Home Health Crusaders INC
Home Health Crusaders INC is a Medicare-certified home health agency in Portage, IN, certified since 1996. In the September 2026 CMS release it has 3 stars for quality of care rating; the Indiana average is 3.1.
Address3191 Willowcreek Road, Portage, IN 46368
Phone(219) 763-0404
OwnershipFor-profit
Medicare certifiedMay 1996
CMS Certification Number157471
Services
Quality of care rating
3 of 5
CMS's 1-5 star rating for quality of patient care, built from how often patients improved in walking, bathing and breathing, how quickly care started and how often patients went back into the hospital. The average for rated home health agencies in Indiana is 3.1 stars.
Quality of care
Care started on timeHow often the agency began care within two days of a referral or hospital discharge.
98%
U.S. median 98% · IN 98%
Patients got better at walkingHow often patients improved in walking or moving around.
75%
U.S. median 88% · IN 87%
Patients got better at getting in and out of bedHow often patients improved in getting in and out of bed.
69%
U.S. median 89% · IN 88%
Patients got better at bathingHow often patients improved in bathing themselves.
100%
U.S. median 90% · IN 89%
Falls with a major injuryShare of patients who had a fall that caused a major injury.
3.8%
U.S. median 0.8% · IN 1%
New or worsening pressure injuriesShare of patients whose pressure ulcers or injuries were new or worse at the end of care.
0%
U.S. median 0% · IN 0.2%
Lower is better for falls with a major injury, new or worsening pressure injuries. Medians are of every home health agency CMS reports a figure for.
Hospital stays and spending
Patients able to stay at home after careRisk-adjusted share of patients discharged to their home or community without an unplanned hospital stay or death in the following 31 days.
74%
U.S. median 85% · IN 84%
Same as the U.S.
Preventable hospital readmissions after careRisk-adjusted rate of potentially preventable readmissions in the 30 days after home health care ended.
4.4%
U.S. median 4.1% · IN 4.1%
Same as the U.S.
Preventable hospital stays during careRisk-adjusted rate of potentially preventable hospital admissions while patients were under the agency's care.
9.4%
U.S. median 10% · IN 11%
Same as the U.S.
Medicare spending per episodeWhat Medicare spent on an episode of care at this agency, against the national average (1.00 = the national average).
1.00
U.S. median 0.97 · IN 1.03
Lower is better for preventable hospital readmissions after care, preventable hospital stays during care. Medians are of every home health agency CMS reports a figure for.
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Source: CMS Home Health Compare (Provider Data Catalog datasets 6jpm-sxkc and ccn4-8vby). September 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Home Health Crusaders INC or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.