{
  "publisher": "Frontera Signal",
  "source": "Frontera Signal",
  "dataset": "home-health",
  "query": {
    "city": "McAllen",
    "min_stars": 4
  },
  "as_of": "2026-10-21",
  "cadence": "quarterly",
  "agencies": 122,
  "rated": 74,
  "avg_stars": 2.33,
  "low_rated": 53,
  "low_rated_pct": 71.6,
  "top_rated": 7,
  "by_city": [
    {
      "city": "McAllen",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 37,
      "rated": 22,
      "avg_stars": 2.36
    },
    {
      "city": "Brownsville",
      "county": "Cameron",
      "agencies": 15,
      "rated": 12,
      "avg_stars": 2.54
    },
    {
      "city": "Edinburg",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 12,
      "rated": 8,
      "avg_stars": 1.56
    },
    {
      "city": "Harlingen",
      "county": "Cameron",
      "agencies": 10,
      "rated": 6,
      "avg_stars": 3.25
    },
    {
      "city": "Weslaco",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 10,
      "rated": 5,
      "avg_stars": 2.4
    },
    {
      "city": "Mission",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 9,
      "rated": 6,
      "avg_stars": 2
    },
    {
      "city": "Pharr",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 8,
      "rated": 7,
      "avg_stars": 2.14
    },
    {
      "city": "Rio Grande City",
      "county": "Starr",
      "agencies": 5,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 1
    },
    {
      "city": "Palmview",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 4,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 2
    },
    {
      "city": "Donna",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 2,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 4
    },
    {
      "city": "La Feria",
      "county": "Cameron",
      "agencies": 2,
      "rated": 2,
      "avg_stars": 2.25
    },
    {
      "city": "La Joya",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 2,
      "rated": 0,
      "avg_stars": null
    },
    {
      "city": "Roma",
      "county": "Starr",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 3.5
    },
    {
      "city": "San Juan",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 2.5
    },
    {
      "city": "Mercedes",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 1,
      "avg_stars": 1.5
    },
    {
      "city": "Edcouch",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 0,
      "avg_stars": null
    },
    {
      "city": "La Grulla",
      "county": "Starr",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 0,
      "avg_stars": null
    },
    {
      "city": "San Benito",
      "county": "Cameron",
      "agencies": 1,
      "rated": 0,
      "avg_stars": null
    }
  ],
  "stars": {
    "1": 7,
    "2": 11,
    "3": 5,
    "4": 3,
    "5": 3,
    "4.5": 1,
    "3.5": 9,
    "2.5": 13,
    "1.5": 22
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-10-26T14:54:18.826Z",
  "stale": false,
  "stale_after_days": 200,
  "matched": 2,
  "agencies_matched": [
    {
      "name": "Health Care Unlimited, INC.",
      "city": "McAllen",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "zip": "78501",
      "address": "1100 East Laurel Suite 100",
      "certified": "1990-12-07",
      "years_certified": 35,
      "stars": 5,
      "services": [
        "nursing",
        "physical_therapy",
        "occupational_therapy",
        "speech_pathology",
        "medical_social",
        "home_health_aide"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Paz Home Health LLC",
      "city": "McAllen",
      "county": "Hidalgo",
      "zip": "78501",
      "address": "1300 N 10TH Street Ste 210",
      "certified": "2006-10-27",
      "years_certified": 19,
      "stars": 5,
      "services": [
        "nursing",
        "physical_therapy",
        "occupational_therapy",
        "speech_pathology",
        "medical_social"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "stars is the quality of patient care rating, 1 to 5 in half stars; null means too few patient episodes to rate. low_rated counts rated agencies at 2.5 stars or lower. The directory is refreshed quarterly. A call lists up to 25 agencies; filter by city, min_stars or service for others. The full ranked scorecard is a Frontera Signal report at https://fronterasignal.com/reports/.",
  "disclaimer": "Every value carries as_of, age_days, cadence and stale (weekly measures go stale after 14 days, monthly measures after 90). dark = the source published nothing that week; no_reading = we have no reading for it. Ranges are {low, high, unit}; approx marks a rounded reading. Not a quote, bid or appraisal. Terms: https://fronterasignal.com/terms/"
}