{
 "city": "Opelousas",
 "state": "LA",
 "state_name": "Louisiana",
 "slug": "opelousas",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/opelousas/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Opelousas, LA. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Elara Caring (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/opelousas/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "197062",
   "name": "Elara Caring",
   "name_cms": "ELARA CARING",
   "address": "1310 S Union St, Ste 4",
   "city": "Opelousas",
   "city_cms": "OPELOUSAS",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70570",
   "phone": "(337) 942-5367",
   "phone_e164": "+13379425367",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1980-08-08",
   "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": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.91
   },
   "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/opelousas/#ccn-197062",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197062/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": "197136",
   "name": "St Landry Homecare",
   "name_cms": "ST LANDRY HOMECARE",
   "address": "426 Heather Drive",
   "city": "Opelousas",
   "city_cms": "OPELOUSAS",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70570",
   "phone": "(337) 948-8988",
   "phone_e164": "+13379488988",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1984-06-19",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.44,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than 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/opelousas/#ccn-197136",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197136/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
  }
 ]
}