Quality of patient care star (1–5): 2 stars in FY2026. Days cash on hand: 1 days in FY2024, the 14th percentile of 5,506 home health agencies in the FY2024 pool. Operating margin: -4.1% in FY2024, the 31st percentile of 6,615 home health agencies in the FY2024 pool. Within-stay preventable hospitalization: 10.4% in FY2026. Total operating revenue: $1.2M in FY2024, the 29th percentile of 6,626 home health agencies in the FY2024 pool. Total margin (including nonoperating): -3.9% in FY2024, the 26th percentile of 6,603 home health agencies in the FY2024 pool. Figures as filed; not audited by Astrelis.
The read
A home health agency in Buffalo, NY. It ran an operating loss of 4.1% in FY24 on $1.2M of operating revenue. It held 1 day of cash on hand (14th percentile of 5,506 home health agencies on liquidity, FY24 pool). Operating margin improved from -7.6% in FY20 to -4.1% in FY24, though it fell 1.8 points in the most recent year. On care, it carries a 2-star CMS quality rating. Its within-stay preventable hospitalization rate is 10.4%. On the filed record it is running at an operating loss with lower measured quality. Source-reported context, not a recommendation.
Quality of patient care star (1–5)
2★
Reported value2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Days cash on hand · FY24
1d
all sources
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
▲ 1 days vs FY23
vs home health agencies14th pctl of 5,506 (FY24 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Operating margin · FY24
-4.1%
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
▼ 1.8 pts vs FY23
vs home health agencies31st pctl of 6,615 (FY24 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
10.4%
Reported value2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Where PEOPLE HOME HEALTH sits among home health agencies
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 6,615 of 7,624 filed
Each point is one home health agency in the national FY24 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 FY24 median is +3.5%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One home health agencyPEOPLE 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 computes only when every input is reported in the filing (otherwise its cell states which input is Not reported in source); a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled, and its derived ratios read Astrelis calculation unavailable. Not audited by Astrelis.
Operating margin
-4.1% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-3.9% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
1d (FY24)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Astrelis calculation unavailable — the filed balance sheet does not reconcile as filed (statement values shown unchanged)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Astrelis calculation unavailable — the filed balance sheet does not reconcile as filed (statement values shown unchanged)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Astrelis calculation unavailable — the filed balance sheet does not reconcile as filed (statement values shown unchanged)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY21
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
1,026
1,041
1,196
Total operating revenue
1,026
1,041
1,196
Total operating expenses
1,197
1,065
1,245
Operating income
(171)
(24)
(49)
Operating margin %
-16.6%
-2.3%
-4.1%
Other non-operating, net
25
0
2
Net income
(146)
(23)
(47)
Net income %
-13.9%
-2.3%
-3.9%
— = Not reported in source for that year.
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY25 · operating revenue reflects net patient service revenue · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
Display states.FY22 · Filed figures — Not reported in source (a cost report exists for this year but none of its mapped statement values were reported)FY25 · Filed figures — Not reported in source (a cost report exists for this year but none of its mapped statement values were reported)
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 provenance class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim. Provenance labels: Reported value is copied from the named public source; Astrelis calculation is a formula applied to unchanged reported inputs, with the formula shown; Illustrative estimate is a benchmark gap, multiplier, or scenario — never a measurement.
Quality of patient care star (1–5)
2★
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Timely initiation of care
96.8%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in ambulation
72.9%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in dyspnea
59.5%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
10.4%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Discharge to community
75.4%
Reported value2024
CMS HHVBP
Rated care 9–10 (% of patients)
74.0%
Reported value2026
CMS HHCAHPS
ZIP codes served
47
Reported value2026
CMS HH PUF
Visits / episodes
5,848
Reported value2023
CMS HH PUF
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
Erie County, NY · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$71.2K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
14.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
2.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
18.8%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
17.1%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.7% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 22.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Operating margin vs its peer poolFY24Astrelis calculation
A facility-specific dollar comparison cannot be calculated because a benchmark input was not reported. The report still includes all available facility measures, peer benchmarks, and a source-coverage inventory.
Operating margin vs its peer pool: FY24 pool · n = 6,615.
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Astrelis Atlas, "People Home Health Svs Chha", https://astrelis.co/providers/home_health/337266, release 2321a4fc37a7 (2026-10-22). Figures as filed in the named public sources; not audited by Astrelis.
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