A home health agency in Park Ridge, IL. It ran an operating loss of 7.0% in FY23 on $0.6M of operating revenue. It held 8 days of cash on hand (26th percentile among home health agencies on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.
Days cash on hand · FY23
8d
all sources
vs home health agencies26th pctl of 4,925 (FY23)
Total operating revenue · FY23
$0.6M
vs home health agencies14th pctl of 6,841 (FY23)
Operating margin · FY23
-7.0%
vs home health agencies25th pctl of 6,547 (FY23)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY23
-7.0%
vs home health agencies21st pctl of 6,696 (FY23)
Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=6,547); the home health agency cohort's current year is FY24.
Where HEALTH FIRST HOME sits among home health agencies
Operating margin · FY23 pool · n = 6,547 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 +3.9%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=6,547); the home health agency cohort's current year is FY24.
One home health agencyHEALTH FIRSThome 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
-7.0% (FY23)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-7.0% (FY23)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
8d (FY23)
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
-1368% (FY23)
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
FY21
FY22
FY23
Patient revenue
1,461
1,679
556
Total operating revenue
1,461
1,679
556
Total operating expenses
1,442
787
595
Operating income
20
892
(39)
Operating margin %
+1.4%
+53.1%
-7.0%
Other non-operating, net
120
1
0
Net income
140
893
(39)
Net income %
+8.9%
+53.2%
-7.0%
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY23 · 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.
ZIP codes served
1
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
1,504
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
300
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1728
Unduplicated patients
103
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
395.46
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
100.0%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1728
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 4 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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