Interim Healthcare of Erie
A home health agency in Erie, Pennsylvania 16505
2206 W 15th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16505. (814) 836-8836.
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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 May 21, 2026: 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 May 2026. 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.
May 21, 2026: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Infection Prevention
The inspectors’ words, 419 words
“Infection Prevention CFR(s): 484.70(a) Standard: Infection Prevention. The HHA must follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of agency policy and procedure, observations (OBS) during home visits and staff (EMP) interview, the agency failed to ensure staff followed infection control standards of practice and agency policy and procedure for four (4) of seven (7) observations providing direct care to patients (OBS2, OBS5, OBS6, OBS7). Findings Included: Review of the agency policy and procedures was conducted 5/18/2025 at approximately 11:00am revealed, “Policy Addendum: Equipment/Medical Supply Bag Process... Policy Health care staff prevent contamination of the supply bag and its contents. Health care staff protect patients, household members, and health care workers from the spread of infection.... PURPOSE: To prevent the spread of pathogens from one patient to another. … Procedure...4) d) Spread an impervious barrier (e.g., disposable under pad, plastic bag, wax paper, etc.) on the surface before setting the bag down to help prevent the transmission of infections. 10) After the completion of care, decontaminate your hands by washing your hands with soap and water, wipe off reusable equipment with a disinfecting wipe or alcohol swab before replacing into the bag and repack your bag....” During a home visit observation Consumer Record (CR) #2 OBS2, on 5/19/2026 at approximately 11:00am Employee (EMP)10 provided direct patient care. EMP10 placed bag on surface without a barrier under the bag and then removed a non-disposable barrier from the bag to place supplies on. Barrier was then wiped with disinfectant and returned to the supply bag. During a home visit observation CR #4 OBS5, on 5/19/2026 at approximately 2:00pm EMP11 provided direct patient care. EMP11 used a non-disposable barrier from the bag to place supplies on. During a home visit observation CR #5 OBS6, on 5/20/2026 at approximately 8:30am EMP12 provided direct patient care. EMP11 Placed sanitized pulse oximeter and thermometer in pocket instead of returning to supply bag. Stethoscope was not cleaned, remained around EMP11 neck when leaving the residence. During a home visit observation CR #6 OBS7, on 5/20/2026 at approximately 9:45am EMP13 provided direct patient care. Household pets laid on cleaned barrier and previously cleaned location of stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, and thermometer. Items returned to the bag without cleaning after household pets had explored. An exit interview with the Regional Manager and Clinical Manager on 5/21/2026 at approximately 2:45pm confirmed the above findings.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Sep 28, 2000.
- 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, 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?
- Salo Inc. owns 100% directly since Nov 14, 2009.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Thomas Joseph Dimarco (owns 5% or more through other companies, 78%); Christine D Oswald (owns 5% or more through other companies, 8.56%); Kevin S Murphy (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Jason Merkle (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christine D Oswald (corporate officer); Christine D Oswald (corporate director); Thomas Joseph Dimarco (corporate officer); Thomas Joseph Dimarco (corporate director); Diane S Piccard (other role (CMS gives no detail)).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salo Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Nov 14, 2009 |
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 (198 surveys completed): 91% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 83% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, better; 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 | 90.91% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 7.68% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.40% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 12 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 16505, where this agency’s office is, 8 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3 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 of Erie This home health agency | 3.5 |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | Not given |
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. | 3 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County | 3 |
| UPMC Home Healthcare | 3.5 |
| Caregivers Health Services | Not given |
| Heartfelt Home Healthcare Services, Inc. | Not given |
| Royal Homehealth Care Service, LLC | Not given |
| Community Nursing Services of North East | 3 |
| Heritage Health Care | 2 |
| VNA Alliance | 4.5 |
| Allegheny Health Network Healthcare at Home Home H | 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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