{
 "city": "Gadsden",
 "state": "AL",
 "state_name": "Alabama",
 "slug": "gadsden",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/al/gadsden/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Gadsden, AL. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Aveanna Home Health (4.5 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/al/gadsden/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "017878",
   "name": "Aveanna Home Health",
   "name_cms": "AVEANNA HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "201 S. 1st Street",
   "city": "Gadsden",
   "city_cms": "GADSDEN",
   "state": "AL",
   "zip": "35901",
   "phone": "",
   "phone_e164": "",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2018-08-21",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.07
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/al/gadsden/#ccn-017878",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/017878/view-all?state=AL",
   "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": "017115",
   "name": "Alabama Homecare of Gadsden",
   "name_cms": "ALABAMA HOMECARE OF GADSDEN",
   "address": "300 Medical Center Drive, Suite 102",
   "city": "Gadsden",
   "city_cms": "GADSDEN",
   "state": "AL",
   "zip": "35903",
   "phone": "(256) 538-2273",
   "phone_e164": "+12565382273",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1993-07-27",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.59,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.95
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/al/gadsden/#ccn-017115",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/017115/view-all?state=AL",
   "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
  }
 ]
}