Home health care is skilled care at home ordered by a doctor: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, often after a hospital stay.
Who is the care for?
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CMS rates Medicare-certified home health agencies on quality of patient care and on a patient survey, each from 1 to 5 stars.
Based in West Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 12 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Urbandale, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 39 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Morton Grove, IL. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 16 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified hospice for 42 years. Ownership: other.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 42 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Carroll, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 33 years. Ownership: government operated.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.
Based in West Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified hospice for 11 years. Ownership: for-profit.
Based in Ames, IA
Medicare-certified home health agency for 58 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 5 of 5.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 8 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.
Based in Urbandale, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 42 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Urbandale, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 22 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.
Based in West Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 22 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified hospice for 40 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 16 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Boone, IA, about 12 miles away
Medicare-certified home health agency for 57 years. Ownership: government operated.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 11 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 2 of 5.
Based in West Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified home health agency for 9 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Ames, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2016.
Based in Ames, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2014.
Based in Ames, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2005.
Based in Denison, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ames
Medicare-certified hospice for 27 years. Ownership: combination government & non-profit.
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Carevo lists 21 agencies for Ames: 4 based in the city, 16 that tell Medicare they serve ZIP codes here, and 1 based within 15 miles.
7 of the 17 rated agencies on this page have 4 stars or more from CMS in data published October 2026. Aveanna Healthcare is listed first with 5 out of 5. Ratings change, so check the Care Compare record linked on each card.
Medicare covers part-time or intermittent skilled home health care for people who are homebound, when a doctor orders it and a Medicare-certified home health agency provides it. Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home, homemaker services unrelated to the care plan, or personal care when that is the only care someone needs.
No. Carevo does not sell placement or ranking. Rated providers are ordered by their CMS rating, and the rest by where they are based.
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