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title: Atlas Commons research objects — A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE (home-health agency, SAN DIEGO, CA)
license: CC0-1.0
source: CMS Home Health Care Compare
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# Atlas Commons research objects — A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE (home-health agency, SAN DIEGO, CA)

A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health quality from CMS Care Compare — the agency's measured outcomes with its position on each national curve — with every figure's status labeled: each outcome rate is a CMS-measured OASIS result; the quality star is a model CMS computes over several measures; each national percentile is our placement of the measured rate within the national distribution; the boundary is context — a comparison, not a personal-recovery prediction. (Each percentile's national pool size differs by measure because CMS publishes a measure only for agencies with sufficient patient volume — so the n per measure is not equal across measures.) Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare. CC0.

## Claims

### CMS gives A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE 4 of 5 stars for quality of patient care

**MODELED.** CMS's quality-of-patient-care star rating for A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE is 4/5. The star is a LATENT-VARIABLE STATISTICAL MODEL CMS computes by combining several OASIS measures — it is occurred=false (not a single measured event) but adjudged=true (an authority, CMS, computes and publishes it). It is not itself a measurement of any one patient.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE: a MODELED figure — an authority's computed quantity ESTIMATING an independent/latent value (an index or annualized expectation), REPRODUCIBLE from its disclosed inputs, NOT a record of an event. adjudged=TRUE because CMS Home Health Care Compare (an external authority) computes and publishes it. The grounding promises "reproduce this from the inputs" — so a categorical authority VERDICT that is NOT reproducible (a star rating, a risk class) is a 'determination', not 'modeled'. Superseded by the next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 94.28% of patients regain mobility

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 94.28% regain mobility ("Got better at walking / moving around"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 94.28% on "Got better at walking / moving around" is ≈ the 82nd percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 8,029 agencies (national median 87.47%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 94.28% sits at ≈ the 82nd percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/walking
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 94.83% of patients bathe independently

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 94.83% bathe independently ("Got better at bathing"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 94.83% on "Got better at bathing" is ≈ the 77th percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 8,041 agencies (national median 90.07%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 94.83% sits at ≈ the 77th percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/bathing
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 98.45% of patients breathe easier

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 98.45% breathe easier ("Breathing improved"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 98.45% on "Breathing improved" is ≈ the 93rd percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 7,805 agencies (national median 90.46%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 98.45% sits at ≈ the 93rd percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/breathing
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 90.3% of patients transfer safely

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 90.3% transfer safely ("Got better at getting in/out of bed"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 90.3% on "Got better at getting in/out of bed" is ≈ the 61st percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 7,986 agencies (national median 88.47%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 90.3% sits at ≈ the 61st percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/bed-mobility
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 99.25% of patients manage medications

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 99.25% manage medications ("Got better at taking drugs correctly"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 99.25% on "Got better at taking drugs correctly" is ≈ the 97th percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 7,937 agencies (national median 86.3%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 99.25% sits at ≈ the 97th percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/medication-self
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 96.65% of patients catch medication problems fast

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 96.65% catch medication problems fast ("Med-issues addressed in a timely way"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 96.65% on "Med-issues addressed in a timely way" is ≈ the 58th percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 8,644 agencies (national median 96.21%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 96.65% sits at ≈ the 58th percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/medication-timely
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE helps 97.72% of patients start care without delay

**RECORDED.** Of A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's home-health patients, 97.72% start care without delay ("Care began in a timely manner"). This is a CMS-measured OASIS outcome rate — a real change in patients between admission and discharge, reported by the agency to CMS. occurred=true.

Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Home Health Care Compare; superseded when CMS Home Health Care Compare publishes its next release.

### A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's 97.72% on "Care began in a timely manner" is ≈ the 63rd percentile nationally

**DERIVED.** Placed within the national distribution of this outcome across 8,640 agencies (national median 97.85%), A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE's RECORDED 97.72% sits at ≈ the 63rd percentile. The rate is CMS-measured; this PERCENTILE is an in-house computation over our derived national distribution — occurred=false (a computed rank, not an event), adjudged=false (the atlas's placement, not a CMS verdict). It says where the agency falls on the curve, not that it is "good" or "bad".

Source: Care Atlas — placement within the national aggregation over the CMS Home Health panel — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/outcomes/timely-start
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.

### What this agency page is — and is NOT

**INTERPRETATION.** This page COMPARES A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE to other home-health agencies on CMS-measured outcomes, and shows where it falls on each national curve. It is NOT a prediction of how you or your relative will recover (your clinician knows your case), NOT a CMS "best/worst" verdict, and NOT a substitute for CMS Care Compare's full detail. Outcome rates reflect the patients an agency served (case-mix differs). Verify and see every measure at CMS Care Compare (CCN 053116).

Source: Care Atlas framing (over the CMS Home Health panel) — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a CMS verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The rates (recorded), the star (modeled), and the percentiles (derived) above are each grounded and four-status-labeled; this is the only interpretation.

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Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/home-health/053116.jsonld`

## Data

### CMS outcomes summary — A BETTER SOLUTION IN HOME CARE

Quality star is CMS-modeled (latent-variable composite). Outcome rates are CMS-measured OASIS results (% of patients). Source: CMS Home Health Care Compare.

| Metric | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality Star Rating | 4/5 ★ | modeled |
| Got better at walking / moving around | 94.28% | recorded |
| Got better at bathing | 94.83% | recorded |
| Breathing improved | 98.45% | recorded |
| Got better at getting in/out of bed | 90.3% | recorded |
| Got better at taking drugs correctly | 99.25% | recorded |
| Med-issues addressed in a timely way | 96.65% | recorded |
| Care began in a timely manner | 97.72% | recorded |