Home health agencies in Dorchester, Massachusetts
The 3 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Dorchester, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.
At a glance
- Home health agencies
- 3
- Medicare-certified
- With a CMS star
- 1
- of 3
- Report ≥1 measure
- 2
- meaningful data
- Avg CMS star
- 3
- Massachusetts avg 2.96
How Dorchester compares
The city's CMS star profile against Massachusetts, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.
CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
How Dorchester's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with Massachusetts.
View as a table
| Rating | Providers | Share | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 7.7% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| No star | 2 | 66.7% | 57.5% |
| Total | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
City shares are calculated from the 3 Medicare-certified agencies in Dorchester; Massachusetts shares from all 287 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
Agencies in Dorchester
CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Horizon Healthcare LLC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Professional Medical Homecare LLC | — | 3 | PROPRIETARY |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Boston | 3 | 17 | NON-PROFIT |
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Frequently asked questions
How many home health agencies are in Dorchester, Massachusetts?
The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 3 agencies in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Of these, 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.
What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Dorchester?
The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Dorchester is 3 of 5, compared with the Massachusetts average of 2.96. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.
Why do some Dorchester 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 Dorchester?
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.