Home health agencies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The 19 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Fort Lauderdale, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.
At a glance
- Home health agencies
- 19
- Medicare-certified
- With a CMS star
- 17
- of 19
- Report ≥1 measure
- 18
- meaningful data
- Avg CMS star
- 3.5
- Florida avg 3.51
How Fort Lauderdale compares
The city's CMS star profile against Florida, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.
CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
How Fort Lauderdale's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with Florida.
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| Rating | Providers | Share | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 3 | 15.8% | 6.7% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 1 | 5.3% | 9.0% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 3 | 15.8% | 13.1% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 1 | 5.3% | 11.9% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 5 | 26.3% | 10.4% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 3 | 15.8% | 5.9% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 1 | 5.3% | 3.7% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| No star | 2 | 10.5% | 35.3% |
| Total | 19 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
City shares are calculated from the 19 Medicare-certified agencies in Fort Lauderdale; Florida shares from all 1,134 in the state. The CMS quality star is published in half-star steps and shown here without rounding. Agencies CMS does not rate are counted separately and never treated as zero.
CMS-reported data
Fort Lauderdale’s largest divergence from Florida is at 3★: 26.3% of the city’s agencies against 10.4% statewide (+15.9 points). This reflects what CMS publishes and is not a judgement about care quality in either population.
Agencies in Fort Lauderdale
CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Home Care, Inc. | 2 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Actify Home Care, Inc. | 2.5 | 11 | PROPRIETARY |
| All Services Home Health Agency INC | 4.5 | 17 | Not reported |
| Aveanna Home Health | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Certified Homecare of South Florida | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Community Home Health Services | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Complete Home Care of Broward County LLC | 5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Concierge Home Care | 2.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Elite Home Health Services LLC | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Etairos Care at Home | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Firstat Nursing Services- Ft Lauderdale | 5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Forrester Homecare, LLC | — | 0 | Not reported |
| Haven Home Health Care | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Highlite Home Care, Inc. | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Independence Home Health of Broward County | — | 10 | PROPRIETARY |
| Pinnacle Home Care | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Southeast Homecare | 5 | 13 | PROPRIETARY |
| Unlimited Health Care Services, Inc. | 2.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| VNA of Broward | 4 | 17 | Not reported |
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Frequently asked questions
How many home health agencies are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 19 agencies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Of these, 17 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.
What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Fort Lauderdale?
The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Fort Lauderdale is 3.5 of 5, compared with the Florida average of 3.51. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.
Why do some Fort Lauderdale agencies have no star rating?
CMS only publishes a star when an agency has enough Medicare episodes in the reporting window to compute one reliably. An agency that is small or newly certified may have no star and few or no measures. That is a gap in the public record, not a negative result, and it is never shown as a zero.
How do I verify a home health agency in Fort Lauderdale?
SeniorCareRating.com organizes public CMS data and is not affiliated with CMS. Confirm current details on the official Medicare Care Compare site and with the agency directly.