Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.
A home health agency in Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
1611 Pond Road Suite 103, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104. (610) 317-2118.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 3.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 4of 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 8, 2024: 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 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.
Feb 8, 2024: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Standard: Initial Assessment Visit.
The inspectors’ words, 353 words
“Standard: Initial assessment visit. CFR(s): 484.55(a) Standard: Initial assessment visit. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on a review of agency policy, review of clinical records, and an interview with the agency Administrator, the agency failed to complete the initial assessment visit within 48 hours of referral, or within 48 hours of the patients return home, or on the physician-ordered start of care date (SOC), for four (4) of seventeen (17) clinical records (CR#5, CR#6, CR#9, CR#15). A review of agency Policy/Procedure was conducted on February 8, 2024 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Policy ‘0-672’, ‘Admission Criteria and Procedure-Medicare Certified Offices’ ‘Our Procedure’ (9.1) states “The initial assessment must be completed either within: (a) 48 hours of referral, or (b) 48 hours of the clients return home, or (c) on the physician-ordered start of care date.” A review of clinical records completed on February 8, 2024 at approximately 11:00 a.m. revealed the following: CR#5 SOC 01/06/24: Referral from (hospital) for skilled nursing services on 01/03/24. ‘Referral Comments’ include “..... DC td (discharged today). ........” No physician ordered start of care date specified. Documentation of initial assessment visit by registered nurse on 01/06/24. CR#6 SOC 01/23/24: Referral from (physician) for home health services on 01/08/24. No patients return home specified nor physician ordered start of care date specified. Documentation of initial assessment visit by speech language pathologist on 01/23/24. CR#9 SOC 01/09/24: Referral from (hospital) for skilled nursing services on 12/22/23. ‘Client Coordination Note Report; ‘Discharge Planner Notes’ include “home Health Services requested. Patient discharging today, needs PT/OT/SN/HHA (physical therapy, occupational therapy, skilled nursing, home health aide).” No physician ordered start of care date specified. Documentation of initial assessment visit by registered nurse on 01/09/24. CR#15 SOC 11/16/23: Referral from (physician) for physical therapy services on 11/06/23. Referral form ‘Quick View’ Dates of Service’ Start of Service’ “Requested Start of Service Date: 11/8.” ‘Start of Care’ section states “Needs care in 2 days.” Documentation of initial assessment visit by physical therapist on 11/16/23. An interview conducted with the agency Administrator on February 8, 2024 at approximately 11:30 a.m. confirmed the above findings.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2024 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jul 22, 1992.
- 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.
- 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?
- Bayada Health, LLC. owns 100% directly since Dec 31, 2018.
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. runs it.
- 17 owners or officers are people: Shirlee Sharkey (corporate director); Thomas Considine (corporate director); David L Baiada (corporate director); Jennifer Joana (managing employee (on the payroll)); Thomas J. Saporito (corporate director); Robert Edmund (corporate officer); Anthony J Mazzarelli (corporate director); Joseph Mark Baiada (corporate officer); Teresa Carroll (corporate director); Winselow Tucker (corporate director); Robert Briglia (corporate officer); Bryony Winn (corporate officer); Bryony Winn (managing employee (on the payroll)); Gavin Robert Kerr (corporate director); Kristy Meyer (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kristy Meyer (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian Ford (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.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayada | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Bayada Health, LLC. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 31, 2018 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 3.5 of 5.
- Patients rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (364 surveys completed): 88% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 79% would definitely recommend it.
- 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 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 80.28% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 11.68% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.15% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 25 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 18104, where this agency’s office is, 16 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3.5 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 |
|---|---|
| Interim Healthcare Mid Atlantic | 2.5 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. This home health agency | 3.5 |
| Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. | Not given |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Not given |
| 1st Care Home Health Services of Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Valley Med Home Health Care, LLC | 3 |
| Lehigh Valley Home Care | 3 |
| Extended Family Care | Not given |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Not given |
| Human Touch Home Health - Allentown | 2.5 |
| Carepine Home Health, LLC | 2.5 |
| Lehigh Home Health Care and Staffing Agency Inc. | 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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