A home health agency in Northridge, CA. It ran an operating loss of 1.0% in FY24 on $0.2M of operating revenue. It held 4 days of cash on hand (16th percentile among home health agencies on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 16.6% in FY23 to -1.0% in FY24. Its within-stay preventable hospitalization runs 15.5%.
Days cash on hand · FY24
4d
all sources
vs home health agencies16th pctl of 4,699 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$0.2M
vs home health agencies2nd pctl of 6,669 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY24
-1.0%
vs home health agencies34th pctl of 6,394 (FY24)
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
15.5%
Verified fact2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Where HERA 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 agencyHERA 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
-1.0% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-1.0% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
4d (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
-700% (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
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
237
212
Total operating revenue
237
212
Total operating expenses
197
214
Operating income
39
(2)
Operating margin %
+16.5%
-0.9%
Net income
39
(2)
Net income %
+16.5%
-0.9%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1728 cost report · $ thousands · FY22–FY24 · operating revenue reflects net patient service revenue
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
95.2%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
Within-stay preventable hospitalization
15.5%
Verified fact2026
CMS Care Compare
ZIP codes served
20
Proxy2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
664
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
94
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Unduplicated patients
31
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
322.59
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
87.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1728
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 3 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
Los Angeles County, CA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$87.8K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.6%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
8.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
14.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
23.6%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.3% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 19.2% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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