Franciscan Healthcare Home Health
A home health agency in West Point, Nebraska 68788
435 North Monitor Street, West Point, Nebraska 68788. (402) 372-5929.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 3.5of 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, 2026: a complaint and 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 2026. Most serious: Element-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, 2026: complaint and recertification inspection1 deficiency
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A Review Of All Current Medications
The inspectors’ words, 523 words
“A review of all current medications CFR(s): 484.55(c)(5) A review of all medications the patient is currently using in order to identify any potential adverse effects and drug reactions, including ineffective drug therapy, significant side effects, significant drug interactions, duplicate drug therapy, and noncompliance with drug therapy. This Element is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, policy and procedure review, and staff interview, the agency failed to ensure patient’s medication orders, on the Home Health Certification and Plan of Care (POC) and the medication profile (a real-time document used by the agency that lists the patient’s medication) were accurate and/or failed to identify discrepancies between medication lists to ensure to patient’s physician has a current, accurate medication list to verify for 1 of 7 patient records reviewed (Patient 3). The census was 15. Findings are: A. Review of the agency policy and procedure titled, 740.047, Medication Administration, issued 09/1993, revealed: 1. All drugs and treatments ordered by the patient’s physician are to be recorded in the clinical record... on the Plan of Care and the Medication Record (profile). 2. Medications are to be reviewed during each skilled nurse visit for compliance, medication errors, adverse effects and allergic reactions. B. Review of the agency policy and procedure titled, 740.050, Plan of Care and Treatment, issued 09/1993, revealed: 1. The patient’s attending physician and the home care nurse develop the coordinated plan of care after the initial visit to the patient’s home. 2. The original plan of care is sent to the attending physician for review, verification of orders and signature. Any revisions, additions or deletions are made prior to sending to the physician. C. Review of Patient 3’s clinical record revealed: 1. The patient’s start of care was 1/6/26. 2. The discharge instructions (information provided from the transferring facility to the home health agency at the time the patient is admitted for home health services), dated 1/5/26, included orders to discontinue the following medications: furosemide (a “water pill”) 40 milligram (mg) tablets, take one tablet by mouth daily and losartan (a blood pressure medication) 25 mg, take one tablet by mouth daily. 3. The Home Health Care Certification and Plan of Care for the certification period of 1/6/26 through 3/6/26 (sent to the physician for review upon admission to the home health agency) included orders for furosemide 40 mg tablets, take one tablet by mouth daily and losartan 25 mg, take one tablet by mouth daily. 4. The Medication Profile as printed on 2/9/26 included orders for furosemide 40 mg tablets, take one tablet by mouth daily and losartan 25 mg, take one tablet by mouth daily. 5. There was no documentation in the clinical record that a discrepancy was identified between the patient’s discharge instructions, the POC, and the Medication Profile, and no documentation the physician was notified of a discrepancy. D. During an interview of 2/11/26 at 3:30 PM, the RN Home Health Manager confirmed the agency failed to ensure Patient 3’s POC and Medication Profile were accurate and failed to identify discrepancies between medication lists to ensure the patient’s physician has a current, accurate medication list to verify.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Complaint and recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Oct 19, 1993.
- Ownership: non-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.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection 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 and home health aide services.
- Doesn’t offer medical social 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?
- Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries Inc. and Holy Family Convent of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Inc. run it.
- 24 owners or officers are people: Alisa A Brunsing (managing employee (on the payroll)); Alisa A Brunsing (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Patricia Linssen (corporate director); William Kreikemeier (corporate officer); William Kreikemeier (corporate director); Dyann R Bradbury (corporate director); Rhett J Eckmann (managing employee (on the payroll)); Rhett J Eckmann (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Scott Mcconnaha (other role (CMS gives no detail)); Rodney L Giese (corporate director); Jason R Smith (corporate officer); Jason R Smith (corporate director); Melissa L Baumert (managing employee (on the payroll)); Melissa L Baumert (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian Reimers (corporate director); Chester R Mcwhorter (corporate officer); Chester R Mcwhorter (corporate director); Allen L Meister (corporate director); Regina Uhing (corporate officer); Regina Uhing (corporate director); Tyler J Toline (corporate officer); Tyler J Toline (corporate director); Tyler J Toline (managing employee (on the payroll)); Tyler J Toline (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | May 1, 1995 | |
| Holy Family Convent of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | May 1, 1995 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 3.5 of 5.
- Patients rate it 5 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (51 surveys completed): 97% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 89% 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 | 3.5 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 | 94.58% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 11.95% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 3.78% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 4 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 68788, where this agency’s office is, 4 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3.25 of 5, and this one is rated 3.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Franciscan Healthcare Home Health This home health agency | 3.5 |
| Methodist Fremont Health Home Care | 2.5 |
| Providence Medical Center Home Health | 3.5 |
| Angels Care Home Health | 3 |
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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