New York Licensed Home Care Agency Patient Cases and Discharges

Annual data from health.data.ny.gov reports statewide Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA) activity. It includes agency-level totals for patient counts, cases, and discharges for each reporting period. The dataset was last updated in July 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional service density by aggregating Pat_Count and Cases_Count by Org_City or Org_Zip.
• Model patient discharge destinations by correlating Pat_Disch_to_NHs and Pat_Disch_to_ACFs with agency characteristics like Ag_Name and Org_ID.
• Track annual trends in home care caseloads by plotting Cases_Disch_Tot and Pat_Census over sequential Report Period values.
• Profile agency size and activity by comparing Pat_Count, Cases_Count, and Cases_Disch_Tot across different Org_Name entries.

Strengths

• Data is reported at the agency level for granular analysis
• Includes multiple key metrics: Pat_Count, Cases_Count, and discharge types

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown
• Lacks patient-level or demographic detail for individual outcomes analysis
• Geographic coverage is limited to New York State

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Annual statistical reports submitted by Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs).

Time Range

Annual report periods, specific years unknown.

Freshness

Updated annually, last updated July 2025.

Geography

New York State, United States.