care and 4.88 PPR rate should be read beside branch operations and staffing expectations.
- Convert per-visit pay, drive time, cancellations, and unpaid documentation into a real hourly estimate before comparing offers.
Ask before deciding
- How does Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice pay for drive time, mileage, cancellations, meetings, and documentation?
- What territory size, visit productivity, weekend rotation, and OASIS or QA support should an OT expect?
- Which documentation system is used, and how much protected time exists for care coordination and charting?
| Provider name | Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice |
|---|---|
| CMS certification number | 477003 |
| Location | 600 GRANGER ROAD, Barre, VT 05641 |
| Ownership | Non-profit |
| Phone | 8022231878 |
| Source dataset | CMS Provider Data Catalog dataset 6jpm-sxkc, The OT Index import 2026 |
Quality measures
Functional outcome and care-process signals
These CMS measures are useful for employer screening because home health OT work depends on patient function, timely care coordination, and agency operating quality.
Quality star rating3.0 / 5
CMS quality of patient care star rating, scaled to the bar for readability.
Timely start of care97.3%
How often the home health team began care in a timely manner.
Walking or moving improved86.4%
CMS functional-improvement measure.
Bed transfers improved90.6%
CMS mobility and transfer-improvement measure.
Bathing improved85.7%
CMS self-care improvement measure.
Medication follow-up94.8%
Timely physician-recommended action for medication issues.
Lower readmission pressure4.88
CMS PPR risk-standardized rate. Lower values are better; the bar is inverted.
Same-state peers
Other ranked home health agencies in Vermont
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | Orleans Essex Vna & Hospice CCN 477018 | Newport, VT | 86.0 | 3.5 of 5 | 82.3% discharge function; 3.11 PPR rate |
| 1937 | Caledonia Home Health Care CCN 477010 | Saint Johnsbury, VT | 85.7 | 3.5 of 5 | 81.6% discharge function; 3.93 PPR rate |
| 2001 | Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. CCN 477019 | Rutland, VT | 85.4 | 3.5 of 5 | 68.1% discharge function; 3.63 PPR rate |
| 2036 | Vna and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire CCN 477002 | White River Junction, VT | 85.3 | 3.5 of 5 | 84.9% discharge function; 4.16 PPR rate |
| 2602 | Vna & Hospice of the Southwest Region, Inc. CCN 477007 | Rutland, VT | 81.8 | 3.0 of 5 | 78.9% discharge function; 4.85 PPR rate |
| 2894 | Uvmhn Home Health and Hospice CCN 477000 | Colchester, VT | 80.5 | 3.0 of 5 | 86.6% discharge function; 4.55 PPR rate |
| 3123 | Addison County Home Health & Hospice, Inc. CCN 477014 | Middlebury, VT | 78.2 | 2.5 of 5 | 79.0% discharge function; 3.48 PPR rate |
| 3124 | Lamoille Home Health & Hospice CCN 477015 | Morrisville, VT | 78.2 | 2.5 of 5 | 75.2% discharge function; 4.12 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 |