UnityPoint at Home Named a ‘Best Home Health Agency’ for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report
Mar 03, 2026UnityPoint at Home has been named a Best Home Health agency for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. This recognition comes as part of U.S. News’ first-ever ranking of home health providers, identifying the top-performing agencies in the United States.
Four UnityPoint at Home agencies in Iowa (Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Storm Lake and Waterloo) earned the “High Performing” designation – the highest level of recognition – for exceeding expectations in care quality and patient experience based on U.S. News’ methodology.
Additionally, UnityPoint at Home agencies in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and Urbandale, Iowa, and Moline, Ill. all earned the second highest level of recognition in U.S. News’ inaugural report.
With more than three million patients turning to home health agencies each year, this inaugural list helps communities and families find top-tier home care. By prioritizing patient outcomes and patient experience, these ratings help people confidently choose, in consultation with their physicians, the right care for themselves or their family members.
“This recognition reflects the exceptional experience our team members provide at every patient visit,” said Jenn Ofelt, president of UnityPoint at Home. “Their expertise allows patients to receive the safe, high-quality, expert care they deserve in their own homes."
U.S. News evaluated 12,000 agencies across the country. Just 17% of the agencies U.S. News rated were awarded the Best Home Health designation.
“Earning the Best Home Health distinction is a significant achievement, as it is reserved only for those agencies that satisfy U.S. News’ standards of care quality and patient experience,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News.
The Best Home Health methodology developed by U.S. News leverages two data sets from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Data on care quality measures, including timely initiation of care and outcomes such as potentially preventable hospitalizations, were combined with patient experience surveys to produce the ratings.
For more information on the inaugural Best Home Health ratings, visit U.S. News Health.
“This recognition reflects the exceptional experience our team members provide at every patient visit. Their expertise allows patients to receive the safe, high-quality, expert care they deserve in their own homes.
