Amedisys Home Health
A home health agency in Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
4021-B Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 100, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503. (337) 989-6913.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 4.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 5of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Feb 12, 2025: a recertification inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Feb 12, 2025: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Plan Of Care
The inspectors’ words, 520 words
“Plan of care CFR(s): 484.60(a)(1) Each patient must receive the home health services that are written in an individualized plan of care that identifies patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, and which is established, periodically reviewed, and signed by a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry acting within the scope of his or her state license, certification, or registration. If a physician or allowed practitioner refers a patient under a plan of care that cannot be completed until after an evaluation visit, the physician or allowed practitioner is consulted to approve additions or modifications to the original plan. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the home health agency failed to ensure the patient’s written individualized POC (Plan Of Care) was followed as evidenced by, the HHA (Home Health Aide) failing to make visits as ordered per the POC for patient (#4) and the SN (Skilled Nurse) failing to monitor blood glucose readings for patient (#8) for 2 out of 17 (#1-#17) sampled patients. 1. Patient #4. Review of the patient’s electronic clinical record revealed the start of care date was 01/30/2025. The patient’s diagnosis included Acute Kidney Failure. The certification period reviewed was 01/30/2025 to 03/30/2025. Review of the patient’s POC for certification period 01/30/2025 to 03/30/2025 revealed an order for HHA effective 02/02/2025 2wk4 (home health aide visit effective the week of 02/02/2025 two times a week for four weeks). Review of the patient’s HHA visit notes revealed no evidence two HHA visits were made as ordered for the week of 02/02/2025. Further review of the patient’s clinical records revealed no evidence of a missed visit note for the week of 02/02/2025. On 02/10/2025 at 2:15 PM, an interview was conducted with S1DOO (Director of Operations). S1DOO reviewed the patient’s clinical record and confirmed there was no evidence that two HHA visits were made for the week of 02/02/2025 as ordered. S1DOO confirmed there was no evidence of a missed visit note at the time the interview was conducted. 2. Patient #8. Review of the patient’s electronic clinical record revealed the start of care date was 01/25/2025. The patient diagnoses included Diabetes Mellitus with Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease. The certification period reviewed was 01/25/2024 to 03/25/2025. Review of the patient’s POC for certification period 01/25/2025 to 03/25/2025 revealed the following orders: SN 1wk10wk, (skilled nurse visit one time a week for ten weeks). Further review of the POC revealed orders for SN “…to observe and teach patient/caregiver ability to perform and record blood glucose testing as ordered and to report abnormal findings to physician… SN to report to physician blood glucose readings greater than 300 or less than 70…” blood sugar monitoring and results and to obtain weight. Review of the patient’s SN visit notes dated 01/25/2025, 01/30/2025, and 02/06/2025 revealed no evidence the SN obtained or monitored blood glucose readings. On 02/10/2025 at 2:55 PM, an interview was conducted with S1DOO. S1DOO reviewed the patient’s clinical record and confirmed there was no evidence the SN obtained or monitored the patient’s blood glucose readings and that the SN should have monitored them.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2025 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Feb 7, 1990.
- Ownership: proprietary (for profit).
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Amedisys Holding LLC owns 100% directly since Nov 17, 1998.
- 8 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Chelsea Estrada (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Bridget R Kaigler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); Kristina J Braud (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeanne Shingleton (corporate director); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amedisys Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Amedisys Holding LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Nov 17, 1998 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 4.5 of 5.
- Patients rate it 5 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (241 surveys completed): 90% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 4.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 86.68% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 11.70% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.13% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 20 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 70503, where this agency’s office is, 19 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 4 of 5, and this one is rated 4.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health This home health agency | 4.5 |
| Community Home Health of Acadiana | 2.5 |
| Lourdes Home Health | 3.5 |
| Acadian Homecare, LLC | 3 |
| Nursing Specialties | 4.5 |
| Home Health Care 2000 - Lafayette | 3 |
| First Option Home Health | 4.5 |
| Complete Home Health, Inc. | Not given |
| Vitalcaring Group | 4 |
| Grace Home Health | 4 |
| Audubon Home Health of Lafayette | 4 |
| Professional Hhs of Southwest Louisiana | 2.5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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