A home health agency in Chicago, IL. It ran an operating loss of 5.3% in FY24 on $0.7M of operating revenue. Operating margin improved from -8.2% in FY20 to -5.3% in FY24, though it fell 1.3 points in the most recent year. Its within-stay preventable hospitalization runs 11.2%.
Days cash on hand · FY24
Not available
vs home health agencies—
Total operating revenue · FY24
$0.7M
vs home health agencies15th pctl of 6,669 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY24
-5.3%
vs home health agencies26th pctl of 6,394 (FY24)
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
11.2%
Verified fact2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Where SUNSHINE HOME CARE, 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 agencySUNSHINE 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
-5.3% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-2.8% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
Not reported in this filing
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
635
676
658
Total operating revenue
635
676
658
Total operating expenses
620
703
693
Operating income
15
(27)
(35)
Operating margin %
+2.4%
-4.0%
-5.3%
Other non-operating, net
1
6
16
Net income
16
(21)
(19)
Net income %
+2.5%
-3.1%
-2.8%
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.
Timely initiation of care
97.3%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
11.2%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Rated care 9–10
83.0%
Proxy2026
CMS HHCAHPS
ZIP codes served
36
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
1,925
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
264
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Unduplicated patients
58
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
359.94
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
100.0%
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
Cook County, IL · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$81.8K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.3%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
9.0%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
18.7%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.8% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 16.2% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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