United Hearts Health Care
A home health agency in Cincinnati, Ohio 45251
3515 Springdale Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45251. (513) 923-3555.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 1.5of 5 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 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 Oct 16, 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 Oct 2024. 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.
Oct 16, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Services Provided By Hh Aide
The inspectors’ words, 453 words
“Services provided by HH aide CFR(s): 484.80(g)(2) A home health aide provides services that are: (i) Ordered by the physician or allowed practitioner; (ii) Included in the plan of care; (iii) Permitted to be performed under state law; and (iv) Consistent with the home health aide training. This Element is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview and policy review, the failed to ensure home health aides provided the hours ordered by a physician. This affected one (Patient #1) of three patients records reviewed. Findings include: Record review revealed Patient #1 was admitted for services of the agency on 05/23/24. Diagnoses included type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, hypertension, morbid obesity, and need for assistance with personal care. The certification periods of 05/23/24 to 07/21/24 and 07/22/24 to 09/19/24 revealed a provider ordered the services of an aide for 16 hours a week. The duties of the home health aide, outlined in the Aide Care Plan, included assistance with showering each visit, total support with shampooing hair on shower days, assistance with combing hair each visit, total support each visit with meal preparation and setup. Review of the certification period of 05/23/24 to 07/22/24 revealed on the week of 05/26/24, only 9.5 hours were provided by the aide. The medical record lacked documentation the provider or clinical supervisor were notified of any missed visits. The week of 06/02/24 noted the aide performed visits on 06/03/24 for 4.5 hours and 06/05/24 for 5 hours for a total of 9.5 hours. Again, the medical record lacked documentation the provider or clinical supervisor were notified of the missed visit. Review of visits the week of 06/30/24 revealed the aide provided services for a total of eight hours. The medical record lacked documentation the provider or clinical supervisor were notified of the missed visits. Staff A, Staff B, and Staff C were interviewed on 10/16/24 at 5:45 PM. It was confirmed that aide visits were missed and the medical record lacked documentation the clinical supervisor or provider were notified as required by facility policy. Review of the policy titled “Missed Visits” stated missed visits will be communicated to the clinical supervisor and the patient’s physician. A missed visit will be rescheduled the same week if possible. Missed visits will be documented in the medical record. Review of the procedure for missed visits revealed if a visit is missed for any reason, the clinician should attempt to reschedule the visit for the same week so that the physician-ordered frequency is maintained and not be considered a missed visit. If a visit is missed and not rescheduled, the clinician will notify the physician and clinical supervisor of the missed visit and reason for missed visit.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Oct 12, 2012.
- 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, 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?
- 7 owners or officers are people: Michael Shariff (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Vlad Sigalov (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Michael Shariff (general partner); Michael Shariff (corporate director); Michael Shariff (managing employee (on the payroll)); Vlad Sigalov (general partner); Vlad Sigalov (corporate director).
- 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.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 1.5 of 5.
- 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.: “Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey.”
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 | 1.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 38 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 45251, where this agency’s office is, 33 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3 of 5, and this one is rated 1.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| United Hearts Health Care This home health agency | 1.5 |
| Interim Healthcare of Cincinnati | 3 |
| American Mercy Home Care, LLC | 3.5 |
| Caretenders | 1.5 |
| Ohio Living Village Home Health | 3 |
| Children’s Hospital Home Health | Not given |
| Achieve Rehab & Home Health | 4 |
| Care Connection of Cincinnati | 4.5 |
| Hillebrand Home Health | 3.5 |
| Patriot Homecare | 2.5 |
| Alpine Care Home Health | 3 |
| Home CARE Partners of Cincinnati, Inc. | 1.5 |
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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