The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

There are 144 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 Minnesota.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CARE PLUS HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC 1299 ARCADE STREET STE 100 SAINT PAUL, MN 55106	-:
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING LLC 888 COUNTY RD D WEST STE 104 NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112	-:
STEELE COUNTY PHNS BOX 890 635 FLORENCE AVENUE OWATONNA, MN 55060	-:
SERENITY HOME HEALTH CARE INC 393 N DUNLAP ST STE 880 ST PAUL, MN 55104	-:
SAFETY CARE INC 933 - A UNIVERSITY AVENUE SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	-:
PROVIDENT HOME HEALTHCARE 2852 ANTHONY LANE SOUTH ST ANTHONY, MN 55418	-:
CAREMARK HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 720 EAST LAKE STREET #100 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407	-:
ALLIANCE HHC & NURSING SERVICE 10405 6TH AVE N, STE 105 PLYMOUTH, MN 55441	-:
MADISON HOME HEALTH AGENCY 900 SECOND AVENUE MADISON, MN 56256	-:
COMFORT HEALTH 2746 SUPERIOR DR NW SUITE 200 ROCHESTER, MN 55901	-:
IN-HOME LAB CONNECTION INC 4064 OLIVINE DRIVE EAGAN, MN 55122	-:
EQUITY SERVICES OF ST PAUL 1169 RICE STREET SAINT PAUL, MN 55117	-:
SEFERTT HEALTH CARE LLC 3621 85TH AVENUE NORTH STE 103 BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55443	-:
GREATER MINNESOTA HOME HEALTH 393 N DUNLAP ST, STE 860 ST PAUL, MN 55104	-:
NORTH SHORE HEALTH 515 5TH AVENUE WEST GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604	-:
RICE COUNTY PHNS 320 NORTHWEST 3RD STREET SUITE #1 FARIBAULT, MN 55021	-:
ALL HOMECARING MINNESOTA 4200 CENTRAL AVENUE NE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421	-:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH INC 7447 EGAN DRIVE, SUITE 202 SAVAGE, MN 55378	-:
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOME CARE 1290 LOCUST STREET DAWSON, MN 56232	-:
TOWN AND COUNTRY HOME HEALTH CARE 700 NORTH MONROE STREET MINNEOTA, MN 56264	-:
HOME HEALTH AGENCY 201 MARK DRIVE ORTONVILLE, MN 56278	-:
PEDIATRIC HOME SERVICE 2800 CLEVELAND AVENUE NORTH ROSEVILLE, MN 55113	-:
ASSUMPTION HOME CARE 615 NORTH FIRST STREET COLD SPRING, MN 56320	-:
CAREFOCUS CORPORATION 2429 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST #200 SAINT PAUL, MN 55114	-:
DIVINE HEALTHCARE NETWORK 856 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	-:
ALLIANCE HEALTH SERVICES INC 2260 CLIFF ROAD EAGAN, MN 55122	-:
FIRSTAT NURSING SERVICES 93 LITTLE CANADA ROAD W, STE 312 LITTLE CANADA, MN 55117	-:
APLUS HEALTH CARE LLC 1821 UNIVERSITY AVENUE STE 445 SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	-:
MILS HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY 6053 HUDSON ROAD, STE 200 WOODBURY, MN 55125	-:
ASPEN HOME HEALTH CARE INC 8525 EDINBROOK CROSSING NORTH, STE 104A BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55443	-:
ABC HOME HEALTH CARE PLUS LLC 3055 OLD HWY 8 SUITE 111 SAINT ANTHONY, MN 55418	-:
HENNEPIN HOME HEALTH CARE INC 8590 EDINBURGH CENTER DRIVE BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55443	-:
NIGHTINGALE HOME HEALTHCARE 10550 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 1 MINNETONKA, MN 55305	-:
ESSENTIA HEALTH GRACEVILLE HOME HEALTH 115 WEST SECOND STREET GRACEVILLE, MN 56240	-:
SENIOR FRIEND HOME CARE 111 CLOQUET AVE, STE. #3 CLOQUET, MN 55720	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 3033 CAMPUS DRIVE, #E280 PLYMOUTH, MN 55441	-:
SERENITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES 1201 37TH AVENUE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55412	-:
CLARKFIELD HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1012 12TH AVENUE CLARKFIELD, MN 56223	-:
REGENCY HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 10467 93RD AVENUE NORTH MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 2 PINE TREE DRIVE, STE 510 ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112	-:
CAREMATE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 2236 MARSHALL AVENUE SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	-:
BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SERV 521 CHARLES ST. STE 202 BRAINERD, MN 56401	-:
CHILDRENS HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 2525 CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404	-:
RENVILLE COUNTY PHNS 105 SOUTH 5TH STREET SUITE 119H OLIVIA, MN 56277	-:
CASS CO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES BOX 519, 400 MICHIGAN AVENUE WALKER, MN 56484	-:
CARING HANDS HOME CARE 113 MINNESOTA AVENUE WEST SEBEKA, MN 56477	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 742 1ST STREET SOUTH UNIT 104 WAITE PARK, MN 56387	-:
TLC HOME CARE OF THE TWIN CITIES 1919 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 130 SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	-:
HIAWATHA HOMECARE 4920 MOUNDVIEW DRIVE SUITE B RED WING, MN 55066	-:
OMEGA HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 1335 CORPORATE CENTER CURV SUITE 200 EAGAN, MN 55121	-:

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 Minnesota

Major Cities in Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN (best, worst)	St. Paul, MN (best, worst)
Rochester, MN (best, worst)	Duluth, MN (best, worst)
St. Cloud, MN (best, worst)	Bloomington, MN (best, worst)
Brooklyn Park, MN (best, worst)	Plymouth, MN (best, worst)
Woodbury, MN (best, worst)	Maple Grove, MN (best, worst)
Lakeville, MN (best, worst)	Eagan, MN (best, worst)
Blaine, MN (best, worst)	Eden Prairie, MN (best, worst)
Coon Rapids, MN (best, worst)	Mankato, MN (best, worst)
Burnsville, MN (best, worst)	Apple Valley, MN (best, worst)
Minnetonka, MN (best, worst)	Edina, MN (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)