{
 "city": "Minden",
 "state": "LA",
 "state_name": "Louisiana",
 "slug": "minden",
 "agency_count": 5,
 "rated_count": 5,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 5 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Minden, LA. 5 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 2 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 4.5 stars, are Allegiance Home Health of Northwest la and Louisiana Home Health.",
 "ranking": "CMS quality-of-patient-care stars desc; ties alphabetical; unrated last; no paid placement",
 "source": {
  "dataset": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
  "release": "July 2026"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "197211",
   "name": "Allegiance Home Health of Northwest la",
   "name_cms": "ALLEGIANCE HOME HEALTH OF NORTHWEST LA",
   "address": "802 Broadway Street",
   "city": "Minden",
   "city_cms": "MINDEN",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "71055",
   "phone": "(318) 932-6877",
   "phone_e164": "+13189326877",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1987-03-13",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.4,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.95
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/#ccn-197211",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197211/view-all?state=LA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 1
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197193",
   "name": "Louisiana Home Health",
   "name_cms": "LOUISIANA HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "926 Homer Road",
   "city": "Minden",
   "city_cms": "MINDEN",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "71055",
   "phone": "(318) 377-0800",
   "phone_e164": "+13183770800",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1985-08-13",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.49,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.96
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/#ccn-197193",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197193/view-all?state=LA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 2
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197402",
   "name": "National Home Care Services",
   "name_cms": "NATIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES",
   "address": "606 Sibley Road",
   "city": "Minden",
   "city_cms": "MINDEN",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "71055",
   "phone": "(318) 869-2655",
   "phone_e164": "+13188692655",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1991-04-19",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.98
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/#ccn-197402",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197402/view-all?state=LA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 3
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197026",
   "name": "Professional HH Svc of Minden",
   "name_cms": "PROFESSIONAL HH SVC OF MINDEN",
   "address": "1316 Sibley Rd",
   "city": "Minden",
   "city_cms": "MINDEN",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "71055",
   "phone": "(318) 377-1709",
   "phone_e164": "+13183771709",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1970-07-27",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.0
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/#ccn-197026",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197026/view-all?state=LA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 4
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197446",
   "name": "Primestar Home Health of Nwla, Inc",
   "name_cms": "PRIMESTAR HOME HEALTH OF NWLA, INC",
   "address": "303 Green Street",
   "city": "Minden",
   "city_cms": "MINDEN",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "71055",
   "phone": "(318) 259-1410",
   "phone_e164": "+13182591410",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-05-05",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.1,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.0
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/minden/#ccn-197446",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197446/view-all?state=LA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 5
  }
 ]
}