{
 "city": "Charleston",
 "state": "SC",
 "state_name": "South Carolina",
 "slug": "charleston",
 "agency_count": 4,
 "rated_count": 4,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/sc/charleston/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 4 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Charleston, SC. 4 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Amedisys Home Health of Charleston East (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/sc/charleston/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "427027",
   "name": "Amedisys Home Health of Charleston East",
   "name_cms": "AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST",
   "address": "1180 Sam Rittenburg Blvd",
   "city": "Charleston",
   "city_cms": "CHARLESTON",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29414",
   "phone": "(843) 556-0200",
   "phone_e164": "+18435560200",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1982-09-13",
   "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": 99.93,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.02
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/sc/charleston/#ccn-427027",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/427027/view-all?state=SC",
   "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": "427004",
   "name": "Musc Health at Home, by Bayada- Charleston",
   "name_cms": "MUSC HEALTH AT HOME, BY BAYADA- CHARLESTON",
   "address": "4055 Faber Place Dr. Ste 212",
   "city": "Charleston",
   "city_cms": "CHARLESTON",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29405",
   "phone": "(843) 576-5378",
   "phone_e164": "+18435765378",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1975-10-01",
   "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": 80.42,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.0
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/sc/charleston/#ccn-427004",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/427004/view-all?state=SC",
   "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": "427042",
   "name": "Roper-St. Francis Home Health",
   "name_cms": "ROPER-ST. FRANCIS HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "1483 Tobias Gadson Blvd., Suite 208a",
   "city": "Charleston",
   "city_cms": "CHARLESTON",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29407",
   "phone": "(843) 402-7000",
   "phone_e164": "+18434027000",
   "ownership": "Non-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1988-02-12",
   "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": 90.52,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Better Than 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/sc/charleston/#ccn-427042",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/427042/view-all?state=SC",
   "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": "427055",
   "name": "Phc Home Health",
   "name_cms": "PHC HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "408 Folly Road",
   "city": "Charleston",
   "city_cms": "CHARLESTON",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29412",
   "phone": "(843) 762-3601",
   "phone_e164": "+18437623601",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-05-27",
   "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": 99.64,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As 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/sc/charleston/#ccn-427055",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/427055/view-all?state=SC",
   "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
  }
 ]
}