{
 "city": "Alpena",
 "state": "MI",
 "state_name": "Michigan",
 "slug": "alpena",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/mi/alpena/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Alpena, MI. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Mymichigan Home Care Northern Michigan (3.5 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/mi/alpena/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "237235",
   "name": "Mymichigan Home Care Northern Michigan",
   "name_cms": "MYMICHIGAN HOME CARE NORTHERN MICHIGAN",
   "address": "1521 W Chisholm St",
   "city": "Alpena",
   "city_cms": "ALPENA",
   "state": "MI",
   "zip": "49707",
   "phone": "(989) 356-8004",
   "phone_e164": "+19893568004",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-11-24",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.89,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.91
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/mi/alpena/#ccn-237235",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/237235/view-all?state=MI",
   "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": "239365",
   "name": "Ascension at Home",
   "name_cms": "ASCENSION AT HOME",
   "address": "109 N 2nd Ave, Suite 202",
   "city": "Alpena",
   "city_cms": "ALPENA",
   "state": "MI",
   "zip": "49707",
   "phone": "(989) 272-8894",
   "phone_e164": "+19892728894",
   "ownership": null,
   "medicare_certification_date": "2025-01-19",
   "services": [],
   "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": [],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/mi/alpena/#ccn-239365",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/239365/view-all?state=MI",
   "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
  }
 ]
}