Home health
Good Shepherd Home Health Services
Home health in Houston, Texas
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 9534 HUFFMEISTER RD |
| City | Houston |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP code | 77095 |
| Phone | 281-861-9146 |
| Website | http://goodshepherdhomehealthtx.com/ |
| mail.goodshepherd@yahoo.com | |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 743110 |
| Ownership | PROPRIETARY |
| 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, infusion therapy, psychiatric home care |
| 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. |
Good Shepherd Home Health Services is in 9534 HUFFMEISTER RD, Houston, TX 77095. Phone: 281-861-9146. Ownership: PROPRIETARY. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide.
Good Shepherd Home Health Services is a home health agency based at 9534 Huffmeister Road in Houston. Its website explains that patients are admitted when their medical, nursing, rehabilitative, and social needs can be met at home, with care under a physician's direction. The agency's published policies also cover infusion therapy and psychiatric home care for patients who qualify.
More about this provider
| Good Shepherd Home Health Services, operated by GS Home Health Management LLC in Houston, publishes its admission criteria and privacy practices on its website. It accepts homebound patients whose medical, nursing, rehabilitative, and social needs can be met at home. | |
| Services and programs | The agency's published admission policy covers home health care for patients whose medical, nursing, rehabilitative, and social needs can be met adequately in their place of residence. Admission requires a need for the intermittent skills of a nurse or the skills of a therapist; the policy also covers infusion therapy and sets out admission criteria for psychiatric home care. |
| Who it serves | Homebound patients under the care of a physician or non-physician practitioner who need intermittent skilled nursing or therapy services, including psychiatric home care patients who meet the agency's admission criteria. |
| Visiting and contact details | Agency phone 281-861-9146, fax 877-860-8137, email mail.goodshepherd@yahoo.com. Office: 9534 Huffmeister Rd, Houston, TX 77095. Referrals are reviewed against the agency's published admission criteria. |
| Website | http://goodshepherdhomehealthtx.com/ |
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Quality measures reported to CMS | |
|---|---|
| DTC Denominator | 10 |
| PPH Denominator | 5 |
| PPR Denominator | 5 |
| Offers Nursing Care Services | Yes |
| DTC Performance Categorization | Not Available |
| Offers Medical Social Services | Yes |
| PPH Performance Categorization | Not Available |
| 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 |
| Footnote for Discharge Function Score | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for DTC Risk-Standardized Rate | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for PPH Risk-Standardized Rate | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for PPR Risk-Standardized Rate | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for how often patients' breathing improved | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for how often patients got better at bathing | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for Transfer of Health Information to the Patient | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for Transfer of Health Information to the Provider | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 0.00 |
| Footnote for how often patients got better at walking or moving around | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote for how often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Footnote Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 80.95 |
| Footnote for how often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Numerator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 0 |
| Denominator for Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury | 20 |
| Numerator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 17 |
| How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 80.95 |
| Denominator for how often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner | 21 |
| Numerator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 17 |
| Denominator for how often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely | 21 |
| Footnote for how often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| No. of episodes to calc how much Medicare spends per episode of care at agency, compared to spending at all agencies (national) | 19 |
| Footnote for how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally | The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report. |
| Home health CAHPS survey | |
|---|---|
| Footnote Number | 11 |
| Survey response rate | 17 |
| Number of completed Surveys | 40 |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 743110 |
| 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 | 83 |
| Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way | 90 |
| 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 | 80 |
| Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family | 78 |
| Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 83 |
| 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 Good Shepherd Home Health Services
Where is Good Shepherd Home Health Services located?
Good Shepherd Home Health Services is at 9534 HUFFMEISTER RD, Houston, Texas 77095.
What care and services does Good Shepherd Home Health Services offer?
Good Shepherd Home Health Services offers home health, nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide, infusion therapy.
Is Good Shepherd Home Health Services Medicare-certified?
Medicare-certified home health agency (CMS).
How do I contact Good Shepherd Home Health Services?
Call Good Shepherd Home Health Services at 281-861-9146.
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.