• Home health
  • Medicare-certified

Elara Caring

712 West Magnolia Avenue, Ft Worth, TX 76104

Quality of patient care4.5 out of 5 starsAll ratings
Ownership
For-profit
Medicare-certified
Yes
Services
Nursing care, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, +3 more

At a glance

Do they serve my address?
  • Serves 83 ZIP codes
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Can they start soon?
Do they offer the services needed?
  • Offers: Nursing care, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Medical social services, Home health aide
All services
How good is the care?
  • Quality of patient care:4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Patient survey rating:4 out of 5 stars
All ratings
Do they take my insurance?
  • Medicare-certified: Yes
  • Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans: Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
Coverage
Do they speak my language?
Help at night or on weekends?

Answers come from CMS data as of May 27, 2026. “Not provided yet” means we don’t have this information yet. Ask when you call.

Care & services

Nurses, therapists, and aides who visit the patient at home, usually part-time.

Services

  • Nursing careYes
  • Physical therapyYes
  • Occupational therapyYes
  • Speech therapyYes
  • Medical social servicesYes
  • Home health aideYes

As reported. “Not reported” means no value was published. It does not mean “no.”

Not provided yet: languages spoken, help at night and on weekends, and personal care. Ask the agency. Questions to ask

Availability & coverage

Accepting new patients
Not provided yet. Ask when they can start. Questions to ask
Medicare-certified
Yes (certified since April 16, 1992)
Medicaid
Not provided yet. Ask the agency. Questions to ask
Medicare Advantage and other insurance
Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask

Check with your plan before you go. Some plans require an in-network provider and approval first. Medicare can cover this type of care when its conditions are met. What is covered depends on your situation and plan. A hospital discharge planner, your plan, or Medicare.gov can tell you what applies.

Service area

Serves 83 ZIP codes.

Quality & safety

Star ratings

  • Quality of patient care

    4.5 out of 5 stars

    CMS's star rating for how well the agency cares for patients, such as starting care on time and helping patients move around better. Half stars are possible.

    Source: Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026.

  • Patient survey rating

    4 out of 5 stars
    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Summary of what patients said about the agency in a national survey of their experience.

    Source: Home Health Care - Patient Survey (HHCAHPS) 2025Q1 to 2025Q4, as of June 10, 2026.

Key measures

Measures are as published by Medicare for the period shown. Some are adjusted for how sick patients were, so compare similar providers. “Not reported” means no value was published. It does not mean “no.”

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner

    99.6%

    Share of patients whose care began in a timely manner.

    Higher is better. Source: Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026.

  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around

    97.8%

    Share of patients whose ability to walk or move around improved during care.

    Higher is better. Source: Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026.

  • Patients who remained at home after home health ended (adjusted rate)

    84.1%

    Official name: DTC Risk-Standardized Rate

    Rate of patients who stayed in the community after home health without returning to a hospital or facility, adjusted for patient mix.

    Higher is better. Source: Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026.

  • Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days after home health ended (adjusted rate)

    4.0%

    Official name: PPR Risk-Standardized Rate

    Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge, adjusted for patient mix.

    Lower is better. Source: Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026.

  • Patients who would definitely recommend the agency to friends and family

    78.0%

    Official name: Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Share of patients who would definitely recommend the agency to friends and family.

    Higher is better. Source: Home Health Care - Patient Survey (HHCAHPS) 2025Q1 to 2025Q4, as of June 10, 2026.

All 20 other measures

  • How often patients got better at bathing

    98.7%

    Share of patients whose ability to bathe improved during care.

    Higher is better.

  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed

    95.3%

    Share of patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved during care.

    Higher is better.

  • How often patients' breathing improved

    92.7%

    Share of patients whose breathing improved during care.

    Higher is better.

  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

    99.8%

    Share of patients who got better at taking their oral medications correctly.

    Higher is better.

  • Star Rating for health team communicated well with them

    3.0

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Patient survey star rating (1 to 5) for how well the home health team communicated.

    Higher is better.

  • Number of completed Surveys

    63

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Number of patient surveys completed. More surveys make the survey results more reliable.

    For information.

  • Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety

    5.0

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Patient survey star rating (1 to 5) for discussing medicines, pain, and home safety.

    Higher is better.

  • Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency

    3.0

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Patient survey star rating (1 to 5) for how patients rated overall care from the agency.

    Higher is better.

  • Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way

    3.0

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Patient survey star rating (1 to 5) for giving care in a professional way.

    Higher is better.

  • Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)

    86.0%

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Share of patients who rated the agency 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 to 10.

    Higher is better.

  • Survey response rate

    20.0%

    • CMS note: Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use any scores shown with caution: there may be too few surveys to accurately tell how the agency is doing.

    Share of patients who were surveyed and responded.

    For information.

  • Patients at or above expected self-care and mobility at discharge

    89.1%

    Official name: Discharge Function Score

    Share of patients who were at or above the expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge.

    Higher is better.

  • Patients who remained at home after home health ended (compared with national)

    Better Than National Rate

    Official name: DTC Performance Categorization

    CMS's comparison of the agency's discharge-to-community rate with the national rate.

    For information.

  • Patients who had one or more falls with major injury

    1.5%

    Official name: Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury

    Share of patients who had one or more falls with major injury.

    Lower is better.

  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season

    64.9%

    Share of patients whose care team checked whether they got a flu shot for the current season.

    Higher is better.

  • How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally

    1.04

    Medicare spending for an episode of care at this agency, as a ratio to spending across all agencies. Below 1.0 means less than typical. This is a cost measure.

    Cost measure, for information only.

  • Preventable hospital stays during home health (compared with national)

    Same As National Rate

    Official name: PPH Performance Categorization

    CMS's comparison of the agency's potentially preventable hospitalization rate with the national rate.

    For information.

  • Preventable hospital stays during home health (adjusted rate)

    14.1%

    Official name: PPH Risk-Standardized Rate

    Rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations during home health, adjusted for patient mix.

    Lower is better.

  • Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days after home health ended (compared with national)

    Same As National Rate

    Official name: PPR Performance Categorization

    CMS's comparison of the agency's potentially preventable readmission rate with the national rate.

    For information.

  • Patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers

    0.2%

    Official name: Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

    Share of patients with a pressure ulcer or injury that is new or worse (changes in skin integrity).

    Lower is better.

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About this provider

Type of care
Home health
Ownership type
For-profit
Ownership as reported
PROPRIETARY
Medicare certification date
April 16, 1992
CMS Certification Number
677492

Location

Address
712 West Magnolia Avenue
Ft Worth, TX 76104
County
Not reported

LocalCareProvider · Home health

Elara Caring

Phone: (469) 828-0019

712 West Magnolia Avenue, Ft Worth, TX 76104

Questions to ask when you call

Use these questions when you call or visit. They cover what Medicare data cannot tell you, like whether a bed is open today.

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Notes from the call

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Date:

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Adapted from: Medicare: Home Health Agency Checklist; Medicare & Home Health Care.

Nearby home health agencies

  • Renew Home HealthFort Worth, TX3 out of 5 stars0.3 miles from this office
  • DFW Home HealthFort Worth, TX3.5 out of 5 stars0.7 miles from this office
  • Cook Childrens Home HealthFort Worth, TXNot rated
    • CMS note: Too few patient episodes to report for this measure.
    0.9 miles from this office
  • Guardian HealthcareFort Worth, TX4 out of 5 stars1.7 miles from this office

Source: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, data as of May 27, 2026.

CMS datasets used on this page
  • Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026
  • Home Health Care - Patient Survey (HHCAHPS) 2025Q1 to 2025Q4, as of June 10, 2026
  • Home Health Care - Zip Codes, as of May 27, 2026