A home health agency in Star City, AR. It ran an operating loss of 33.2% in FY25 on $19.0M of operating revenue. It held 98 days of cash on hand (83rd percentile among home health agencies on liquidity). Operating margin declined from -17.1% in FY21 to -33.2% in FY25. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was positive at 12.1%.
Days cash on hand · FY25
98d
all sources
▲ 28.5 days vs FY24
vs home health agencies83rd pctl of 4,699 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$19.0M
▲ 0.6 $M vs FY24
vs home health agencies96th pctl of 6,669 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY25
-33.2%
▼ 1.9 pts vs FY24
vs home health agencies7th pctl of 6,394 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+12.1%
▼ 1.3 pts vs FY24
vs home health agencies70th pctl of 6,556 (FY24)
This facility's newest settled year, FY25, has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=6,394).
Where AREA AGENCY ON sits among home health agencies
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 6,394 of 8,555 filed
Each point is one home health agency in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The home health agency median is +4.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
This facility's newest settled year, FY25, has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=6,394).
One home health agencyAREA AGENCYhome health agency median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this home health agency is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.
Operating margin
-33.2% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+12.1% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
98d (FY25)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
93% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in this filing
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
16,612
18,352
18,963
Total operating revenue
16,612
18,352
18,963
Total operating expenses
22,991
24,091
25,263
Operating income
(6,379)
(5,739)
(6,299)
Operating margin %
-38.4%
-31.3%
-33.2%
Other non-operating, net
8,557
9,454
9,769
Net income
2,178
3,715
3,470
Net income %
+8.7%
+13.4%
+12.1%
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · operating revenue reflects net patient service revenue · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
The metrics this home health agency type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.
Rated care 9–10
100.0%
Proxy2026
CMS HHCAHPS
ZIP codes served
8
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
1,030
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
6
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Unduplicated patients
5
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
24,527
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
100.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
Lincoln County, AR · nonmetro, rural, remote
Median household income
$51.7K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
17.7%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
7.9%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
27.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 18.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 34.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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