The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Elkton, Maryland

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 Elkton, Maryland

There are 214 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 Elkton, Maryland.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ATM HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 1809 W. OREGON AVENUE, UNIT 203 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145	-:
RELIANT HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 1401 E MACDADE BLVD FOLSOM, PA 19033	-:
ATTENTIVE HEALTH CARE, LLC 116 FELTON AVENUE SHARON HILL, PA 19079	-:
HOME HEALTH SPECIALISTS INC 349 WEST STATE ST MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
AT HOME CARE AGENCY 57 SAULSBURY ROAD DOVER, DE 19904	-:
SUCCESSFUL AGING INC 38 GARRETT ROAD UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
PENN HOME HEALTH CARE 405 AVENUE OF THE STATES CHESTER, PA 19013	-:
AMERIBEST HOME CARE INC. 990 SPRING GARDEN STREET, SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1400 NORTH PROVIDENCE ROAD SUITE 300 SOUTH MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
GOLDEN AGE HOME CARE , INC 600 WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNIT 18UB/UD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 56 WEST MAIN STREET PLAZA 273 SUITE 211 NEWARK, DE 19702	-:
JOHNS HOPKINS PEDIATRICS AT HOME INC 5901 HOLABIRD AVENUE, SUITE A BALTIMORE, MD 21224	-:
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH INC 530 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064	-:
ASTON HOME HEALTH, INC 1021 GILPIN AVENUE, SUITE 202 WILMINGTON, DE 19806	-:
FIRST HOPE HOME CARE AGENCY INC 515 WEST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
ANC HOMEHEALTH SERVICES 219 CUTHBERT STREET SUITE 4B PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106	-:
ADVANCED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 525 CHESTER PIKE PROSPECT PARK, PA 19076	-:
HOSANA HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 215 BULLENS LANE WOODLYN, PA 19094	-:
CARE FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 8400 WEST CHESTER PIKE UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
SUMA HOME CARE INC 23 SOUTH CHESTER PIKE GLENOLDEN, PA 19036	-:
ACT HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 1121 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	-:
KIDSCARE HOME HEALTH OF MARYLAND, LLC 1122 KENILWORTH DRIVE SUITE 501A TOWSON, MD 21204	-:
STAFFING VILLAGE HOME HEALTH CARE 3400 GARRETT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
BISTOY HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. 501 S. 4TH STREET DARBY, PA 19023	-:
SILVERCARE HOMECARE SERVICES, LLC 6787 MARKET STREET SUITE 104 UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF DELAWARE LLC 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 203 SMYRNA, DE 19977	-:
EHOMECARE 59 E BALTIMORE AVE CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA 19018	-:
AT HOME HEALTH INC 520 N DELAWARE AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SUITE 801 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
CARITAS HOME HEALTH SERVICES 30 PRESTBURY SQUARE, SUITE 325 NEWARK, DE 19713	-:
DAILY DOVE CARE, LLC 16 N. 52ND STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139	-:
CARING HEARTS HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 400 MACDADE BLVD COLLINGDALE, PA 19023	-:
VISITING NURSE GROUP, INC. 128 WEST GIRARD AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
LUMEN CHRISTI HEALTH CARE INC 1539 HANCOCK STREET, SUITE #6 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH INC 525 WEST CHESTER PIKE, SUITE 311A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING SERVICES, INC 3529-31 PHILADELPHIA PIKE CLAYMONT, DE 19703	-:
HEALTH1ST HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1230 BURMONT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
VITAL HOME CARE SERVICES, LLC 135 HIGH STREET SHARON HILL, PA 19079	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 N 20TH STREET SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	-:
ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC 1675 S STATE STREET, SUITE 4C DOVER, DE 19901	-:
MOG HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES 133 HEATHER ROAD SUITE 102 & 103 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
CRITICARE HOME AND NURSING SERVICES 5 CHRISTY DRIVE CHADDS FORD, PA 19317	-:
ABUNDANT CARE, LLC 510 DARBY ROAD, SUITE 1A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 3751 ISLAND AVENUE, SUITE 104 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153	-:
COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 8817 BELAIR ROAD, SUITE 203 BALTIMORE, MD 21236	-:
NEIGHBORHOOD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 795 E MARSHALL ST SUITE 204 WEST CHESTER, PA 19380	-:
COMFORCARE HOME CARE - YORK 1561 EAST MARKET STREET YORK, PA 17403	-:
PEACE IN THE VALLEY HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LLC 7107 WEST CHESTER PIKE, 1ST FLOOR UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
ACCUCARE HOME NURSING INC 1999 SPROUL ROAD SUITE 1 BROOMALL, PA 19008	-:
H&M CARE INC 4920 BALTIMORE PIKE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143	-:
ALLIANCE HOME HEALTH CARE & EQUIPMENT SERVICES 7826 EASTERN AVENUE SUITE # 406 WASHINGTON, DC 20010	-:

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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