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Home health agencies in Waterloo, IA

Quick answer

As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Waterloo, IA. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care (4 stars).

Source: CMS Care Compare, Home Health Care Agencies dataset · Data release: July 2026 · Page updated:

How this list is ordered: by CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; agencies without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). No agency pays to be listed or ranked. Methodology. HomeCareFinder's owner currently also owns Aspen Home Health, a Medicare home health agency; it is ranked by the same rule as everyone else. Ownership disclosure.

Listed by office address. Agencies often serve a wider area, so ask each agency whether it serves your address.

  1. Rank 1

    Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care

    4 out of 5 · CMS stars
    2055 Kimball Ave Ste 330, Waterloo, IA 50702(319) 272-5050
    • Skilled nursing
    • Physical therapy
    • Occupational therapy
    • Speech-language pathology
    • Medical social services
    • Home health aide
    Non-Profit · Medicare-certified since 1986 · CCN 167186CMS profile on Care Compare for Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care
  2. Rank 2

    Unitypoint at Home

    3.5 out of 5 · CMS stars
    3731 University Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703(319) 235-3702
    • Skilled nursing
    • Physical therapy
    • Occupational therapy
    • Speech-language pathology
    • Medical social services
    • Home health aide
    Non-Profit · Medicare-certified since 1984 · CCN 167147CMS profile on Care Compare for Unitypoint at Home
  3. Rank 3

    Open Arms Home Health Care - Waterloo, LLC

    Not rated: too few patients for CMS to report
    421 Oak Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703(319) 232-2498
    • Skilled nursing
    • Physical therapy
    • Occupational therapy
    • Speech-language pathology
    • Home health aide
    Proprietary · Medicare-certified since 2016 · CCN 167431CMS profile on Care Compare for Open Arms Home Health Care - Waterloo, LLC

Common questions

How many Medicare-certified home health agencies are in Waterloo, IA?

As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Waterloo, IA.

Which home health agencies in Waterloo have the highest CMS star ratings?

2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care (4 stars).

Does Medicare pay for home health care?

Yes, if you qualify: you pay nothing for covered home health services. You must be homebound, need part-time or intermittent skilled care, have the care ordered by a doctor or allowed practitioner, and use a Medicare-certified agency. Source: Medicare.gov.

Do agencies pay HomeCareFinder to be listed or ranked higher?

No. No home health agency pays to be listed or ranked. Agencies are sorted only by the CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, with ties alphabetical and unrated agencies last.

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Quick facts: 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies in Waterloo, IA; 2 have a CMS star rating and 1 are rated 4+ stars (CMS Care Compare, July 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.