{
 "city": "Lake Charles",
 "state": "LA",
 "state_name": "Louisiana",
 "slug": "lake-charles",
 "agency_count": 5,
 "rated_count": 5,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 5 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Lake Charles, LA. 5 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 2 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Christus Homecare St Patrick (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/la/lake-charles/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "197015",
   "name": "Christus Homecare St Patrick",
   "name_cms": "CHRISTUS HOMECARE ST PATRICK",
   "address": "1130 Pithon Street, Ste 102",
   "city": "Lake Charles",
   "city_cms": "LAKE CHARLES",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70601",
   "phone": "(337) 395-5600",
   "phone_e164": "+13373955600",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1969-08-27",
   "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": 99.24,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.93
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/#ccn-197015",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197015/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": "197443",
   "name": "Amedisys Home Health",
   "name_cms": "AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "4015 Common Street",
   "city": "Lake Charles",
   "city_cms": "LAKE CHARLES",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70607",
   "phone": "(337) 562-3200",
   "phone_e164": "+13375623200",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-04-06",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "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": 0.98
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/#ccn-197443",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197443/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": "197766",
   "name": "Southern Home Health",
   "name_cms": "SOUTHERN HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "3417 Patrick Street",
   "city": "Lake Charles",
   "city_cms": "LAKE CHARLES",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70605",
   "phone": "(337) 479-2233",
   "phone_e164": "+13374792233",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2000-07-31",
   "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": 99.77,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.97
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/#ccn-197766",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197766/view-all?state=LA",
   "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
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197005",
   "name": "HH Agency of Lake Charles Memo",
   "name_cms": "HH AGENCY OF LAKE CHARLES MEMO",
   "address": "2010 Oak Park Blvd.",
   "city": "Lake Charles",
   "city_cms": "LAKE CHARLES",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70601",
   "phone": "(337) 494-6444",
   "phone_e164": "+13374946444",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1972-12-27",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.52,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.85
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/#ccn-197005",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197005/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 4
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197265",
   "name": "Home Health Care 2000-Lake Charles",
   "name_cms": "HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-LAKE CHARLES",
   "address": "1835 Oak Park Blvd., Suite 101",
   "city": "Lake Charles",
   "city_cms": "LAKE CHARLES",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70601",
   "phone": "(337) 439-5444",
   "phone_e164": "+13374395444",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1990-02-22",
   "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": 97.25,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.99
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lake-charles/#ccn-197265",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197265/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 5
  }
 ]
}