The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Arkansas

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 Arkansas

There are 95 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 Arkansas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
AAA SOUTHEAST AR DREW CO 110 EAST GAINS STREET MONTICELLO, AR 71657	-:
HOME BOUND MEDICAL 358 HIGHWAY 5 NORTH MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653	-:
VISITING NURSES AGENCY 600 SEVENTH STREET MENA, AR 71953	-:
THRIVE PEDIATRIC NURSING, INC 808 RESERVOIR ROAD, SUITE A LITTLE ROCK, AR 72227	-:
AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SE AR INC 709 EAST 8TH AVENUE PINE BLUFF, AR 71601	-:
KINDRED AT HOME 420 WEST GAINES STREET, SUITE 1 MONTICELLO, AR 71655	5:
KINDRED AT HOME 222 WEST WASHINGTON STREET CAMDEN, AR 71701	5:
JEFFERSON HOMECARE 232 FRANKIE LANE WHITE HALL, AR 71602	5:
CONWAY REGIONAL HOMECARE SVCS 2843 PRINCE STREET CONWAY, AR 72034	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 105 EAST CRANDALL AVENUE STE A HARRISON, AR 72601	4.5:
CHI ST VINCENT HEALTH AT HOME 211 HELICOPTER LANE MORRILTON, AR 72110	4.5:
SALINE MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH 4000 HWY 5, SUITE 4 BRYANT, AR 72022	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 209 SOUTH MAIN STREET HOPE, AR 71801	4.5:
CARE IV HOME HEALTH 100 RIDGEWAY, SUITE 3 HOT SPRINGS, AR 71901	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 307 WEST STILLWELL AVENUE DE QUEEN, AR 71832	4.5:
UAMS HEALTH-HOME HEALTH ,AN AMEDISYS PARTNER 404 LLAMA DRIVE SEARCY, AR 72143	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 1103 E. MAINSTREET STE C MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR 72560	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 614 S MAIN ST STE 2 NASHVILLE, AR 71852	4.5:
ELARA CARING 4102 JEFFERSON AVENUE TEXARKANA, AR 71854	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2236 HARRISON STREET BATESVILLE, AR 72501	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 72 WEST 2ND STREET WALDRON, AR 72958	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE OF ARKANSAS 2700 BRYAN ROAD, SUITE A VAN BUREN, AR 72956	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 1227 STATE HWY 77 SUITE E 2 MARION, AR 72364	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 925 N WASHINGTON STREET FORREST CITY, AR 72335	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 310 W COLLEGE STREET FORDYCE, AR 71742	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 605 MAGNOLIA AVENUE MENA, AR 71953	4.5:
ACCESS HOME HEALTH 4300 ROGERS AVENUE, SUITE 34 & 35 FORT SMITH, AR 72903	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 130 PARTEE ROAD CALICO ROCK, AR 72519	4.5:
ACMC FAMILY HOME HEALTH 211 PINE STREET CROSSETT, AR 71635	4:
STAT HOME HEALTH - CENARK, LLC 1400 BRADEN STREET JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1707 LINWOOD DRIVE STE E PARAGOULD, AR 72450	4:
UNITY HEALTH HOMECARE 2000 MCLAIN STREET, SUITE 1 NEWPORT, AR 72112	4:
UNITY HEALTH HOME HOMECARE 3109 EAST MOORE AVENUE SEARCY, AR 72143	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 146 PASSION PLAY ROAD, SUITE B EUREKA SPRINGS, AR 72632	4:
CARE IV HOME HEALTH 1023 RUSHING CIRCLE LITTLE ROCK, AR 72204	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 14 ARNOLD SPRINGS ROAD, SUITE C MELBOURNE, AR 72556	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 650 S SHACKLEFORD STE 303 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72211	4:
MERCY HOME HEALTH 2713 S 74TH STREET FORT SMITH, AR 72903	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 3024 RED WOLF BLVD, SUITE 6 JONESBORO, AR 72401	4:
DOCTORS HOME CARE 726 CALIFORNIA AVENUE SW CAMDEN, AR 71701	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 10825 FINANCIAL CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 210 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72211	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 210 N STATE LINE AVENUE, SUITE 501 TEXARKANA, AR 71854	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 835 CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 301 HOT SPRINGS, AR 71901	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 4200 N WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1 FORREST CITY, AR 72335	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 2904 JENNY LIND ROAD, SUITE 9A FORT SMITH, AR 72901	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 4847 KAYLEE AVENUE, SUITE B SPRINGDALE, AR 72762	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 1 2120 SOUTH WALDRON ROAD, BUILDING C FORT SMITH, AR 72903	4:
CHI ST VINCENT HOT SPRINGS HEALTH AT HOME 220 MCAULEY COURT HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL, AR 71913	4:
SOUTH ARKANSAS HOME HEALTH 431 WEST OAK EL DORADO, AR 71730	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 1 4328 CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE E HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913	4:

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.

Other Lists of the Best Home Health Care Agencies

The best home health care agencies in Arkansas

Major Cities in Arkansas

Little Rock, AR (best, worst)	Fayetteville, AR (best, worst)
Fort Smith, AR (best, worst)	Springdale, AR (best, worst)
Jonesboro, AR (best, worst)	Conway, AR (best, worst)
Rogers, AR (best, worst)	North Little Rock, AR (best, worst)
Hot Springs, AR (best, worst)	Bentonville, AR (best, worst)
Pine Bluff, AR (best, worst)	Benton, AR (best, worst)
Russellville, AR (best, worst)	Sherwood, AR (best, worst)
Texarkana, AR (best, worst)	Paragould, AR (best, worst)
Bella Vista, AR (best, worst)	Jacksonville, AR (best, worst)
Searcy, AR (best, worst)	Cabot, AR (best, worst)

Best and Worst Home Health Care Lists in Other States

Alaska (best, worst)	Alabama (best, worst)
Arizona (best, worst)	Arkansas (best, worst)
California (best, worst)	Colorado (best, worst)
Connecticut (best, worst)	Delaware (best, worst)
District of Columbia (best, worst)	Florida (best, worst)
Georgia (best, worst)	Hawaii (best, worst)
Idaho (best, worst)	Illinois (best, worst)
Indiana (best, worst)	Iowa (best, worst)
Kansas (best, worst)	Kentucky (best, worst)
Louisiana (best, worst)	Maine (best, worst)
Maryland (best, worst)	Massachusetts (best, worst)
Michigan (best, worst)	Minnesota (best, worst)
Mississippi (best, worst)	Missouri (best, worst)
Montana (best, worst)	Nebraska (best, worst)
Nevada (best, worst)	New Hampshire (best, worst)
New Jersey (best, worst)	New Mexico (best, worst)
New York (best, worst)	North Carolina (best, worst)
North Dakota (best, worst)	Ohio (best, worst)
Oklahoma (best, worst)	Oregon (best, worst)
Pennsylvania (best, worst)	Rhode Island (best, worst)
South Carolina (best, worst)	South Dakota (best, worst)
Tennessee (best, worst)	Texas (best, worst)
Utah (best, worst)	Vermont (best, worst)
Virginia (best, worst)	Washington (best, worst)
West Virginia (best, worst)	Wisconsin (best, worst)
Wyoming (best, worst)	Guam (best, worst)
U.S. Virgin Islands (best, worst)	Puerto Rico (best, worst)