{
 "city": "Braintree",
 "state": "MA",
 "state_name": "Massachusetts",
 "slug": "braintree",
 "agency_count": 3,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/braintree/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Braintree, MA. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 1 is rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Elara Caring (5 stars).",
 "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": "2026-10-20",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/braintree/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "227475",
   "name": "Elara Caring",
   "name_cms": "ELARA CARING",
   "address": "50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 308",
   "city": "Braintree",
   "city_cms": "BRAINTREE",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02184",
   "phone": "(617) 969-7517",
   "phone_e164": "+16179697517",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2003-03-26",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 5.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.54,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.03
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/braintree/#ccn-227475",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227475/view-all?state=MA",
   "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": "227715",
   "name": "Global Care LLC",
   "name_cms": "GLOBAL CARE LLC",
   "address": "10 Forbes Road, Suite 155e",
   "city": "Braintree",
   "city_cms": "BRAINTREE",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02184",
   "phone": "(774) 240-8146",
   "phone_e164": "+17742408146",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2018-03-01",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "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": null,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Not Available",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.16
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/braintree/#ccn-227715",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227715/view-all?state=MA",
   "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": "227810",
   "name": "South Shore Homecare Inc",
   "name_cms": "SOUTH SHORE HOMECARE INC",
   "address": "1681 Washington Street, Suite 103",
   "city": "Braintree",
   "city_cms": "BRAINTREE",
   "state": "MA",
   "zip": "02184",
   "phone": "(617) 934-1682",
   "phone_e164": "+16179341682",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2025-11-12",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": null,
   "star_rating_note": "Not rated: no data yet or certified less than 6 months",
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": null,
    "discharge_to_community_category": null,
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": null,
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": null
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ma/braintree/#ccn-227810",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/227810/view-all?state=MA",
   "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
  }
 ]
}