ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND
ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND is a Medicare-certified home health agency in NEWTOWN, PA (CCN 398334). CMS has not assigned a quality of patient care star rating in the current snapshot. Fonteum publishes CMS Care Compare data for this agency, each chained to its primary federal dataset.
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Data last updated: 2026-05-07 · Source: CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) · View on Medicare.gov
What CMS quality data does Fonteum publish for ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND?
Fonteum publishes CMS Care Compare quality data for ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND, each field traced to the CMS Care Compare Home Health dataset (6jpm-sxkc).
How does Fonteum cover home health agency quality data?
Fonteum indexes quality data from 23 federal source families, including all six CMS Care Compare facility programs. Each CCN is keyed to its primary CMS dataset — every field traced to a source row and reporting period.
CMS Care Compare · 6 facility types · data.cms.gov · US Government Work
How does Fonteum connect this home health agency to its sources?
ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND (CCN 398334) is identified across CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) published on data.cms.gov. Every field on this page is chained to its source dataset and row.
How is this home health agency’s data sourced and attested?
Each field on this page is sourced from the CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) published on data.cms.gov — a US Government Work. Fonteum re-publishes each value with a provenance record identifying the federal source, release date, and redistribution basis.
- Source acquisition — download the CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) file from data.cms.gov.
- Entity resolution — key every row to the home health agency’s CMS Certification Number (CCN 398334).
- Field projection — extract the fields shown on this page.
- Quality checks — drop rows CMS suppresses or marks not available.
- Chain attestation — sign each field into the Fonteum provenance graph.
Read the full Fonteum provenance methodology or browse the 23 federal source families behind every page.
Which CMS datasets back this page?
- CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) · archived copyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — ALWAYS A STEP BEYONDCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
Frequently asked questions
- What is the CMS quality star rating for ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND?
- CMS has not published a quality of patient care star rating for ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND in the current Care Compare snapshot. A rating is assigned only when sufficient quality measures are available; agencies with limited data or new certifications may be unrated.
- What services does ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND offer?
- According to CMS Care Compare data, ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND offers the following services: nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services, home health aide services. Service availability is reported by the agency to CMS and is subject to change between snapshot refreshes.
- Who owns ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND?
- ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND is classified by CMS as "PROPRIETARY" ownership. Ownership type is self-reported by the agency to CMS and published in the Care Compare dataset; it describes the controlling entity, not the quality of care, which Fonteum reports separately.
- What does CMS Certification Number 398334 identify?
- The CMS Certification Number (CCN) 398334 is the federal identifier assigned by Medicare to ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND in NEWTOWN, PA. It is unique, federally issued, and links this agency across every CMS dataset — Care Compare quality files, the Provider of Services file, and related program records.
Related facilities and datasets
ALWAYS A STEP BEYOND is a Medicare-certified home health agency identified by CMS Certification Number 398334. Data sourced from the CMS Care Compare Home Health Agency (6jpm-sxkc) (data.cms.gov), a US Government Work. Methodology · Report an error · Medicare.gov