Home health
A Better Homecare
Home health in Houston, Texas
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 10777 WESTHEIMER RD STE 1010 |
| City | Houston |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP code | 77042 |
| Phone | 713-401-9423 |
| Website | https://abetterhomecaretx.com/ |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 679731 |
| Ownership | GOVERNMENT OPERATED |
| Certification | Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS) |
| Care types | home health |
| Services offered | nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide, provider attendant services, personal assistance services, medication management |
| Palliative services basis | No palliative care program is shown in the agency's CMS Home Health Care Agencies record. That CMS file carries no palliative-care field, so this flag records CMS evidence only; it is not a claim the agency offers no palliative care. |
A Better Homecare is in 10777 WESTHEIMER RD STE 1010, Houston, TX 77042. Phone: 713-401-9423. Ownership: GOVERNMENT OPERATED. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide. CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating: 2 out of 5.
A Better Homecare provides care in the home in Houston. Its services include skilled nursing with medication management and health monitoring, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and help from a medical social worker. Provider attendants and certified nursing assistants can also help with personal care and daily tasks, and the agency says care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CMS claims-based measures: discharge-to-community risk-standardized rate 32.18; potentially preventable hospitalization risk-standardized rate 10.23.
More about this provider
| A Better Homecare in Houston provides skilled home care, including nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and medical social work, plus personal care help at home from provider attendants and certified nursing assistants. | |
| Services and programs | The site states skilled home care services including nursing (personalized medical care, medication management, and health monitoring), physical therapy, speech therapy (improving communication skills and aiding swallowing difficulties), occupational therapy, and medical social worker services, along with in-home assistance for daily tasks through provider attendant services (personal care and daily living assistance) and certified nursing assistants (bathing, dressing, grooming, and vital-sign monitoring). It also states 24/7 care services, and end-of-life care through its sister company, A Better Hospice. |
| Who it serves | Adults, especially the elderly; the site describes personalized home care for every stage of life, with care plans tailored to each client's individual needs and preferences. |
| Visiting and contact details | 10777 Westheimer Rd Suite 1010, Houston, TX 77042; phone 713-401-9423, fax 888-496-3190; working hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; the site states 24/7 care services are available. |
| Website | https://abetterhomecaretx.com/ |
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Quality of patient care | |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care star rating | 2 |
| Quality measures reported to CMS | |
|---|---|
| DTC Numerator | 11 |
| PPH Numerator | 3 |
| DTC Denominator | 48 |
| PPH Denominator | 22 |
| PPR Denominator | 8 |
| DTC Observed Rate | 22.92 |
| PPH Observed Rate | 13.64 |
| Discharge Function Score | 21.56 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate | 32.18 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate | 10.23 |
| Offers Nursing Care Services | Yes |
| DTC Performance Categorization | Worse Than National Rate |
| Offers Medical Social Services | Yes |
| PPH Performance Categorization | Same As National Rate |
| PPR Performance Categorization | Not Available |
| Offers Home Health Aide Services | Yes |
| Offers Physical Therapy Services | Yes |
| Offers Speech Pathology Services | Yes |
| Offers Occupational Therapy Services | Yes |
| How often patients' breathing improved | 61.91 |
| Numerator for Discharge Function Score | 83 |
| Footnote for PPR Risk-Standardized Rate | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 19.72 |
| DTC Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 43.97 |
| Denominator for Discharge Function Score | 385 |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 70.38 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Lower Limit) | 6.27 |
| PPH Risk-Standardized Rate (Upper Limit) | 15.35 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 78.80 |
| Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 22.42 |
| Numerator for how often patients' breathing improved | 187 |
| Denominator for how often patients' breathing improved | 328 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at bathing | 237 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at bathing | 382 |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 68.62 |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 60.97 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 290 |
| Numerator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 50 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | 368 |
| Denominator for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | 223 |
| Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 0.04 |
| Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 0.34 |
| How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 61.23 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 230 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 198 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | 381 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 380 |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 98.50 |
| Numerator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 1 |
| Denominator for Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | 397 |
| Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 2 |
| Numerator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 178 |
| Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 595 |
| Denominator for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | 350 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 590 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 98.67 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 599 |
| How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 93.01 |
| Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 593 |
| Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 601 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 399 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | 429 |
| How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally | 0.95 |
| No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national) | 102 |
| Home health CAHPS survey | |
|---|---|
| Footnote Number | 11 |
| Survey response rate | 10 |
| Number of completed Surveys | 55 |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 679731 |
| Footnote for Survey response rate | 11 |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating | 3 |
| Footnote for number of completed surveys | 11 |
| HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating Footnote | 11 |
| Footnote for Star Rating for overall care from agency | 11 |
| Star Rating for health team communicated well with them | 3 |
| Footnote for Star Rating for communicated well with them | 11 |
| Footnote Star Rating discussed medicines, pain, home safety | 11 |
| Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way | 4 |
| Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency | 3 |
| Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety | 3 |
| Footnote for Star Rating for gave care in a professional way | 11 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 82 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 88 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 11 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 82 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 62 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 79 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0(lowest) to 10(highest) | 11 |
| Footnote for Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 11 |
Who pays for home health?
What this care costs, and who pays — Medicare, Medicaid, or the family — is covered in these guides:
- What you may pay for home health services
- Skilled Home Health vs Personal Care: What Medicare Pays For and What It Does Not
Home health guide · Paying for care
Common questions about A Better Homecare
Where is A Better Homecare located?
A Better Homecare is at 10777 WESTHEIMER RD STE 1010, Houston, Texas 77042.
What care and services does A Better Homecare offer?
A Better Homecare offers home health, nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide, provider attendant services.
Is A Better Homecare Medicare-certified?
Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS).
What is A Better Homecare's quality rating?
CMS rates the quality of patient care at A Better Homecare at 2 out of 5 stars.
How do I contact A Better Homecare?
Call A Better Homecare at 713-401-9423.
How much does home health care cost?
If Medicare covers your home health care, you pay $0 for the care itself. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved cost for medical gear, like a hospital bed or a wheelchair. Care you hire on your own costs more. A private nurse at home runs a median of $90 an hour (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025). See our guide to home health care costs and who pays for the full picture.
Does Medicare pay for home health care?
Yes. Medicare Part A and Part B pay for home health care when a doctor orders it, you need skilled nursing or therapy, and you are homebound. Homebound means it is hard for you to leave home. You pay $0 for the care itself. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved cost for medical gear. Medicare Advantage plans cover home health too, with their own rules. A Medigap plan can pay the 20% gear cost toward the Original Medicare benefit.
What is the difference between home health and home care?
Home health is medical care at home. Nurses and therapists give it, and a doctor orders it. Home care is non-medical help at home, like bathing, cooking, cleaning, and rides. You hire home care on your own. Medicare does not pay for home care on its own.
Who else pays for home health care besides Medicare?
Medicaid pays for home health care for people who qualify. The VA covers home health for many veterans. Some long-term care insurance plans pay for care at home. You can also pay an agency out of pocket.