{
 "city": "Dorchester",
 "state": "MA",
 "state_name": "Massachusetts",
 "slug": "dorchester",
 "agency_count": 3,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/dorchester/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Dorchester, MA. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Visiting Nurse Association of Boston (3 stars).",
 "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/ma/dorchester/"
 ],
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   "ccn": "227068",
   "name": "Visiting Nurse Association of Boston",
   "name_cms": "VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON",
   "address": "150 Mount Vernon Street, Suite 2",
   "city": "Dorchester",
   "city_cms": "DORCHESTER",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02125",
   "phone": "(800) 521-5539",
   "phone_e164": "+18005215539",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1966-07-01",
   "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": 99.35,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As 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/ma/dorchester/#ccn-227068",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227068/view-all?state=MA",
   "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": "227668",
   "name": "Greater Horizon Healthcare LLC",
   "name_cms": "GREATER HORIZON HEALTHCARE LLC",
   "address": "413 Neponset Avenue",
   "city": "Dorchester",
   "city_cms": "DORCHESTER",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02122",
   "phone": "(617) 288-3333",
   "phone_e164": "+16172883333",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2016-03-17",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": null,
   "star_rating_note": "Not rated: too few patients for CMS to report",
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": null,
    "discharge_to_community_category": null,
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": null,
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": null
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/dorchester/#ccn-227668",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227668/view-all?state=MA",
   "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": "227685",
   "name": "Professional Medical Homecare LLC",
   "name_cms": "PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HOMECARE LLC",
   "address": "361 Neponset Avenue",
   "city": "Dorchester",
   "city_cms": "DORCHESTER",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02122",
   "phone": "(617) 284-4486",
   "phone_e164": "+16172844486",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2016-10-06",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": null,
   "star_rating_note": "Not rated: too few patients for CMS to report",
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 91.43,
    "discharge_to_community_category": null,
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": null,
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": null
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/dorchester/#ccn-227685",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227685/view-all?state=MA",
   "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
  }
 ]
}