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 "city": "Lufkin",
 "state": "TX",
 "state_name": "Texas",
 "slug": "lufkin",
 "agency_count": 11,
 "rated_count": 11,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 11 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Lufkin, TX. 11 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 6 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 4.5 stars, are Excel Home Health and Reliant at Home.",
 "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/tx/lufkin/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "677957",
   "name": "Excel Home Health",
   "name_cms": "EXCEL HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "529 Gaslight Blvd",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(936) 634-1166",
   "phone_e164": "+19366341166",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2006-05-12",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.21,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As 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",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-677957",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/677957/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "679719",
   "name": "Reliant at Home",
   "name_cms": "RELIANT AT HOME",
   "address": "1502 S. John Redditt Dr.",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(866) 344-2821",
   "phone_e164": "+18663442821",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2008-01-29",
   "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": 99.33,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As 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/tx/lufkin/#ccn-679719",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/679719/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "677545",
   "name": "A Pineywoods Home Health Care Inc",
   "name_cms": "A PINEYWOODS HOME HEALTH CARE INC",
   "address": "103d Carriage Drive",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(936) 634-1617",
   "phone_e164": "+19366341617",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-11-12",
   "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": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than 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/tx/lufkin/#ccn-677545",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/677545/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "457702",
   "name": "Dedicated Home Health",
   "name_cms": "DEDICATED HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "208 Gaslight Blvd Ste D",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(936) 465-9181",
   "phone_e164": "+19364659181",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1984-11-12",
   "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": 99.7,
    "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/tx/lufkin/#ccn-457702",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/457702/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "747426",
   "name": "Doctor's Choice Home Care",
   "name_cms": "DOCTOR'S CHOICE HOME CARE",
   "address": "1607 W Frank Ave Ste 111",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(833) 365-2464",
   "phone_e164": "+18333652464",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2010-08-24",
   "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": 98.62,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.38
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-747426",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/747426/view-all?state=TX",
   "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
  },
  {
   "ccn": "747328",
   "name": "Reliant at Home",
   "name_cms": "RELIANT AT HOME",
   "address": "1502 S John Reddit Dr.",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75904",
   "phone": "(866) 344-2821",
   "phone_e164": "+18663442821",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2010-03-22",
   "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": 99.42,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.04
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-747328",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/747328/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 6
  },
  {
   "ccn": "679509",
   "name": "Enhabit Home Health",
   "name_cms": "ENHABIT HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "1607 S Chestnut",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75901",
   "phone": "(936) 632-8877",
   "phone_e164": "+19366328877",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2006-07-12",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.89,
    "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"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-679509",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/679509/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 7
  },
  {
   "ccn": "747006",
   "name": "A Caring Touch Home Health Services & Hospice Care",
   "name_cms": "A CARING TOUCH HOME HEALTH SERVICES & HOSPICE CARE",
   "address": "4000 South Medford Drive Suite 9w",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75901",
   "phone": "(936) 632-9400",
   "phone_e164": "+19366329400",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2008-11-13",
   "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": 91.03,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.09
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-747006",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/747006/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 8
  },
  {
   "ccn": "679505",
   "name": "Christus Homecare",
   "name_cms": "CHRISTUS HOMECARE",
   "address": "412 S 1st St",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75901",
   "phone": "(936) 875-9000",
   "phone_e164": "+19368759000",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2006-07-14",
   "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": 95.67,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse 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/tx/lufkin/#ccn-679505",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/679505/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 9
  },
  {
   "ccn": "747436",
   "name": "Affinity Health Care, LLC",
   "name_cms": "AFFINITY HEALTH CARE, LLC",
   "address": "2708 S. Medford Dr.",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75901",
   "phone": "(936) 639-2626",
   "phone_e164": "+19366392626",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2010-09-21",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 1.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 94.87,
    "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/tx/lufkin/#ccn-747436",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/747436/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 10
  },
  {
   "ccn": "679177",
   "name": "Consolidated First Choice Home Health Inc",
   "name_cms": "CONSOLIDATED FIRST CHOICE HOME HEALTH INC",
   "address": "507 Gaslight Suite B",
   "city": "Lufkin",
   "city_cms": "LUFKIN",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75901",
   "phone": "(409) 489-9573",
   "phone_e164": "+14094899573",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2002-10-28",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 1.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 70.52,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than 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",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/lufkin/#ccn-679177",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/679177/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": 11
  }
 ]
}