The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Mississippi

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 Mississippi

There are 42 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 Mississippi.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HOMECHOICE HEALTH SERVICES - HERNANDO 2008 OAK TREE COVE, SUITE A & B HERNANDO, MS 38632	5:
DEACONESS HOMECARE-REGION I I 1385 JOHNNY JOHNSON DRIVE, SUITE C BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601	5:
BAPTIST HOME CARE AND HOSPICE NORTH MISSISSIPPI 548 HIGHWAY 6 EAST BATESVILLE, MS 38606	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 200 S. PONTOTOC DRIVE, SUITE A BRUCE, MS 38915	4.5:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF GREENWOOD 205 WALTHALL STREET GREENWOOD, MS 38930	4.5:
MID DELTA HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC. 405 N HAYDEN STREET BELZONI, MS 39038	4.5:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF JACKSON 130 FAIRMONT STREET, SUITE A (PHYSICAL) CLINTON, MS 39056	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF VICKSBURG 2080 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 105 VICKSBURG, MS 39180	4.5:
MISSISSIPPI HOMECARE OF JACKSON 1200 NORTH STATE STREET, SUITE 200 JACKSON, MS 39202	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2900 NORTH HILLS STREET MERIDIAN, MS 39305	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2600 OLD NORTH HILLS STREET MERIDIAN, MS 39305	4.5:
HOMECHOICE HEALTH SERVICES- HATTIESBURG 22 MILLBRANCH ROAD, SUITE 1200 HATTIESBURG, MS 39402	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF COLLINS 18 MELODY LANE COLLINS, MS 39428	4.5:
MISSISSIPPI HOMECARE OF PICAYUNE 1701 HWY 43 N STE 6 PICAYUNE, MS 39466	4.5:
MISSISSIPPI HOMECARE OF RICHTON 308 NORTH FRONT ST, SUITE E ( PO BOX 1314) RICHTON, MS 39476	4.5:
TENDER LOVING CARE 11010 HIGHWAY 49, SUTE 4 GULFPORT, MS 39503	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF BILOXI 925 TOMMY MUNRO DRIVE, SUITE K BILOXI, MS 39532	4.5:
SAADS HOME NURSING OF MS 10598 D'IBERVILLE BLVD SUITE B DIBERVILLE, MS 39540	4.5:
ST LUKE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 210 STATE STREET (2ND FLOOR) MCCOMB, MS 39648	4.5:
MID-DELTA HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON, INC. 617 NORTH STATE STREET CLARKSDALE, MS 38614	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 3402 WEST MAIN STREET TUPELO, MS 38801	4:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF CARTHAGE 730 HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH CARTHAGE, MS 39051	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 217 CALDWELL DRIVE / PO BOX 186 HAZLEHURST, MS 39083	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 106 RIVERVIEW DRIVE FLOWOOD, MS 39232	4:
DEACONESS HOMECARE- REGION I 128 SOUTH 11TH AVENUE LAUREL, MS 39440	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2406 B HIGHWAY 45 N COLUMBUS, MS 39705	4:
MISSISSIPPI HOMECARE OF EUPORA 1700 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, SUITE B EUPORA, MS 39744	4:
DELTA HEALTH-THE MEDICAL CENTER 1693 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD / PO BOX 5247 GREENVILLE, MS 38703	3.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH CARE MISSISSIPPI 803 EAST SUNFLOWER RD CLEVELAND, MS 38732	3.5:
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CTR HHA 812 GARFIELD TUPELO, MS 38801	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2080 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 103 VICKSBURG, MS 39180	3.5:
FORREST GENERAL HOME CARE 4200 MAMIE STREET, SUITE 120 HATTIESBURG, MS 39402	3.5:
FORREST GENERAL HOME CARE OF MARION GENERAL 912 SUMRALL ROAD COLUMBIA, MS 39429	3.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE MISSISSIPPI 115 S. MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE INDIANOLA, MS 38751	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 135 MAYFAIR ROAD, SUITE B HATTIESBURG, MS 39402	3:
PRO CARE HOME HEALTH #20 BAY AVENUE / P. O. BOX 527 BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF THE GULF COAST 360 COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE E GULFPORT, MS 39507	3:
VITALCARING GROUP 210 NORTH STREET CLEVELAND, MS 38732	2.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 10281 CORPORATE DRIVE GULFPORT, MS 39503	2.5:
MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER HH & HOSPICE AGENC 1001 SOUTH HARPER ROAD CORINTH, MS 38834	2:
WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL HHA 927 WAYNE STREET WAYNESBORO, MS 39367	2:
COMFORTCARE HOME HEALTH 2260 HIGHWAY 15 NORTH LAUREL, MS 39440	2:

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 Mississippi

Major Cities in Mississippi

Jackson, MS (best, worst)	Gulfport, MS (best, worst)
Hattiesburg, MS (best, worst)	Southaven, MS (best, worst)
Pascagoula, MS (best, worst)	Biloxi, MS (best, worst)
Tupelo, MS (best, worst)	Olive Branch, MS (best, worst)
Oxford, MS (best, worst)	Meridian, MS (best, worst)
Starkville, MS (best, worst)	Columbus, MS (best, worst)
Greenville, MS (best, worst)	Horn Lake, MS (best, worst)
Pearl, MS (best, worst)	Vicksburg, MS (best, worst)
Natchez, MS (best, worst)	Laurel, MS (best, worst)
Madison, MS (best, worst)	Clinton, MS (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)