The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Sunderland, 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 Sunderland, Massachusetts

There are 27 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 Sunderland, Massachusetts.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
BRIDGE2 HOMECARE LLC 120 MAPLE STREET, SUITE 302 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103	-:
EPIC HEALTH SERVICES 354 BIRNIE AVENUE, SUITE 401 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01107	-:
HOME CARE VNA LLC 39 MULBERRY STREET SPRINGFIELD, MA 01013	-:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 95 ELM ST WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HOMECARE LLC 265 S WESTFIELD STREET FEEDING HILLS, MA 01030	-:
TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND AT HOME 200 HILLSIDE CIRCLE, SUITE 2 W SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC 1275 ELM STREET, SUITE D WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
FAIRLINK HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC 1111 ELM STREET, STE 25 WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
A CARING HEART NURSING SERVICES LLC 306 RACE STREET, FLOOR 2 HOLYOKE, MA 01040	-:
SOTO HOME CARE, INC 600 DWIGHT STREET HOLYOKE, MA 01040	-:
VCARE HOME CARE LLC 200 HIGH STREET HOLYOKE, MA 01040	-:
CARETENDERS 330 WHITNEY AVE, SUITE 450 HOLYOKE, MA 01040	4.5:
METROCARE OF SPRINGFIELD HOMECARE INC 125 LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 205 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103	4:
BAYSTATE HOME HEALTH 30 CAPITAL DRIVE, STE A W SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	3.5:
EXCEL HOME CARE SERVICES INC 4 STONY HILL ROAD WILBRAHAM, MA 01095	3:
HOLYOKE VISITING NURSE ASSOC 575 BEECH STREET HOLYOKE, MA 01040	3:
ALLIED HEALTH SYSTEMS LLC 1145 MAIN ST. STE 221 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103	2.5:
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS 795 WORCESTER ST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01151	2.5:
ENCOMPASS HEALTH HOME HEALTH 487 HOLYOKE STREET, SUITE 1 LUDLOW, MA 01056	2.5:
VNA & HOSPICE OF COOLEY DICKINSON 30 LOCUST STREET NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060	2.5:
EXCELSURE HOMES HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS LLC 155 MAPLE STREET, SUITE 409 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105	1.5:
HEALTHPOINT HOMECARE SERVICES LLC 140 HIGH STREET, SUITE 100 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105	1.5:
A BETTER LIFE HOMECARE LLC 20 MAPLE STREET, FLOOR 2 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103	1.5:
CENTRO ONE HEALTH INC 336 GRATTON STREET CHICOPEE, MA 01020	1.5:
WESTERN MASS HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 155 MAPLE STREET, SUITE 204 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01105	1:
BETTER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LLC 120 MAPLE STREET, SUITE 401 SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103	1:
RADIANCE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 10 CENTER STREET SUITE 302 CHICOPEE, MA 01013	1:

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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