The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Reading, Massachusetts

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 Reading, Massachusetts

There are 148 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 Reading, Massachusetts.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
EZ HEALTHCARE OF BOSTON GROUP INC 73 CEDAR STREET ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
ABBEY RD HOME CARE SERVICES INC 1613 BLUE HILL AVE, STE 301 MATTAPAN, MA 02126	-:
CARIDAD INDEPENDENT LIVING 247 N MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
COMPASSION HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 687 SALEM STREET MALDEN, MA 02148	-:
FORTCOM HEALTH SERVICES 300 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 314 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
ALLIED HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 67 CODDINGTON STREET, SUITE 203 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
WESTERN HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 63 MYRON ST WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
NEW ENGLAND HOME HEALTH SERVIC 594 MARRETT ROAD, #11 LEXINGTON, MA 02421	-:
JETHRO HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC 330 LYNNWAY, SUITE 346 LYNN, MA 01901	-:
ZJ HEALTH LLC 92 HIGH STREET, STE DH8 MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
COMMONWEALTH CLINICAL SERVICES INC 217 LINCOLN STREET WINTHROP, MA 02152	-:
SOLACE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC 16 GREENDALE ROAD, UNIT 2 BOSTON, MA 02126	-:
ANGEL CARE VISITING NURSE AGENCY 33 NAGOG PARK, SUITE 201 ACTON, MA 01720	-:
ANGEL'S GUARDIAN LLC 225 CEDAR HILL STREET, SUITE 200 MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752	-:
CONVENIENT HOMECARE SERVICES, INC 329 BOSTON POST ROAD, UNIT A SUDBURY, MA 01776	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 175 HIGHLAND AVENUE, SUITE 401 NEEDHAM, MA 02494	-:
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME - WATERTOWN ONE ARSENAL MARKETPLACE WATERTOWN, MA 02472	-:
ELITE MEDICAL AT HOME LLC 45 WILLARD STREET QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
UNIVERSAL HANDS CARE SERVICES LLC 52 APPLETON STREET SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
STEADY STEPS HOME HEALTH & REHAB LLC 34 HAYDEN ROWE STREET, SUITE 174 HOPKINTON, MA 01748	-:
SERAPHIC SPRINGS HEALTHCARE 425 WESTERN AVENUE LYNN, MA 01904	-:
NATICK VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 209 WEST CENTRAL STREET SUITE NATICK, MA 01760	-:
HIGHLY VISIONED, LLC 125 MAIN STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180	-:
GREATER HORIZON HEALTHCARE LLC 413 NEPONSET AVENUE DORCHESTER, MA 02122	-:
TAK-PROGRESSIVE HEALTH SERVICES INC 100 EVERETT AVENUE, UNIT 3A CHELSEA, MA 02150	-:
DOMINION HEALTHCARE, LLC 1044 CENTRAL STREET, SUITE 104 STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
AFFORDABLE PRIORITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 43 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, SUITE #3 ROSLINDALE, MA 02131	-:
BOSTON HOME CARE, LLC 12 A ELMWOOD STREET REVERE, MA 02151	-:
CROWN HOME HEALTHCARE MA, INC 320 CENTRAL STREET, UNIT A2 SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
EDGE LIFE HEALTHCARE INC 54 CUMMINGS PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
KIND HOME HEALTHCARE 109 W WALNUT PARK, UNIT B ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
MAYA HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 10 MAZZEO DRIVE SUITE 203 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
RUMANA HOME CARE INC 6 ROXBURY STREET, SUITE 3R ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
CARE24 HOME CARE INC 10 TOWER OFFICE PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
DIVINE WATCH HEALTHCARE LLC 859 WILLARD STREET, SUITE 400 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
PROGRESS HEALTHCARE LLC 328 BROADWAY, SUITE 209 LYNN, MA 01904	-:
SECURE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 891 HYDE PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR HYDE PARK, MA 02136	-:
DEPENDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 100 CONIFER HILL DR, SUITE 502 DANVERS, MA 01923	-:
BETHEL HEALTH SYSTEM LLC 1485 DORCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE 205 BOSTON, MA 02122	-:
DERIVIERE MEDICAL CORPORATION 156 HIGHLAND AVENUE E SOMERVILLE, MA 02143	-:
ANALIA HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 205 QUINCY STREET, UNIT 4 BROCKTON, MA 02302	-:
M & L PRODIGY HEALTHCARE INC 85 TOWER OFFICE PARK WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
BETTER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 324 NORTH MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
RITE TIME HOMECARE SERVICES INC 10 LEWIS STREET, REAR SUITE MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
GUARDIAN HEALTH NETWORK 24 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6 PEABODY, MA 01960	-:
SELECT HEALTH INFORMATICS CONSULTING SERVICES INC 36 WOBURN STREET, SUITE LL5 READING, MA 01867	-:
HEALTH STAR HOME CARE LLC 19B CROSBY DRIVE, STE 160 BEDFORD, MA 01730	-:
GLOBAL HOME CARE SERVICES LLC 5 HIGH STREET, SUITE 205 MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
BEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 459 BROADWAY SUITE 306 EVERETT, MA 02149	-:
ACCESS HOMECARE SERVICES 950 NORTH MAIN STREET SUITE 201 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:

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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