The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Florida

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 Florida

There are 1,076 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 Florida.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
FIRST SENIOR HOME HEALTH 417 STOWE AVE ORANGE PARK, FL 32073	-:
A CARING HAND LLC 9050 CYPRESS GREEN DR STE 103 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256	-:
TEAM SELECT HOME CARE 875 CONCOURSE PKWY S STE 135 MAITLAND, FL 32751	-:
ANGELS OF CARE 1090 NW 8TH AVE STE 10 GAINESVILLE, FL 32601	-:
ABILITY HEALTHCARE LLC 325 JOHN KNOX RD STE D108 TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303	-:
CENTRAL FLORIDA QUALITY CARE SERVICES INC 723 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE STE 200 ORLANDO, FL 32803	-:
PRUITTHEALTH @ HOME- JACKSONVILLE 4250 LAKESIDE DR STE 116, JACKSONVILLE FL 32210 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210	-:
HOMED CARE, INC 419 W 49 ST STE 200 HIALEAH, FL 33012	-:
MSS CARE 590 SOLUTIONS WAY SUITE 110 ROCKLEDGE, FL 32955	-:
DYNAMIKS HOME CARE INC 4501 N WICKHAM RD STE 104 MELBOURNE, FL 32935	-:
COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA INC 7552 NAVARRE PARKWAY UNIT 4 NAVARRE, FL 32566	-:
TEAM SELECT HOME CARE 9250 BAYMEADOWS RD STE 450 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256	-:
AT HOME COMPANION OF FLORIDA INC 1320 N SEMORAN BOULEVARD ORLANDO, FL 32807	-:
HAVEN HOME HEALTH CARE 1713 GARDEN ST TITUSVILLE, FL 32796	-:
MARINA'S HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC 5901 NW 151ST STREET SUITE 203 MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014	-:
CARE 1ST OF ORLANDO INC 2211 LEE RD STE 205A WINTER PARK, FL 32789	-:
GATEWAY HEALTH SERVICES LLC 2250 W OLD US HIGHWAY 441 MOUNT DORA, FL 32757	-:
CHOICE MANOR HOME CARE INC 1428 EAST SEMORAN BLVD SUITE 105 APOPKA, FL 32703	-:
T O HOME CARE CORP 692 W 29 ST STE 8 HIALEAH, FL 33012	-:
VIP HOMECARE SOLUTIONS 5111 S RIDGEWOOD AVE PORT ORANGE, FL 32127	-:
ALLIANCE HEALTH CARE OF MIAMI BEACH LLC 409 W HALLANDALE BEACH BLVD SUITE 211 HALLANDALE, FL 33009	-:
ELEVATE HOME HEALTH GROUP 301 N PINE MEADOW DR STE E DE BARY, FL 32713	-:
SENIOR CARE SOLUTIONS 1000 W PEMBROKE RD STE 323 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009	-:
PHENOMENAL HEALTHCARE, LLC 6815 ATLANTIC BLVD STE 3 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211	-:
HOME CARE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - EAST ORLANDO 12001 RESEARCH PKWY STE 236 ORLANDO, FL 32826	-:
TEAM SELECT HOME CARE 510 COUNTY ROAD 466, STE 207 OFFICE #H LADY LAKE, FL 32159	-:
CARE AND LIFE SERVICES LLC 7061 ORLANDO, FL 32819	-:
ETAIROS HEALTH INC 1650 SAND LAKE RD ORLANDO, FL 32809	-:
NURSES AND MORE INC 1040 WOODCOCK RD STE 222 ORLANDO, FL 32803	-:
GENCARE RESOURCES HOME HEALTH CARE 7003 PRESIDENTS DRIVE ORLANDO, FL 32809	-:
BEST FLORIDA HOMECARE INC 3001 ALOMA AVE STE 223 WINTER PARK, FL 32792	-:
AG HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 2411 W SAND LAKE RD STE G ORLANDO, FL 32809	-:
THERAPYCARE HOME HEALTH LLC 404 NW HALL OF FAME DR LAKE CITY, FL 32055	-:
SENIOR CARE SOLUTIONS 5979 NW 151ST STREET STE 109 MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014	-:
LINIL VISITING NURSES INC 2211 LEE RD STE 212 WINTER PARK, FL 32789	-:
ATHENA CARE RESOURCES LLC 1850 LEE RD STE 214 WINTER GARDEN, FL 32789	-:
RESTORE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 4400 N HWY 19A, UNIT 9 MOUNT DORA, FL 32757	-:
EXCELLENT HOME CARE GIVERS INC 1275 W 47TH PL STE 308 HIALEAH, FL 33012	-:
ALPHA CARE - HOME & HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 101 N WOODLAND BLVD STE 310 DELAND, FL 32720	-:
ANGELS OF CARE 1555 HOWELL BRANCH ROAD C 204 WINTER PARK, FL 32790	-:
HCP HOME HEALTH AGENCY 23 NW 33RD CT GAINESVILLE, FL 32607	-:
PLATINUMONE HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 5901 NW 151 STREET STE 107 MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014	-:
DILIGENT HOME HEALTH CARE 5757 BOOTH RD, BLDG 100 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207	-:
CLASSIC HOME HEALTH SERVICES 496 S HUNT CLUB BLVD APOPKA, FL 32703	-:
ABELLA YOSE CARE SERVICE INC 5901 NW 151ST ST STE 102 MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014	-:
T & A HOME HEALTH CARE INC 5901 NW 151 ST STE 112 MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014	-:
ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES CORP 107 NE 3RD ST STE 6 HALLANDLE, FL 33009	-:
EESHA EXCLUSIVE HOME HEALTH AGENCY LLC 4700 MILLENIA LAKE BLVD, STE 500 OFFICE 5116 ORLANDO, FL 32839	-:
MARIA HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 5575 S SEMORAN BLVD STE 38 ORLANDO, FL 32822	-:
ALPHA BRIDGE HOME HEALTH 275 SOUTH US HWY 17-92 STE 102 DEBARY, FL 32713	-:

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 Florida

Major Cities in Florida

Miami, FL (best, worst)	Tampa, FL (best, worst)
Orlando, FL (best, worst)	Jacksonville, FL (best, worst)
Sarasota, FL (best, worst)	Cape Coral, FL (best, worst)
Palm Bay, FL (best, worst)	Port St. Lucie, FL (best, worst)
Bonita Springs, FL (best, worst)	Palm Coast, FL (best, worst)
Kissimmee, FL (best, worst)	Pensacola, FL (best, worst)
Lakeland, FL (best, worst)	Winter Haven, FL (best, worst)
St. Petersburg, FL (best, worst)	Tallahassee, FL (best, worst)
Hialeah, FL (best, worst)	North Port, FL (best, worst)
Gainesville, FL (best, worst)	Deltona, FL (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)