CareSignal Research Library

Research that stays clear about what the data can—and cannot—say.

Browse public home-care, home-health, HCBS, workforce, payer, and Piedmont Triad evidence. Each record keeps its source, date, scope, and caveats close to the figure.

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Public benchmarks. Use your own agency data for internal performance targets.

Medicare-certified skilled home health

Medicare FFS hospital discharges resulting in home health

18.0%

Data year

2024

Medicare FFS home-health periods that are community-admitted

75.0%

Data year

2024

Medicare FFS periods after hospital or institutional PAC

25.0%

Data year

2024

Medicare-certified home-health agencies that are for-profit

83.5%

Data year

2022

Non-medical / personal home care

Projected U.S. home health and personal care aide employment growth

+17%

Projection period

2024–2034 projection

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS context

HCBS is broader than personal home care and is not a measure of all home-care or personal-care spending.

Medicaid HCBS share of Medicaid LTSS spending

63.8%

Data year

2023

Official federal sources

Federal Data Tools Library

A curated reference layer for public Medicare, Medicaid, workforce, and demographic context. Each card links to the exact official dataset, report, or tool—not an agency homepage.

Where are Medicare-certified home-health providers, and how do they compare?

Use these sources for the Medicare-certified skilled home-health provider landscape—not for non-medical or private-pay agency counts.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS Provider Data Catalog — Home health services

Start here to identify the official CMS home-health datasets and their data dictionaries.

Applicable segment
Medicare-certified skilled home health
What this source supports
Finding the official CMS home-health datasets, data dictionaries, current-data notices, and quality-measure documentation.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Home Health Care Agencies

Use the direct agency dataset for Medicare-registered home-health provider lookup and published ratings fields.

Applicable segment
Medicare-certified skilled home health
What this source supports
Agency names, addresses, phone numbers, and published quality-measure ratings in the CMS file.
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What public Medicare home-health utilization and quality context is available?

These sources describe Medicare-certified skilled home health. They do not represent all home care, private-pay demand, or agency financial performance.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Home Health Care — National Data

Use the direct national CMS dataset to interpret national home-health quality-measure context.

Applicable segment
Medicare-certified skilled home health
What this source supports
National comparison context and definitions for publicly reported home-health quality measures.
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What Medicaid HCBS and LTSS context is available by state?

Medicaid HCBS/LTSS is broader than non-medical/personal home care and is not a total home-care market measure.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicaid.gov

Reports and Evaluations — Long Term Services and Supports

Start with CMS’s official report index for state and national LTSS users, expenditures, methods, and rebalancing context.

Applicable segment
Medicaid HCBS / LTSS context
What this source supports
Official LTSS users, expenditures, HCBS rebalancing, service-category reports, data notes, and methods.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicaid.gov

Trends in Users and Expenditures for Home and Community-Based Services as a Share of Total Medicaid LTSS Users and Expenditures, 2023

Use the direct 2023 report when reviewing the HCBS share of Medicaid LTSS users and expenditures.

Applicable segment
Medicaid HCBS / LTSS context
What this source supports
The HCBS share of Medicaid LTSS users and expenditures, with the report’s methods and definitions.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicaid.gov

Home & Community-Based Services

Use the official program overview to orient Medicaid HCBS policy context before comparing state-specific material.

Applicable segment
Medicaid HCBS / LTSS context
What this source supports
Understanding the Medicaid HCBS program context and routes to official policy and state information.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicaid.gov

Long-Term Services and Supports Quality Measures

Use CMS measure references to understand LTSS quality context and link through to measure-specific documentation.

Applicable segment
Medicaid HCBS / LTSS context
What this source supports
Official LTSS quality-measure references and measure-specific documentation.
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What does the public record show about home-care workforce supply and wages?

Use these labor-market tools for occupational context; they do not measure one agency’s staffing, retention, or compensation plan.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Outlook Handbook — Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Use the direct BLS occupation page for national pay, employment, projections, and state/area data links.

Applicable segment
Non-medical / personal home care
Workforce
What this source supports
National occupational pay, employment, projected growth, openings, work setting, and links to area data.
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What population and local-market context can be compared across service areas?

Use these sources to size and compare local demographic context. They do not estimate private-pay market size, payer mix, referrals, or revenue.

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey — Data Profiles

Use the ACS Data Profiles when you need a transparent, standard set of local demographic, economic, housing, and social context.

Applicable segment
Local-market context
Population / aging
What this source supports
Comparable demographic, social, economic, and housing context for a selected geography.
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U.S. Census Bureau

Census Data Explorer

Use Census Data Explorer to select the correct table, vintage, and geography for more detailed comparisons.

Applicable segment
Local-market context
Population / aging
What this source supports
Exploring official Census tables and comparing demographic and housing context across available geographies.
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