{
 "city": "Sheldon",
 "state": "IA",
 "state_name": "Iowa",
 "slug": "sheldon",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ia/sheldon/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Sheldon, IA. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Sanford Home Health and Hospice Sheldon (3.5 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/ia/sheldon/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "167167",
   "name": "Sanford Home Health and Hospice Sheldon",
   "name_cms": "SANFORD HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SHELDON",
   "address": "118 North Seventh Avenue",
   "city": "Sheldon",
   "city_cms": "SHELDON",
   "state": "IA",
   "zip": "51201",
   "phone": "(712) 324-6420",
   "phone_e164": "+17123246420",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1985-07-22",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.66,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.1
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ia/sheldon/#ccn-167167",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/167167/view-all?state=IA",
   "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": "167321",
   "name": "Universal Pediatrics",
   "name_cms": "UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS",
   "address": "702 Park Street",
   "city": "Sheldon",
   "city_cms": "SHELDON",
   "state": "IA",
   "zip": "51201",
   "phone": "(712) 324-4012",
   "phone_e164": "+17123244012",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2011-12-08",
   "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/ia/sheldon/#ccn-167321",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/167321/view-all?state=IA",
   "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
  }
 ]
}