{
 "city": "Lafayette",
 "state": "LA",
 "state_name": "Louisiana",
 "slug": "lafayette",
 "agency_count": 11,
 "rated_count": 10,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 11 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Lafayette, LA. 10 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 7 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 4.5 stars, are Amedisys Home Health and Nursing Specialties.",
 "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/la/lafayette/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "197263",
   "name": "Amedisys Home Health",
   "name_cms": "AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "4021-B Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 100",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70503",
   "phone": "(337) 989-6913",
   "phone_e164": "+13379896913",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1990-02-07",
   "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": 99.88,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.01
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197263",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197263/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": "197297",
   "name": "Nursing Specialties",
   "name_cms": "NURSING SPECIALTIES",
   "address": "1025 Camellia Blvd",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 266-9996",
   "phone_e164": "+13372669996",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1991-03-15",
   "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": 99.97,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.0
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197297",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197297/view-all?state=LA",
   "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
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197791",
   "name": "Audubon Home Health of Lafayette",
   "name_cms": "AUDUBON HOME HEALTH OF LAFAYETTE",
   "address": "221 Rue de Jean,",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 210-5124",
   "phone_e164": "+13372105124",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2015-10-23",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.04
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197791",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197791/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 3
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197454",
   "name": "First Option Home Health",
   "name_cms": "FIRST OPTION HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "4906 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Bldg A, Ste 1",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 235-9741",
   "phone_e164": "+13372359741",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-12-16",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.9,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.04
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197454",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197454/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 4
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197777",
   "name": "Grace Home Health",
   "name_cms": "GRACE HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "1602 Pinhook Rd, Ste 301",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 889-5950",
   "phone_e164": "+13378895950",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2003-02-21",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.01
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197777",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197777/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 5
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197057",
   "name": "Lourdes Home Health",
   "name_cms": "LOURDES HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "901 Hugh Wallis Road South, Suite B103",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 406-2539",
   "phone_e164": "+13374062539",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1979-06-06",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.2,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.03
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197057",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197057/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 6
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197612",
   "name": "Vitalcaring Group",
   "name_cms": "VITALCARING GROUP",
   "address": "221 Rue de Jean",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70501",
   "phone": "(337) 289-9688",
   "phone_e164": "+13372899688",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1993-11-19",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 100.0,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.05
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197612",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197612/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 7
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197060",
   "name": "Acadian Homecare, LLC",
   "name_cms": "ACADIAN HOMECARE, LLC",
   "address": "901 Hugh Wallis Road South, Suite B101",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70508",
   "phone": "(337) 235-8185",
   "phone_e164": "+13372358185",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1979-05-23",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.59,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.04
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197060",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197060/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 8
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197453",
   "name": "Home Health Care 2000 - Lafayette",
   "name_cms": "HOME HEALTH CARE 2000 - LAFAYETTE",
   "address": "1304 Bertrand Drive, Suite A2 and A3",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70506",
   "phone": "(337) 593-1198",
   "phone_e164": "+13375931198",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-06-11",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 94.53,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.98
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197453",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197453/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 9
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197797",
   "name": "Community Home Health of Acadiana",
   "name_cms": "COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF ACADIANA",
   "address": "5750 Johnston St, Ste 210",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70503",
   "phone": "(337) 294-0404",
   "phone_e164": "+13372940404",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2021-03-29",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 97.67,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.04
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197797",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197797/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 10
  },
  {
   "ccn": "197456",
   "name": "Complete Home Health, Inc.",
   "name_cms": "COMPLETE HOME HEALTH, INC.",
   "address": "1753 Bertrand Drive",
   "city": "Lafayette",
   "city_cms": "LAFAYETTE",
   "state": "LA",
   "zip": "70506",
   "phone": "(337) 233-0079",
   "phone_e164": "+13372330079",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1992-06-12",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": null,
   "star_rating_note": "Not rated: too few patients for CMS to report",
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 87.18,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Not Available",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Not Available",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.81
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/la/lafayette/#ccn-197456",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/197456/view-all?state=LA",
   "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": 11
  }
 ]
}