Home health agencies in Niles, Illinois
The 9 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Niles, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.
At a glance
- Home health agencies
- 9
- Medicare-certified
- With a CMS star
- 4
- of 9
- Report ≥1 measure
- 5
- meaningful data
- Avg CMS star
- 2.38
- Illinois avg 3.07
How Niles compares
The city's CMS star profile against Illinois, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.
CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
How Niles's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with Illinois.
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| Rating | Providers | Share | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.3% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.9% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 1 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 12.4% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 1 | 11.1% | 10.6% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 1 | 11.1% | 11.0% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 1 | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| No star | 5 | 55.6% | 20.2% |
| Total | 9 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
City shares are calculated from the 9 Medicare-certified agencies in Niles; Illinois shares from all 526 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
Niles’s largest divergence from Illinois is at 3★: 0.0% of the city’s agencies against 12.4% statewide (-12.4 points). This reflects what CMS publishes and is not a judgement about care quality in either population.
Agencies in Niles
CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Care Home Health, INC | 3.5 | 16 | PROPRIETARY |
| Deliverance Home Health Care, INC | 2 | 16 | PROPRIETARY |
| Get Well Home Health Care | 1.5 | 14 | PROPRIETARY |
| Kingsway Home Health Services, INC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Meritcare Home Health INC | — | 0 | Not reported |
| National Home Health Care Serv | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Northcare Home Health Services | 2.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Open Waters Home Health Care, INC | — | 5 | PROPRIETARY |
| Serenity Home Healthcare, INC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
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Frequently asked questions
How many home health agencies are in Niles, Illinois?
The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 9 agencies in Niles, Illinois. Of these, 4 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.
What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Niles?
The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Niles is 2.38 of 5, compared with the Illinois average of 3.07. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.
Why do some Niles 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 Niles?
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.