A home health agency in Irvine, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 18.3% in FY24 on $1.7M of operating revenue. It held 101 days of cash on hand (84th percentile among home health agencies on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 14.7% in FY20 to 18.3% in FY24, though it fell 12.1 points in the most recent year. On care, it carries a 3-star CMS quality rating. Its within-stay preventable hospitalization runs 11.8%. On the filed record it is comfortably profitable with mid-range measured quality. Source-reported context, not a recommendation.
Quality of patient care star
3★
Verified fact2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Days cash on hand · FY24
101d
all sources
vs home health agencies84th pctl of 4,699 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY24
+18.3%
vs home health agencies82nd pctl of 6,394 (FY24)
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
11.8%
Verified fact2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Where HEALTHWAYS HOME HEALTH 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.
One home health agencyHEALTHWAYS HOMEhome 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
+18.3% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+19.6% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
101d (FY24)
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
77% (FY24)
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
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
1,338
1,883
1,718
Total operating revenue
1,338
1,883
1,718
Total operating expenses
1,325
1,312
1,405
Operating income
13
571
314
Operating margin %
+1.0%
+30.3%
+18.3%
Other non-operating, net
10
299
28
Net income
23
870
342
Net income %
+1.7%
+39.9%
+19.6%
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · 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.
Quality of patient care star
3★
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Timely initiation of care
90.1%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in ambulation
86.6%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
11.8%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Discharge to community
65.6%
Proxy2024
CMS HHVBP
Rated care 9–10
75.0%
Proxy2026
CMS HHCAHPS
ZIP codes served
54
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
3,891
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
759
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Unduplicated patients
253
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
361.02
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
99.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
Orange County, CA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$113.7K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
9.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
6.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.8%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
19.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 5.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 12.1% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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