{
 "city": "Sterling",
 "state": "IL",
 "state_name": "Illinois",
 "slug": "sterling",
 "agency_count": 3,
 "rated_count": 3,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/sterling/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Sterling, IL. 3 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 2.5 stars, are Castor Home Nursing Inc and Cgh Home Nursing.",
 "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/il/sterling/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "148383",
   "name": "Castor Home Nursing Inc",
   "name_cms": "CASTOR HOME NURSING INC",
   "address": "417 E 3rd St, Ste A",
   "city": "Sterling",
   "city_cms": "STERLING",
   "state": "IL",
   "zip": "61081",
   "phone": "(815) 624-3177",
   "phone_e164": "+18156243177",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2020-10-16",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 94.98,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.06
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/sterling/#ccn-148383",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/148383/view-all?state=IL",
   "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": "147562",
   "name": "Cgh Home Nursing",
   "name_cms": "CGH HOME NURSING",
   "address": "3010 E Lynn Blvd Suite B",
   "city": "Sterling",
   "city_cms": "STERLING",
   "state": "IL",
   "zip": "61081",
   "phone": "(815) 622-0836",
   "phone_e164": "+18156220836",
   "ownership": "Government Operated",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1994-05-05",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 94.95,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.96
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/sterling/#ccn-147562",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/147562/view-all?state=IL",
   "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": "147503",
   "name": "Gaffey Home Nursing & Hospice, Inc",
   "name_cms": "GAFFEY HOME NURSING & HOSPICE, INC",
   "address": "3408 East 23rd Street",
   "city": "Sterling",
   "city_cms": "STERLING",
   "state": "IL",
   "zip": "61081",
   "phone": "(815) 626-3467",
   "phone_e164": "+18156263467",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1991-06-20",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 93.39,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.94
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/sterling/#ccn-147503",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/147503/view-all?state=IL",
   "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
  }
 ]
}