{
 "city": "Wilkes Barre",
 "state": "PA",
 "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
 "slug": "wilkes-barre",
 "agency_count": 3,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/pa/wilkes-barre/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Wilkes Barre, PA. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. (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/pa/wilkes-barre/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "397675",
   "name": "Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.",
   "name_cms": "BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.",
   "address": "100 N Wilkes-Barre Blvd",
   "city": "Wilkes Barre",
   "city_cms": "WILKES BARRE",
   "state": "PA",
   "zip": "18702",
   "phone": "(570) 883-9022",
   "phone_e164": "+15708839022",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1996-06-11",
   "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": 97.52,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.05
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/pa/wilkes-barre/#ccn-397675",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/397675/view-all?state=PA",
   "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": "398157",
   "name": "Aveanna Healthcare",
   "name_cms": "AVEANNA HEALTHCARE",
   "address": "1167 North Washington Street Suite E",
   "city": "Wilkes Barre",
   "city_cms": "WILKES BARRE",
   "state": "PA",
   "zip": "18705",
   "phone": "(570) 371-5606",
   "phone_e164": "+15703715606",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2011-03-17",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "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",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/pa/wilkes-barre/#ccn-398157",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/398157/view-all?state=PA",
   "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": "398049",
   "name": "Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.",
   "name_cms": "BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.",
   "address": "1189 Highway 315 Suite 4",
   "city": "Wilkes Barre",
   "city_cms": "WILKES-BARRE",
   "state": "PA",
   "zip": "18702",
   "phone": "(570) 883-9022",
   "phone_e164": "+15708839022",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2006-09-14",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "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": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": null,
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": null,
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": null
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/pa/wilkes-barre/#ccn-398049",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/398049/view-all?state=PA",
   "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
  }
 ]
}