{
 "city": "Palos Heights",
 "state": "IL",
 "state_name": "Illinois",
 "slug": "palos-heights",
 "agency_count": 2,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/palos-heights/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 2 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Palos Heights, IL. 2 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. Too few have a rating to single one out; see the full list.",
 "ranking": "CMS quality-of-patient-care stars desc; ties alphabetical; unrated last; no paid placement",
 "source": {
  "dataset": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
  "release": "July 2026"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-21",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/palos-heights/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "147416",
   "name": "Journeycare Home Health",
   "name_cms": "JOURNEYCARE HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "11950 S Harlem Ave. Suite 202-4",
   "city": "Palos Heights",
   "city_cms": "PALOS HEIGHTS",
   "state": "IL",
   "zip": "60463",
   "phone": "(773) 233-3337",
   "phone_e164": "+17732333337",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1985-02-15",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.06,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.87
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/palos-heights/#ccn-147416",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/147416/view-all?state=IL",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 1
  },
  {
   "ccn": "148397",
   "name": "Special Home Health Care LLC",
   "name_cms": "SPECIAL HOME HEALTH CARE LLC",
   "address": "13303 South Ridgeland Avenue Unit C",
   "city": "Palos Heights",
   "city_cms": "PALOS HEIGHTS",
   "state": "IL",
   "zip": "60463",
   "phone": "(815) 595-4200",
   "phone_e164": "+18155954200",
   "ownership": null,
   "medicare_certification_date": "2022-12-13",
   "services": [],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 52.73,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.16
   },
   "services_labels": [],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/il/palos-heights/#ccn-148397",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/148397/view-all?state=IL",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 2
  }
 ]
}