The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Illinois

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 Illinois

There are 534 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 Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PRECIOUS LIFE HOME HEALTH, LLC 303 E ARMY TRAIL ROAD SUITE 201 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	-:
1ST ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 2720 S RIVER RD, STE 231 DES PLAINES, IL 60018	-:
FIRST CLASS HOME HEALTH INC. 601 COUNTRY CLUB DR., STE B BENSENVILLE, IL 60106	-:
PLATINUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 1420 RENAISSANCE DRIVE, STE 315 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	-:
GOODHOPE HEALTHCARE & HOME HEALTH SVCS INC 3631 MUNICIPAL DRIVE MCHENRY, IL 60050	-:
AMERICAN NATIONAL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 175 W WASHINGTON ST, STE 2R WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
CORLAN HOME HEALTH, INC 415 W GOLF ROAD, STE 46 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005	-:
ALPHA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 405 N FULTON AVE VILLA PARK, IL 60181	-:
ICO CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 4410 ROOSEVELT ROAD, SUITE 201 HILLSIDE, IL 60162	-:
ANGEL HOME HEALTH AGENCY SERV CORP 9909 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, STE 206 WESTCHESTER, IL 60154	-:
RELIABLE MEDICAL SERVICES, INC 1 TIFFANY POINTE, G-12 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	-:
OCTIHEALTH, INC. 350 W KENSINGTON RD, STE 114 MOUNT PROSPECT, IL 60056	-:
CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC 1717 HOWARD STREET, SUITE A & B EVANSTON, IL 60202	-:
HARMONY HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 245 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, BLDG 15 SUITE 130/131 WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
ABILITY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 20635 ABBEY WOODS CT, NORTH STE 303 FRANKFORT, IL 60423	-:
SENIOR LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS LTD 282 MEMORIAL COURT STE A CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014	-:
PRIME HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2664 W DEMPSTER ST, STE T-207 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	-:
5 STAR HEALTHCARE, INC 2093 RAND RD, SUITE LL DES PLAINES, IL 60016	-:
MIRANDA HOME HEALTH CARE 19150 S KEDZIE SUITE 103A FLOSSMOOR, IL 60422	-:
AMERICAN HOME CARE LLC 15 COMMERCE DRIVE SUITE 117 GRAYSLAKE, IL 60030	-:
MAX CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 490 WEST LAKE ST, UNIT 3 ROSELLE, IL 60172	-:
RELIACARE LTD. 1263 S HIGHLAND AVE, UNIT 2H LOMBARD, IL 60148	-:
PRUDENT CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE, CORP 1699 E WOODFIELD RD SUITE 404 SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173	-:
ST RITA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 5105 TOLLVIEW DR, STE 101 ROLLING MDWS, IL 60008	-:
PROFICIENT HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 8142 N LAWNDALE AVE SKOKIE, IL 60076	-:
HEALING TO HEAL ANOTHER HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 1460 RENAISSANCE DR, STE 403 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	-:
TENDER TOUCH HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 7518 TRIPP AVE SKOKIE, IL 60076	-:
GLOBAL HOME HEALTH, LLC 126 HARRISON ST OAK PARK, IL 60304	-:
PRECISION HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 245 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, BUILDING 4, SUITE 30 WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
DAYSPRING HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 450 PRAIRIE AVENUE SUITE 100 CALUMET CITY, IL 60409	-:
DELUXE HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 415 AIRPORT RD ELGIN, IL 60123	-:
WE CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 416 DIXIE HIGHWAY CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411	-:
PRIMELINK HOME HEALTH CARE 4180 ROUTE 83 #210 LONG GROVE, IL 60047	-:
NETT HANDS HOME CARE, INC 16643 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE, SUITE 101 MARKHAM, IL 60428	-:
GOVVAS HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC 670 N 1ST BANK DRIVE PALATINE, IL 60067	-:
MJM HEALTH AGENCY, INC 1S311 SUMMIT AVE OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181	-:
ASPIRA HOME HEALTH INC 1020 MILWAUKEE AVE, STE 345 DEERFIELD, IL 60015	-:
DINAMIC HEALTH CARE, LLC 353 W. LINCOLN HWY CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411	-:
UPLIFT HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 1325 REMINGTON ROAD, SUITE F SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173	-:
ESSENTIAL HOME CARE, INC ONE TRANS AM PLAZA, STE 180 OAKBROOK TER, IL 60181	-:
AKAP HOME HEALTH INC 855 E GOLF RD STE 1144 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005	-:
DCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 18656 DIXIE HIGHWAY HOMEWOOD, IL 60430	-:
SUPPORT HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 2300 BARRINGTON ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60169	-:
ACCUCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 1508 BLOOMINGDALE RD GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 60172	-:
DOMINION HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 3434 RIDGE ROAD LANSING, IL 60438	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF JOLIET INC 310 NORTH HAMMES AVENUE, SUITE 301E JOLIET, IL 60435	-:
UCHANGE INC. 1406 PARK AVENUE CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411	-:
OPTION CARE 870 NORTH ARLINGTON HTS ROAD, SUITE 102 ITASCA, IL 60143	-:
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE, LLC 9933 LAWLER AVE STE 215 SKOKIE, IL 60077	-:
HOMESTEAD HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 3605 WOODHEAD DR. NORTHBROOK, IL 60062	-:

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 Illinois

Major Cities in Illinois

Chicago, IL (best, worst)	Rockford, IL (best, worst)
Round Lake Beach, IL (best, worst)	Peoria, IL (best, worst)
Aurora, IL (best, worst)	Champaign, IL (best, worst)
Springfield, IL (best, worst)	Naperville, IL (best, worst)
Joliet, IL (best, worst)	Bloomington, IL (best, worst)
Elgin, IL (best, worst)	Decatur, IL (best, worst)
Waukegan, IL (best, worst)	Cicero, IL (best, worst)
Alton, IL (best, worst)	Kankakee, IL (best, worst)
Arlington Heights, IL (best, worst)	Bolingbrook, IL (best, worst)
Evanston, IL (best, worst)	Schaumburg, IL (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)