Harney County Home Health
A home health agency in Burns, Oregon 97720
415 North Fairview, Burns, Oregon 97720. (541) 573-8360.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 2of 5 quality of patient care rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 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 Jun 14, 2024: a recertification inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 14, 2024: recertification inspection2 deficiencies
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Infection Control Education
The inspectors’ words, 146 words
“Infection control education CFR(s): 484.70(c) Standard: Education. The HHA must provide infection control education to staff, patients, and caregiver(s). This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of policy, employee record review and interview, the agency lacked evidence of infection control education to employees and contracted providers. Findings: Review of policy titled, “Infection Control Program” dated 06/2009 and last revised/review 03/2020, revealed, “... Ensures that infection control training programs and in-services are provided to employees on a timely basis ... Reviews all written infection control policies, techniques and procedures annually for revisions and/or updates.” Review of 18 Employee records reviewed on 06/06/2024 revealed that 18 Employee records lacked training and education records that included infection control training and in-services. During interview with the Administrator on 06/06/2024, beginning at 03:00 PM, they acknowledged the agency did not provide infection control in-services the previous year.”
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12 Hours Inservice Every 12 Months
The inspectors’ words, 202 words
“12 hours inservice every 12 months CFR(s): 484.80(d) Standard: In-service training. A home health aide must receive at least l2 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, review of policy and procedure and review of employee record for 1 hospice aide hired in 2023, it was revealed that the agency failed to ensure that the hospice aide received at least 12 hours of in-service training over a 12-month period. Findings: Review of the policy and procedure titled, “Staff Education,” dated 06/2009, and revised/reviewed 05/2022, revealed the following statement, “A schedule of in-service training is developed annually based upon the assessed needs.” The document lacked the requirement that hospice aides must receive 12-hours of in-service training each 12-month period. Review of the Hospice Aide’s employee file revealed the HHA was hired in 2023. The Employee file lacked documentation that at least l2 hours of in-service training was provided by the agency as required for the previous 12-month period. During an interview with the Administrator on 06/06/2024 beginning at 3:00 PM the findings were presented. They acknowledged the findings.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Recertification inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jul 1, 1966.
- 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, medical social services and home health aide services.
- Doesn’t offer speech pathology.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- County of Harney owns 100% directly since Mar 28, 2012.
- County of Harney runs it.
- 2 owners or officers are people: Matthew J Kohl (corporate director, 100%); Matthew J Kohl (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Harney | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Mar 28, 2012 |
| County of Harney | Holds 5% or more of the mortgage | 100% | Mar 28, 2012 |
| County of Harney | Holds 5% or more security interest | 100% | Mar 28, 2012 |
| County of Harney | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Mar 28, 2012 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 2 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 compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, the same; 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 74.54% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 12.78% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.24% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- There aren’t enough agencies serving patients in ZIP code 97720 with a 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 |
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| Harney County Home Health This home health agency | 2 |
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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