Alta Home Health Care, LLC
A home health agency in Columbus, Ohio 43213
904 South Hamilton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43213. (614) 891-2582.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- Not rated quality of patient care rating
- Not rated 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 mean2
- 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 Dec 4, 2024: a complaint 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 Aug 2024. 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.
Aug 15, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Plan Of Care
The inspectors’ words, 690 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 medical record review and staff interview, the agency failed to ensure patients received the home health services as written in the plan of care. This affected four of four medical records reviewed (Patients #1, #2, #3, and #4). The agency census was 77. Findings include: 1. Review of the medical record for Patient #1 revealed plans of care dated 04/14/24 to 06/12/24 and 06/13/24 to 08/11/24 with orders for skilled nursing seven times per week and home health aide services 43 hours per week. Review of the medical record from 06/02/24 through 08/10/24 revealed skilled nursing visits once a week the weeks of 06/02/24 and 07/14/24. Skilled nursing was provided three times a week the week of 07/07/24, twice a week the week of 07/28/24, and five times a week the week of 08/04/24. The medical record lacked documentation of any skilled nursing visits the weeks of 06/09/24, 06/16/24, 06/23/24, 06/30/24, and 07/21/24. The medical record contained documentation of 43 hours of home health aide services per week during this time period, except for the week of 06/30/24 when the patient only received 38 hours. The only missed visit documented was on 07/08/24 for nursing. The medical record lacked documentation the physician was notified that care was not provided as ordered. On 08/15/24 at 12:50 PM, Staff A verified the above findings. 2. Review of the medical record for Patient #2 revealed a plan of care dated 05/28/24 to 07/26/24 with orders for skilled nursing twice a week. Review of the medical record revealed one skilled nursing visit the week of 07/21/24. The medical record lacked documentation the physician was notified the care was not provided as ordered. On 08/15/24 at 2:50 PM, Staff A verified the physician was not notified of the missing nursing visit. 3. Review of the medical record for Patient #3 revealed a plan of care dated 05/22/24 to 07/20/24 with orders for skilled nursing once a week, 14 hours per week and home health aide services 14 hours per week. The medical record contained a plan of care dated 07/21/24 to 09/18/24 with orders for skilled nursing 7-14 times a week, 14 hours per week and home health aide services 28 hours per week. Review of the medical record from 06/16/24 through 08/15/24 revealed seven visits a week, each visit one hour or less, the weeks of 06/16/24, 06/23/24, 06/30/24, 07/07/24, 07/21/24, 07/28/24, and 08/04/24. The week of 07/14/24 contained five skilled nursing visits. The medical record contained seven home health aide visits per week the weeks of 06/16/24 and 06/23/24. The medical record lacked documentation of any home health aide visits after 06/29/24. A communication note dated 07/17/24 noted aide services were canceled. The medical record lacked documentation the physician was notified the care was not provided as ordered. On 08/15/24 at 2:50 PM, Staff A verified the physician was not notified when the aide services stopped and that the patient only received daily nursing visits. 4. Review of the medical record for Patient #4 revealed a plan of care dated 06/13/24 to 08/11/24 with orders for skilled nursing seven times a week and home health aide services 28 hours per week. Review of the medical record revealed two nursing visits per week and 20 to 24 hours of home health aide services the weeks of 07/21/24, 07/28/24, and 08/04/24. The medical record lacked documentation the physician was notified the services were not provided as ordered. On 08/15/24 at 3:00 PM, Staff A verified the above findings.”
All 4 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Nov 28, 2007.
- 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.
- 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?
- Bridgewater Health Ohio LLC owns 100% directly since May 14, 2022.
- 5 owners or officers are people: Derrick Pena (owns 5% or more through other companies, 63%); Daniel Pena (owns 5% or more through other companies, 19%); Kanute Rarey (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7%); Joseph Truhe (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Derrick Pena (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 |
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| Bridgewater Health Ohio LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 14, 2022 |
| Bridgewater Health LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 14, 2022 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS gives no 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.: “The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.”
- CMS gives no 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.: “Zero, or very few, patients met the survey’s rules for inclusion.”
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 | Not rated |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- CMS gives this agency no quality of patient care rating to compare.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Home Care | 3.5 |
| Advanced Home Care Inc. | Not given |
| Independent Home Care | 3 |
| Lifesaver Health Care, LLC | Not given |
| Alta Home Health Care, LLC This home health agency | Not given |
| Lifetime Home Health Care Corporation | Not given |
| Golden Rule Home Health Care, LLC | Not given |
| Caring Heart Home Health Agency, LLC | Not given |
| Beck Home Health Services Inc. | Not given |
| Sibling’s Home Health Care Services LLC | Not given |
| Aau Home Health Care LLC | Not given |
| Guardian Angel Health Agency LLC | Not given |
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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