{
 "city": "Cortez",
 "state": "CO",
 "state_name": "Colorado",
 "slug": "cortez",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/co/cortez/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Cortez, CO. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Pasco/sw 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/co/cortez/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "067339",
   "name": "Pasco/sw Home Health",
   "name_cms": "PASCO/SW HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "2208 E Main St",
   "city": "Cortez",
   "city_cms": "CORTEZ",
   "state": "CO",
   "zip": "81321",
   "phone": "(970) 565-6833",
   "phone_e164": "+19705656833",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2001-07-27",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "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": "Better Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.12
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/co/cortez/#ccn-067339",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/067339/view-all?state=CO",
   "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": "067470",
   "name": "Guardian Angel Home Health",
   "name_cms": "GUARDIAN ANGEL HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "343 E Main St",
   "city": "Cortez",
   "city_cms": "CORTEZ",
   "state": "CO",
   "zip": "81321",
   "phone": "(970) 565-7134",
   "phone_e164": "+19705657134",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2008-08-13",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 1.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 90.5,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.91
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/co/cortez/#ccn-067470",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/067470/view-all?state=CO",
   "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
  }
 ]
}