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?
Case manager or discharge planner?
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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 Centerville, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ottumwa
Medicare-certified home health agency for 12 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.
Based in Ottumwa, IA
Medicare-certified home health agency for 14 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ottumwa
Medicare-certified hospice for 42 years. Ownership: other.
Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ottumwa
Medicare-certified home health agency for 16 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Fairfield, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ottumwa
Medicare-certified home health agency for 20 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 2 of 5.
Based in Fairfield, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Ottumwa
Medicare-certified home health agency for 24 years. Ownership: proprietary.
Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.
Based in Ottumwa, IA
Medicare-certified hospice for 17 years. Ownership: non-profit.
Based in Ottumwa, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2011.
Based in Ottumwa, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2005.
Based in Ottumwa, IA
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2025.
Based in Eldon, IA, about 12 miles away
Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2007.
For free local help with care options and benefits, contact your Area Agency on Aging through the Eldercare Locator.
Carevo lists 11 agencies for Ottumwa: 5 based in the city, 5 that tell Medicare they serve ZIP codes here, and 1 based within 15 miles.
3 of the 6 rated agencies on this page have 4 stars or more from CMS in data published October 2026. Elara Caring is listed first with 4.5 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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