{
 "city": "Hickory",
 "state": "NC",
 "state_name": "North Carolina",
 "slug": "hickory",
 "agency_count": 4,
 "rated_count": 3,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/nc/hickory/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 4 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Hickory, NC. 3 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 2 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 4 stars, are Centerwell Home Health and Gentiva Health Services.",
 "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/nc/hickory/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "347053",
   "name": "Centerwell Home Health",
   "name_cms": "CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "1985 Tate Blvd Se Suite 303",
   "city": "Hickory",
   "city_cms": "HICKORY",
   "state": "NC",
   "zip": "28602",
   "phone": "(828) 270-3990",
   "phone_e164": "+18282703990",
   "ownership": "Government Operated",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1973-07-01",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Not Available",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Not Available",
    "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/nc/hickory/#ccn-347053",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/347053/view-all?state=NC",
   "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": "347300",
   "name": "Gentiva Health Services",
   "name_cms": "GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES",
   "address": "1985 Tate Blvd Se",
   "city": "Hickory",
   "city_cms": "HICKORY",
   "state": "NC",
   "zip": "28602",
   "phone": "",
   "phone_e164": "",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1996-05-30",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.86,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.96
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/nc/hickory/#ccn-347300",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/347300/view-all?state=NC",
   "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": "347085",
   "name": "Guardian Home Health",
   "name_cms": "GUARDIAN HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "100 Main Avenue Nw Suite 200",
   "city": "Hickory",
   "city_cms": "HICKORY",
   "state": "NC",
   "zip": "28601",
   "phone": "(828) 324-3025",
   "phone_e164": "+18283243025",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1977-10-24",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 94.41,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.9
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/nc/hickory/#ccn-347085",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/347085/view-all?state=NC",
   "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": "347233",
   "name": "Interim Healthcare of the Tria",
   "name_cms": "INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE TRIA",
   "address": "200 1st Ave Nw Suite 314",
   "city": "Hickory",
   "city_cms": "HICKORY",
   "state": "NC",
   "zip": "28601",
   "phone": "(828) 324-2121",
   "phone_e164": "+18283242121",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2000-12-05",
   "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": "Not Available",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Not Available",
    "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/nc/hickory/#ccn-347233",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/347233/view-all?state=NC",
   "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
  }
 ]
}