{
 "city": "Athens",
 "state": "TX",
 "state_name": "Texas",
 "slug": "athens",
 "agency_count": 4,
 "rated_count": 4,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/athens/",
 "indexable": true,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 4 Medicare-certified home health agencies have an office in Athens, TX. 4 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 2 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 4 stars, are Centerwell Home Health and Ut Health East Texas Home Health Services.",
 "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/tx/athens/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "677193",
   "name": "Centerwell Home Health",
   "name_cms": "CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "836 Southpark Circle Suite C",
   "city": "Athens",
   "city_cms": "ATHENS",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75752",
   "phone": "(903) 675-5184",
   "phone_e164": "+19036755184",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1989-02-17",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 4.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 99.35,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.06
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/athens/#ccn-677193",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/677193/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "677586",
   "name": "Ut Health East Texas Home Health Services",
   "name_cms": "UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS HOME HEALTH SERVICES",
   "address": "6602 Fm 1615 Suite 100",
   "city": "Athens",
   "city_cms": "ATHENS",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75752",
   "phone": "(903) 675-8882",
   "phone_e164": "+19036758882",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1993-03-02",
   "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": 99.54,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Better Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 0.97
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/athens/#ccn-677586",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/677586/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "453144",
   "name": "Pathfinder Home Health",
   "name_cms": "PATHFINDER HOME HEALTH",
   "address": "311 S Palestine Street",
   "city": "Athens",
   "city_cms": "ATHENS",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75751",
   "phone": "(903) 677-8301",
   "phone_e164": "+19036778301",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2004-08-18",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 2.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 98.15,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As 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/tx/athens/#ccn-453144",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/453144/view-all?state=TX",
   "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": "459266",
   "name": "Assistcare",
   "name_cms": "ASSISTCARE",
   "address": "311 South Palestine, Suite B",
   "city": "Athens",
   "city_cms": "ATHENS",
   "state": "TX",
   "zip": "75751",
   "phone": "(903) 657-4413",
   "phone_e164": "+19036574413",
   "ownership": "Proprietary",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1997-05-13",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "medical_social",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 1.5,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 93.93,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Worse Than National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.02
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Medical social services",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/tx/athens/#ccn-459266",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/459266/view-all?state=TX",
   "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
  }
 ]
}