Quality of patient care star (1–5): 3 stars in FY2026. Days cash on hand: 91 days in FY2025, the 76th percentile of 5,303 home health agencies in the FY2025 pool. Operating margin: +10.6% in FY2025, the 69th percentile of 6,425 home health agencies in the FY2025 pool. Total operating revenue: $2.5M in FY2025, the 53rd percentile of 6,434 home health agencies in the FY2025 pool. Total margin (including nonoperating): +10.6% in FY2025, the 65th percentile of 6,416 home health agencies in the FY2025 pool. Figures as filed; not audited by Astrelis.
The read
A home health agency in El Paso, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 10.6% in FY25 on $2.5M of operating revenue. It held 91 days of cash on hand (76th percentile of 5,303 home health agencies on liquidity, FY25 pool). Operating margin declined from 13.2% in FY20 to 10.6% in FY25. On care, it carries a 3-star CMS quality rating. On the filed record it is comfortably profitable with mid-range measured quality. Source-reported context, not a recommendation.
Quality of patient care star (1–5)
3★
Reported value2026
Source: CMS Care Compare
Days cash on hand · FY25
91d
all sources
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
vs home health agencies76th pctl of 5,303 (FY25 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Operating margin · FY25
+10.6%
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
vs home health agencies69th pctl of 6,425 (FY25 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Total operating revenue · FY25
$2.5M
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
vs home health agencies53rd pctl of 6,434 (FY25 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Where 1ST CHOICE HOME sits among home health agencies
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 6,425 of 7,624 filed
Each point is one home health agency in the national FY25 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 FY25 median is +3.3%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One home health agency1ST CHOICEhome 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
+10.6% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+10.6% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
91d (FY25)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not reported in source
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
3% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in source
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
3,126
4,221
2,539
Total operating revenue
3,126
4,221
2,539
Total operating expenses
2,796
3,622
2,269
Operating income
331
599
270
Operating margin %
+10.6%
+14.2%
+10.6%
Net income
331
599
270
Net income %
+10.6%
+14.2%
+10.6%
— = 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
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)
3★
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Timely initiation of care
100.0%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in ambulation
85.3%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Improvement in dyspnea
80.3%
Reported value2026
CMS Care Compare
Discharge to community
80.6%
Reported value2024
CMS HHVBP
Rated care 9–10 (% of patients)
90.0%
Reported value2026
CMS HHCAHPS
ZIP codes served
17
Reported value2026
CMS HH PUF
Total visits
2,513
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Total episodes
10
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Visits per episode
251.30
Astrelis calculation2025
Astrelis calculation — total visits ÷ total episodes, both reported above (HCRIS CMS-1728)
Unduplicated patients
64
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Cost per visit ($)
902.79
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Medicare revenue share
100.0%
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1728
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this home health agency serves
El Paso County, TX · metro, 250K–1M
Median household income
$58.9K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
18.9%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
21.9%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
12.8%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
26.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 25.7% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Operating margin vs its peer poolFY25Astrelis 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: FY25 pool · n = 6,425.
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