The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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 Fort Wayne, Indiana

There are 25 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
AGE IN PLACE HOME SERVICES LLC 288 HOME STREET HUNTINGTON, IN 46750	-:
STILLWATER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT 5910 HOMESTEAD RD FORT WAYNE, IN 46814	-:
BAYADA PEDIATRICS 6351 CONSTITUTION DRIVE FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	-:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE 4640 W JEFFERSON BLVD FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	-:
NEW HORIZONS HOME HEALTH SERVICES 621 BROADWAY NEW HAVEN, IN 46774	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 111 EAST LUDWIG RD STE 109 FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	-:
AMERICARE HOME HEALTH OF DEFIANCE 1440 SOUTH BYRNE ROAD, SUITE 1 TOLEDO, OH 43614	-:
ALPINE HOME HEALTH 1440 SOUTH BYRNE ROAD, SUITE 2 TOLEDO, OH 43614	-:
NEW VISION NURSING AND HOME CARE, LLC 310 PERRY STREET WAPAKONETA, OH 45895	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2200 LAKE AVE STE 150 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	4.5:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (FORT WAYNE) 2720 DUPONT COMMERCE COURT, SUITE 130 FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	4.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF FORT WAYNE 111 E. LUDWIG ROAD, SUITE 105 FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	4.5:
ELARA CARING 312 E MAIN ST, SUITE 1 NILES, MI 49120	4.5:
FOUNTAIN PARK HOME CARE, LLC 1112 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET VAN WERT, OH 45891	4:
GRAND LAKE HOME HEALTH 1122 EAST SPRING STREET ST MARYS, OH 45885	4:
ELARA CARING 3400 E COLISEUM BLVD STE 100 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	4:
ANGELS OF MERCY HOMECARE 2509 W 2ND STREET MARION, IN 46952	3.5:
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INC 1159 WESTWOOD DRIVE VAN WERT, OH 45891	3.5:
PARKVIEW HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 1900 CAREW ST STE 6 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	3.5:
MERCER HEALTH HOME CARE 909 EAST WAYNE STREET, SUITE 126 CELINA, OH 45822	3:
LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK HOME HEALTH 5718 COVENTRY LANE FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	3:
GOSHEN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 1147 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE GOSHEN, IN 46526	3:
HEARTS WITH INTEGRITY 603 E NORTH STREET HARTFORD CITY, IN 47348	2.5:
PREMIER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 504 N BRADNER AVE MARION, IN 46952	1.5:
PRIVATE DUTY OF VNA 1157 WESTWOOD DRIVE VAN WERT, OH 45891	1.5:

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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