Home health agencies in Hickory, North Carolina
The 4 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Hickory, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.
At a glance
- Home health agencies
- 4
- Medicare-certified
- With a CMS star
- 3
- of 4
- Report ≥1 measure
- 3
- meaningful data
- Avg CMS star
- 3.83
- North Carolina avg 3.63
How Hickory compares
The city's CMS star profile against North Carolina, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.
CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
How Hickory's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with North Carolina.
View as a table
| Rating | Providers | Share | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 13.3% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 20.6% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 1 | 25.0% | 26.7% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 18.8% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| No star | 1 | 25.0% | 9.1% |
| Total | 4 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
City shares are calculated from the 4 Medicare-certified agencies in Hickory; North Carolina shares from all 165 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 Hickory
CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | 4 | 13 | GOVERNMENT OPERATED |
| Gentiva Health Services | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Guardian Home Health | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Interim Healthcare of the Tria | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
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Frequently asked questions
How many home health agencies are in Hickory, North Carolina?
The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 4 agencies in Hickory, North Carolina. Of these, 3 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.
What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Hickory?
The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Hickory is 3.83 of 5, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.63. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.
Why do some Hickory 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 Hickory?
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.