Tri-Cities Home Health
A home health agency in Kennewick, Washington 99336
8819 Wvictoria Avenue, Ste 110, Kennewick, Washington 99336. (509) 783-1851.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 4.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 3of 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 Aug 15, 2025: 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 Aug 2025. 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, 2025: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Infection Control
The inspectors’ words, 527 words
“Infection control CFR(s): 484.70(b)(1)(2) Standard: Control. The HHA must maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases that is an integral part of the HHA’s quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) program. The infection control program must include: (1) A method for identifying infectious and communicable disease problems; and (2) A plan for the appropriate actions that are expected to result in improvement and disease prevention. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the agency failed to follow state requirements to perform annual Tuberculosis (TB) assessment forms for 6 of 7 clinicians that provided patient care (Staff #503, #504, #505, #506, #507 and #508). Failure to perform annual TB Screening on staff places patients and staff at risk for exposure to TB. Reference: WAC 246-335-525 Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies. The applicant or licensee must develop and operationalize personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies and procedures that describe: (14) Infection control practices, communicable disease testing, and vaccinations. Policies and procedures must include, at minimum: (c) Tuberculosis infection control program. Key elements include but are not limited to: (ii) Conducting an annual assessment of new TB risk factors for all employees. Agencies must use a tuberculosis risk assessment form provided by the department. Based on assessment results, determine agency’s responsibility to conduct TB testing of employees. Retesting should only be done for persons who previously tested negative and have new risk factors since the last assessment. Findings included: 1. Document review of agency’s document titled, “Tuberculosis Screening and Testing,” (Dated 03/26/24) showed that all employees will be screened annually using the Washington State Department of Health Adult Tuberculosis Risk Assessment form. 2. The personnel record reviews for the 6 clinicians showed: a. Staff #503 was hired on 01/09/23. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 01/10/23. There was no signed assessment form in the record since this time. b. Staff #504 was hired on 12/18/10. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 12/20/23. There was no signed assessment from in the record since this time. c. Staff #505 was hired on 09/19/22. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 12/05/23. There was no signed assessment from in the record since this time. d. Staff #506 was hired on 06/27/16. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 12/21/23. There was no signed assessment from in the record since this time. e. Staff #507 was hired on 06/26/23. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 12/05/23. There was no signed assessment from in the record since this time. f. Staff #508 was hired on 05/02/22. The record showed a completed [DOH]-approved annual TB risk assessment dated 12/04/23. There was no signed assessment from in the record since this time. 3. On 08/13/25 at 9:30 AM, the surveyor interviewed the agency’s Office Manager (Staff #502) about the lack of signed annual assessments. Staff #502 stated that they were unaware of the requirement to have signed assessments. THIS IS A REPEAT UNCORRECTED DEFICIENCY CITED ON 11/29/22.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency 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 and speech pathology.
- Doesn’t offer 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?
- Amedisys Washington, L.L.C. owns 50% directly since Sep 1, 2007; Kadlec Regional Medical Center owns 50% directly since Sep 1, 2007.
- 8 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Bridget R Kaigler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); Kristina J Braud (managing employee (on the payroll)); Jeanne Shingleton (corporate officer); Monica Mix (managing employee (on the payroll)); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 50% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amedisys Washington, L.L.C. | Owns 5% or more directly | 50% | Sep 1, 2007 |
| Amedisys Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 50% | Sep 1, 2007 |
| Amedisys Holding LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 50% | Sep 1, 2007 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Owns 5% or more directly | 50% | Sep 1, 2007 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 4.5 of 5.
- Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (316 surveys completed): 81% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 78% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; 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 | 4.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 90.26% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 11.30% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.50% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 4 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 99336, where this agency’s office is, 3 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 4.5 of 5, and this one is rated 4.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Tri-Cities Home Health This home health agency | 4.5 |
| Columbia River Home Health | 4.5 |
| Vue Home Health LLC | Not given |
| Sunnyside Home Health | 2.5 |
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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