The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Middletown, Delaware

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 Middletown, Delaware

There are 191 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 Middletown, Delaware.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
AT HOME CARE AGENCY 57 SAULSBURY ROAD DOVER, DE 19904	-:
VITAL HOME CARE SERVICES, LLC 135 HIGH STREET SHARON HILL, PA 19079	-:
ATM HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 1809 W. OREGON AVENUE, UNIT 203 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145	-:
LUMEN CHRISTI HEALTH CARE INC 1539 HANCOCK STREET, SUITE #6 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
EHOMECARE 59 E BALTIMORE AVE CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA 19018	-:
HEALTH1ST HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1230 BURMONT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
CRITICARE HOME AND NURSING SERVICES 5 CHRISTY DRIVE CHADDS FORD, PA 19317	-:
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH INC 530 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064	-:
GOLDEN AGE HOME CARE , INC 600 WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNIT 18UB/UD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	-:
STAFFING VILLAGE HOME HEALTH CARE 3400 GARRETT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
ALLIANCE HOME HEALTH CARE & EQUIPMENT SERVICES 7826 EASTERN AVENUE SUITE # 406 WASHINGTON, DC 20010	-:
CARING HEARTS HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 400 MACDADE BLVD COLLINGDALE, PA 19023	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF DELAWARE LLC 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 203 SMYRNA, DE 19977	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING SERVICES, INC 3529-31 PHILADELPHIA PIKE CLAYMONT, DE 19703	-:
AT HOME HEALTH INC 520 N DELAWARE AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SUITE 801 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
BISTOY HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. 501 S. 4TH STREET DARBY, PA 19023	-:
ANC HOMEHEALTH SERVICES 219 CUTHBERT STREET SUITE 4B PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106	-:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 3751 ISLAND AVENUE, SUITE 104 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153	-:
VISITING NURSE GROUP, INC. 128 WEST GIRARD AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1400 NORTH PROVIDENCE ROAD SUITE 300 SOUTH MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
SILVERCARE HOMECARE SERVICES, LLC 6787 MARKET STREET SUITE 104 UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC 1675 S STATE STREET, SUITE 4C DOVER, DE 19901	-:
ACCUCARE HOME NURSING INC 1999 SPROUL ROAD SUITE 1 BROOMALL, PA 19008	-:
ADVANCED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 525 CHESTER PIKE PROSPECT PARK, PA 19076	-:
H&M CARE INC 4920 BALTIMORE PIKE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143	-:
DAILY DOVE CARE, LLC 16 N. 52ND STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 56 WEST MAIN STREET PLAZA 273 SUITE 211 NEWARK, DE 19702	-:
FIRST HOPE HOME CARE AGENCY INC 515 WEST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
ASTON HOME HEALTH, INC 1021 GILPIN AVENUE, SUITE 202 WILMINGTON, DE 19806	-:
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH INC 525 WEST CHESTER PIKE, SUITE 311A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 N 20TH STREET SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	-:
MOG HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES 133 HEATHER ROAD SUITE 102 & 103 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
HOME HEALTH SPECIALISTS INC 349 WEST STATE ST MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
ABUNDANT CARE, LLC 510 DARBY ROAD, SUITE 1A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
PENN HOME HEALTH CARE 405 AVENUE OF THE STATES CHESTER, PA 19013	-:
SUCCESSFUL AGING INC 38 GARRETT ROAD UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
HOSANA HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 215 BULLENS LANE WOODLYN, PA 19094	-:
CARE FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 8400 WEST CHESTER PIKE UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
RELIANT HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 1401 E MACDADE BLVD FOLSOM, PA 19033	-:
COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 8817 BELAIR ROAD, SUITE 203 BALTIMORE, MD 21236	-:
SUMA HOME CARE INC 23 SOUTH CHESTER PIKE GLENOLDEN, PA 19036	-:
NEIGHBORHOOD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 795 E MARSHALL ST SUITE 204 WEST CHESTER, PA 19380	-:
ATTENTIVE HEALTH CARE, LLC 116 FELTON AVENUE SHARON HILL, PA 19079	-:
ACT HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 1121 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	-:
CITIZENS HOME CARE AGENCY, LLC 885 N 66TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19151	-:
WEALLCARE HOME HEALTH LLC 251 EAST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125	-:
PEACE IN THE VALLEY HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LLC 7107 WEST CHESTER PIKE, 1ST FLOOR UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
AMERIBEST HOME CARE INC. 990 SPRING GARDEN STREET, SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
JOHNS HOPKINS PEDIATRICS AT HOME INC 5901 HOLABIRD AVENUE, SUITE A BALTIMORE, MD 21224	-:
CARITAS HOME HEALTH SERVICES 30 PRESTBURY SQUARE, SUITE 325 NEWARK, DE 19713	-:

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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The best home health care agencies in Delaware

Major Cities in Delaware

Dover, DE (best, worst)	Wilmington, DE (best, worst)
Middletown, DE (best, worst)	Newark, DE (best, worst)
Lewes, DE (best, worst)	Milford, DE (best, worst)
Bear, DE (best, worst)	Ocean View, DE (best, worst)
Glasgow, DE (best, worst)	Brookside, DE (best, worst)
Hockessin, DE (best, worst)	Smyrna, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek Valley, DE (best, worst)	Millsboro, DE (best, worst)
Georgetown, DE (best, worst)	Claymont, DE (best, worst)
Seaford, DE (best, worst)	Wilmington Manor, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek, DE (best, worst)	North Star, DE (best, worst)