The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Andover, Massachusetts

As the US population grows older, more of us are going to need some kind of help with our daily routines or to recover from specific afflictions. Much of that care will take place outside of a hospital or residential care setting. We believe that one of the best ways to live longer or to recover faster is through health care services that are delivered in your home.

There are many benefits to receiving health care at home. First, it is often more convenient for patients, since they don’t have to travel to a facility. Second, it can be less expensive than receiving care in a hospital or other setting. Third, patients may feel more comfortable and relaxed in their own homes. Home treatment has been shown to lead to faster recoveries and better overall outcomes than similar treatments administered in a hospital or group home setting.

Home Health Care Agencies in Andover, Massachusetts

There are 121 home health care companies registered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid that serve the Highland, Arkansas area. Because home health care agencies visit your home, you may be in an agency's service area even if they do not have an office in Highland.

The list below shows the best home health care agencies in the market ranked by their overall 5-star quality of care rating. (Click here to see the worst home health care agencies in Andover, Massachusetts.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
EZ HEALTHCARE OF BOSTON GROUP INC 73 CEDAR STREET ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
DEPENDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 100 CONIFER HILL DR, SUITE 502 DANVERS, MA 01923	-:
HEALTH STAR HOME CARE LLC 19B CROSBY DRIVE, STE 160 BEDFORD, MA 01730	-:
BETHEL HEALTH SYSTEM LLC 1485 DORCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE 205 BOSTON, MA 02122	-:
BEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 459 BROADWAY SUITE 306 EVERETT, MA 02149	-:
ALTRANAIS HOME CARE LLC 59 LOWES WAY, SUITE #205 LOWELL, MA 01851	-:
JETHRO HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC 330 LYNNWAY, SUITE 346 LYNN, MA 01901	-:
ALL IN ONE HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 6 CUSHING PLACE CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
NORTHEAST ARC INC 1 SOUTHSIDE ROAD DANVERS, MA 01923	-:
M & L PRODIGY HEALTHCARE INC 85 TOWER OFFICE PARK WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
GUARDIAN HEALTH NETWORK 24 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6 PEABODY, MA 01960	-:
RITE TIME HOMECARE SERVICES INC 10 LEWIS STREET, REAR SUITE MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
PREMIER SERVICES AT HOME LLC 121 BRICK KILN ROAD, UNIT 214 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
CROWN HOME HEALTHCARE MA, INC 320 CENTRAL STREET, UNIT A2 SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
BRYMAC HOMEHEALTH LLC 9 CENTRAL STREET SUITE 403 LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
ANGEL'S GUARDIAN LLC 225 CEDAR HILL STREET, SUITE 200 MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752	-:
CONVENIENT HOMECARE SERVICES, INC 329 BOSTON POST ROAD, UNIT A SUDBURY, MA 01776	-:
DERIVIERE MEDICAL CORPORATION 156 HIGHLAND AVENUE E SOMERVILLE, MA 02143	-:
GIFTED HANDS HOMECARE 1168 LAKEVIEW AVENEUE SUITE 25 DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
TAK-PROGRESSIVE HEALTH SERVICES INC 100 EVERETT AVENUE, UNIT 3A CHELSEA, MA 02150	-:
HEART TO HEART HOMECARE, INC 114 TURNPIKE ROAD SUITE 2A CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
RUMANA HOME CARE INC 6 ROXBURY STREET, SUITE 3R ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
GOLDEN LIVING HOMECARE, INC 3 COURTHOUSE LANE, UNIT 9 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
BOSTON HOME CARE, LLC 12 A ELMWOOD STREET REVERE, MA 02151	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 175 HIGHLAND AVENUE, SUITE 401 NEEDHAM, MA 02494	-:
COMPASSION HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 687 SALEM STREET MALDEN, MA 02148	-:
ZJ HEALTH LLC 92 HIGH STREET, STE DH8 MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
AGAPE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC 3 LITTLETON ROAD SUITE 7 WESTFORD, MA 01886	-:
NEW ENGLAND HOME HEALTH SERVIC 594 MARRETT ROAD, #11 LEXINGTON, MA 02421	-:
HOLISTIC HOME CARE SERVICES 505 NASHUA ROAD, SUITE 12B DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME - WATERTOWN ONE ARSENAL MARKETPLACE WATERTOWN, MA 02472	-:
PARAMOUNT HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2 COURTHOUSE LANE UNIT 6 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
CARE24 HOME CARE INC 10 TOWER OFFICE PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
ESSEX HOME HEALTH LLC 300 BRICKSTONE SQ STE 201 ANDOVER, MA 01810	-:
COMMONWEALTH CLINICAL SERVICES INC 217 LINCOLN STREET WINTHROP, MA 02152	-:
BETTER LIFE AT HOME LLC 173 PINE STREET LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
PROGRESS HEALTHCARE LLC 328 BROADWAY, SUITE 209 LYNN, MA 01904	-:
VINE HOMECARE AND STAFFING 10 GEORGE STREET, SUITE 205 LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
SERAPHIC SPRINGS HEALTHCARE 425 WESTERN AVENUE LYNN, MA 01904	-:
ANGEL CARE VISITING NURSE AGENCY 33 NAGOG PARK, SUITE 201 ACTON, MA 01720	-:
HIGHLY VISIONED, LLC 125 MAIN STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180	-:
NEW ENGLAND HOMECARE SOLUTIONS INC 1565 LAKEVIEW AVE DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
UNIVERSAL HANDS CARE SERVICES LLC 52 APPLETON STREET SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
EDGE LIFE HEALTHCARE INC 54 CUMMINGS PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
GENTLE HOME CARE SERVICES 49 BLANCHARD STREET, SUITE 101 LAWRENCE, MA 01843	-:
BRADEN HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 439 SOUTH UNION STREET, SUITE 114 LAWRENCE, MA 01843	-:
OPEN DOOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 55 MISSION ROAD NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 01863	-:
SELECT HEALTH INFORMATICS CONSULTING SERVICES INC 36 WOBURN STREET, SUITE LL5 READING, MA 01867	-:
KIND HOME HEALTHCARE 109 W WALNUT PARK, UNIT B ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
GLOBAL HOME CARE SERVICES LLC 5 HIGH STREET, SUITE 205 MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:

How are Home Health Care Agencies Rated?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ("CMS") generates two types of 5-star rating, the Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings and Patient Survey Star Ratings.

Quality of Patient Care Ratings are based on data compiled by CMS based on the percentage of patients whose conditions improve as a result of care provided by the agency. The general guidelines are that these measures should :

• Apply to a substantial proportion of home health patients and have sufficient data to report for a majority of home health agencies.
• Show a reasonable amount of variation among home health agencies and it should be possible for a home health agency to show improvement in performance.
• Have high face validity and clinical relevance.
• Be stable and not show substantial random variation over time.
• Have changed over time based on the results of ongoing monitoring analyses, technical expert panel input, and stakeholder feedback.

Patient improvement is measured in the following ways:

• Timely Initiation of Care
• Improvement in Ambulation
• Improvement in Bed Transferring
• Improvement in Bathing
• Improvement in Shortness of Breath
• Improvement in Management of Oral Medications
• Acute Care Hospitalization

CMS also regularly surveys home health care patients using The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey ("HHCAHPS”). Patients are asked to rate the home health care agency according the following:

• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Gave Care In A Professional Way
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Communicated Well With Them
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported That Their Home Health Team Discussed Medicines, Pain, And Home Safety With Them
• Percent Of Patients Who Gave Their Home Health Agency A Rating Of 9 Or 10 On A Scale From 0 (lowest) To 10 (highest)
• Percent Of Patients Who Reported YES, They Would Definitely Recommend The Home Health Agency To Friends And Family

Because CMS loves to generate 5-star ratings, there are also 5-star ratings related to each of these questions.

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