{
 "city": "Shell Lake",
 "state": "WI",
 "state_name": "Wisconsin",
 "slug": "shell-lake",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/wi/shell-lake/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Shell Lake, WI. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Hearts of Gold (4 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/wi/shell-lake/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "527252",
   "name": "Hearts of Gold",
   "name_cms": "HEARTS OF GOLD",
   "address": "38 5th Ave",
   "city": "Shell Lake",
   "city_cms": "SHELL LAKE",
   "state": "WI",
   "zip": "54871",
   "phone": "(715) 468-2931",
   "phone_e164": "+17154682931",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1996-06-24",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 91.55,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Not Available",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.11
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/wi/shell-lake/#ccn-527252",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/527252/view-all?state=WI",
   "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": "527262",
   "name": "Indianhead Medical Ctr HHA",
   "name_cms": "INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR HHA",
   "address": "113 4th Ave",
   "city": "Shell Lake",
   "city_cms": "SHELL LAKE",
   "state": "WI",
   "zip": "54871",
   "phone": "(715) 468-7833",
   "phone_e164": "+17154687833",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1996-12-24",
   "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": 80.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.37
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/wi/shell-lake/#ccn-527262",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/527262/view-all?state=WI",
   "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
  }
 ]
}