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Elara Caring

Home health agency in Topeka, Kansas · CCN 177242

Contact and basics

  • Address3715 Sw 29th St
    Topeka, KS 66614
  • Phone(785) 354-0767
  • CMS certification number177242
  • Ownership typePROPRIETARY
  • Medicare-certified since07/26/1993

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Quality of patient care: this provider 4.5/5; median among 84 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.

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CMS star ratings

★★★★½ 4.5/5 quality of patient care

★★★★☆ 4/5 patient survey summary

Quality of patient care is computed from clinical measures; the survey rating comes from the HHCAHPS patient survey. Agencies with too few episodes or responses are not rated.

Quality measures

MeasureThis agency
Started care in a timely manner100.0%
Patients improved at walking or moving93.8%
Patients improved at getting in and out of bed94.1%
Patients improved at bathing96.8%
Patients whose breathing improved100.0%
Patients improved at taking medicines correctly99.3%
New or worsened pressure ulcers0.4%
Falls with major injury1.8%
Discharge function score80.4%
Discharge to community (risk-standardized)90.4%
Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-standardized)3.7%
Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-standardized)12.4%
Medicare spending per episode vs national0.96

Rates are as published by CMS for this agency's reporting period. A dash means CMS did not report the measure for this agency.

Services offered

  • Nursing care
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech pathology
  • Medical social services
  • Home health aide

Filed ownership and management roles

Each row is a filed role, not a separate shareholding. The same person or organization may appear more than once. Do not add percentages across direct ownership, indirect ownership, officer and management roles. Management roles alone do not establish equity ownership.

KEP VI LLC — all 63 home health agencies → KIA IX (HH) INVESTOR, L.P. — all 65 home health agencies → STEPSTONE H OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. — all 65 home health agencies →

CMS flags at least one owner here as: holding company. These are CMS's own classification checkboxes, reproduced as filed.

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
BLUE WOLF CAPITAL FUND III L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST11.13%6/27/2024—
BW GL HOLDINGS INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
BW HOMECARE HOLDINGS LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
BW III HOMECARE HOLDINGS, LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST11.13%6/27/2024—
BW NHHC CO-INVEST, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST42.85%6/27/2024—
BW NHHC HOLDCO INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
CAREGIVERS HOLDING COMPANY INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%7/9/2018holding company
ELARA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
GL HOLDING CORP.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
GL SUPERHOLDING CORP.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
GREAT LAKES ACQUISITION CORP.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%6/27/2024—
IRONSIDES DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND IV, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.94%6/27/2024—
KELSO HH CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST19.2%6/27/2024—
KELSO INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES IX, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST15.68%6/27/2024—
KEP VI LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.52%6/27/2024—
KIA IX (HH) INVESTOR, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST40.27%6/27/2024—
STEPSTONE H OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST8.78%6/27/2024—
STEPSTONE K STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND II L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST5.48%6/27/2024—
USS-CONSTITUTION CO-INVESTMENT FUND II, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.94%6/27/2024—
ANANTH MOHANCORPORATE OFFICER0%6/27/2024—
ANGEL STANSBURYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%12/26/2025—
DANIEL MANLEYCORPORATE OFFICER0%6/27/2024—
HARVEY TEPNERCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%9/14/2025—
HEATHER STRECKERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%10/7/2025—
JENNA COCHRANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%10/7/2025—
JOHN MCMAHONCORPORATE OFFICER0%6/27/2024—
JOSHUA GOTBAUMCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%9/14/2025—
KATIE MONASTIERECORPORATE OFFICER0%1/1/2026—

Source: CMS Home Health Agency All Owners file, linked to this provider through its Medicare enrollment record. Medicare's Care Compare does not present ownership in this form.

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Where these records come from

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How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Elara Caring — home health agency records, Topeka, KS." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 177242. https://carerecords.org/home-health/kansas/elara-caring-topeka/