{
 "city": "Laurel",
 "state": "MS",
 "state_name": "Mississippi",
 "slug": "laurel",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ms/laurel/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Laurel, MS. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Deaconess Homecare- Region I (3 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/ms/laurel/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "257085",
   "name": "Deaconess Homecare- Region I",
   "name_cms": "DEACONESS HOMECARE- REGION I",
   "address": "1121 N 16th Avenue, Suite A",
   "city": "Laurel",
   "city_cms": "LAUREL",
   "state": "MS",
   "zip": "39440",
   "phone": "(601) 649-2231",
   "phone_e164": "+16016492231",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1971-03-01",
   "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": 97.54,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.01
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ms/laurel/#ccn-257085",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/257085/view-all?state=MS",
   "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": "257099",
   "name": "Comfortcare Home Health",
   "name_cms": "COMFORTCARE HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "2260 Highway 15 North",
   "city": "Laurel",
   "city_cms": "LAUREL",
   "state": "MS",
   "zip": "39440",
   "phone": "(601) 425-7521",
   "phone_e164": "+16014257521",
   "ownership": "Government Operated",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1976-04-20",
   "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": 98.89,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.07
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ms/laurel/#ccn-257099",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/257099/view-all?state=MS",
   "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
  }
 ]
}