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Home health care in Kearney, NE
Buffalo County, Nebraska

Home health care in Kearney, NE

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.

11 agencies 3.7 of 5 average CMS rating 5 rated 4 stars or more

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Home health care near Kearney, ranked by CMS rating

CMS rates Medicare-certified home health agencies on quality of patient care and on a patient survey, each from 1 to 5 stars.

1

CHI Health at Home - Grand Island

Based in Grand Island, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

4.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 59 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

2

Eventide Home Health Care

Based in Lincoln, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

4.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 60 years. Ownership: proprietary.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

3

Angels Care Progressive Home Health

Based in Grand Island, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

4 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 14 years. Ownership: proprietary.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.

4

Hospice of Columbus Community Hospital

Based in Columbus, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

4 out of 5 stars, Patient survey, from CMS Patient survey

Medicare-certified hospice for 30 years. Ownership: non-profit.

5

Brookestone Home Health & Hospice

Based in Kearney, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

4 out of 5 stars, Patient survey, from CMS Patient survey

Medicare-certified hospice for 27 years. Ownership: for-profit.

6

Evangelical Lutheran Gss Home Care of Central Nebraska

Based in Kearney, NE

3.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 19 years. Ownership: proprietary.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

7

CHI Health at Home - Omaha

Based in Omaha, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

3 out of 5 stars, Patient survey, from CMS Patient survey

Medicare-certified hospice for 42 years. Ownership: non-profit.

8

Brookestone Home Health & Hospice

Based in Kearney, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

3 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 31 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

9

Home Health of Columbus Community Hospital

Based in Columbus, NE. Tells Medicare it serves Kearney

2.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 44 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

Good Samaritan Hospital

Based in Kearney, NE, about 5 miles away

No CMS star rating

Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2006.

Heartland Home Care, INC

Based in Kearney, NE, about 5 miles away

No CMS star rating

Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2008.

How these listings are sourced

  • Medicare data. Home health agencies, hospices and nursing homes come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (home health file of October 2026, nursing home file of September 2026). Star ratings are CMS ratings. Each card links to the provider's Care Compare record.
  • Ranking. Rated providers are listed first, highest CMS rating first. Providers CMS has not rated come after them, because no rating is unknown, not bad. Nobody can pay for a place on this list.
  • Other providers. Home care agencies, assisted living, adult day centers, disability and ABA providers come from the federal NPI registry, read October 2026. The care type is the one the provider chose when it registered. Nobody checks it, so ask what each provider actually does.
  • Location. "Based in" is the provider's own address. "Tells Medicare it serves" comes from the ZIP codes the agency reports to CMS. "Miles away" is the distance from the city center to the provider's ZIP code, so check that they cover your address.

How home health care is paid for

  • 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.

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Kearney at a glance

  • 34,741 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate)
  • 1 agency with an address in Kearney
  • 8 based elsewhere that tell Medicare they serve Kearney
  • 9 Medicare-certified
  • 9 with a CMS star rating

Questions about home health care in Kearney

How many home health care agencies serve Kearney, NE?

Carevo lists 11 agencies for Kearney: 1 based in the city, 8 that tell Medicare they serve ZIP codes here, and 2 based within 15 miles.

Which agencies near Kearney have the highest CMS rating?

5 of the 9 rated agencies on this page have 4 stars or more from CMS in data published October 2026. CHI Health at Home - Grand Island is listed first with 4.5 out of 5. Ratings change, so check the Care Compare record linked on each card.

How is home health care paid for?

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.

Can providers pay to be listed higher on Carevo?

No. Carevo does not sell placement or ranking. Rated providers are ordered by their CMS rating, and the rest by where they are based.

Home health care in nearby cities

Hastings · Grand Island

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