Mcdowell Home Health Agency Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE HOME HEALTH SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF BOYLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- -28.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $978,052, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 534% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 40% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3.1 million spent. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH, THE AREA'S MOST EXPERIENCED AGENCY, PROVIDES QUALITY CONVENIENT HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH DELIVERS HOSPITAL QUALITY NURSING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, AND NURSING AIDE CARE. CLINICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH IS A MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CERTIFIED AGENCY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN 8 COUNTIES INCLUDING: BOYLE, MERCER, GARRARD, LINCOLN, CASEY, MARION, WASHINGTON AND ANDERSON COUNTIES. ON AVERAGE IN 2025 MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH PROVIDED SERVICES TO 248 PATIENTS PER MONTH, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 198 PATIENTS PER MONTH IN 2024. IN TOTAL, MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH SERVED 1450 PATIENTS IN 2025. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH ACQUIRED THE HOME HEALTH AGENCY IN MARCH OF 2015 TO ADD TO THE BROAD VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZATION. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH'S LONG STANDING PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS BY CONTINUING SKILLED SERVICES IN THE HOME ONCE A PATIENT DEPARTS FROM THE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC SETTING. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH STRIVES TO REDUCE BOTH HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AS WELL AS HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH AGENCY GOALS INCLUDE PROMOTING PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION TO SELF-MANAGE THEIR DISEASE PROCESS, IMPROVING EACH PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND DECREASING HEALTHCARE COSTS TO PATIENTS AND INPATIENT SETTINGS BY AVOIDING READMISSIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. SKILLED SERVICES ARE ORGANIZED IN FOUR DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES INCLUDING NURSING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. THE AGENCY ALSO OFFERS SOCIAL WORK AND HOME HEALTH NURSING AIDE SERVICES TO COMPLEMENT THE SKILLED DISCIPLINES. EACH OF THESE DISCIPLINES WORK TOGETHER TO TAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE CARE OF PATIENTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED TREATMENT PLAN. NURSING NURSING CARE IS PROVIDED BY REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES. NURSING SERVICES AT MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH FOCUS ON DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE AND TEACHING. NURSES MANAGE AND OVERSEE PATIENTS' MEDICATIONS, INJECTIONS AND IV INFUSIONS. NURSING CARE ALSO ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH FOLEY CATHETERS, OSTOMY CARE AND WOUND MANAGEMENT. IN 2025 NURSES COMPLETED AN ESTIMATED 9,918 VISITS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 9,724 VISITS IN 2024. PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY IS PROVIDED BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS. PHYSICAL THERAPY FOCUSES ON GAIT TRAINING, STRENGTH TRAINING, AND INCREASING RANGE OF MOTION, MOBILITY, BALANCE TRAINING, PAIN MANAGEMENT, HOME EXERCISE PROGRAMS, AND SAFE PATIENT TRANSFERS WITH CAREGIVER TRAINING. PHYSICAL THERAPY ALSO FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH JOINT REPLACEMENT AND ORTHOTIC EQUIPMENT. IN 2025 MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH PERFORMED AN ESTIMATED 8,273 VISITS IN OUR SERVICE AREAS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 7,689 VISITS IN 2024. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOCUSES ON FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND BALANCE, EDUCATION ON SAFE USE OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT STRENGTH/MOBILITY, ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, COGNITIVE AND PROBLEM SOLVING AWARENESS, HOME MODIFICATION FOR SAFETY, SAFE PATIENT POSITIONING AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. IN 2025 THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TEAM PERFORMED AN ESTIMATED 2,141 VISITS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 2,090 VISITS IN 2024. SPEECH THERAPY SPEECH THERAPISTS IN HOME HEALTH WORK WITH PATIENTS ON COMPREHENSION, READING, WRITING, VOICE/SPEECH PRODUCTION, FUNCTIONAL RESPIRATION, COGNITION, SWALLOWING AND DIET MODIFICATION/FEEDING MODIFICATIONS. IN 2025 SPEECH THERAPISTS PERFORMED AN ESTIMATED 467 VISITS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 138 VISITS IN 2024. MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS IN HOME HEALTH WORK WITH CLIENTS TO ASSESS THE FULL RANGE OF THEIR NEEDS AND HELP THEM ACCESS THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH PERFORMED AN ESTIMATED 135 VISITS IN OUR SERVICE AREAS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM 129 VISITS IN 2024. HOME HEALTH AIDES HOME HEALTH AIDES ASSIST PATIENTS WITH PERSONAL CARE SERVICES RELATED TO ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUCH AS BATHING AND DRESSING. ALL AIDE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A REGISTERED NURSE OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. THE HOME AIDES COMPLETED AN ESTIMATED 2 VISITS WITH PATIENTS IN 2025, COMPARED TO 210 VISITS IN 2024. MEMBERS OF THE CLINICAL TEAM AT MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH PARTICIPATE IN YEARLY EDUCATION AND COMPETENCY CHECKS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SKILL SET REQUIRED FOR EACH DISCIPLINE. IN ADDITION, THE CLINICAL TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH WOUND NURSES, CARDIAC NURSES, VASCULAR ACCESS NURSES AND PHYSICIANS WITHIN THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH SYSTEM TO REMAIN UP-TO-DATE ON PATIENT CARE CHANGES AND STRENGTHEN THE CONTINUITY OF CARE WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH CONTINUES TO TRACK AND REPORT PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES AS REQUIRED BY THE HOME HEALTH CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (HHCAHPS). MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH, IN COLLABORATION WITH A PHYSICIAN, PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND AND/OR HAVE AN ACUTE ILLNESS MAKING IT A TAXING EFFORT FOR THEM TO SEEK CARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME SETTING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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