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

There are 260 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 Quincy, Massachusetts.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ABBOTT HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1 KIDDIE DRIVE, SUITE 106 AVON, MA 02322	-:
OPTIMUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC 6 CABON PLACE, SUITE 8 STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
PINNACLE HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES 420 MAIN STREET, SUITE 14 WALPOLE, MA 02081	-:
BLUE HILLS THERAPEUTICS INC 290 RTE 130, BUILDING 1, UNIT 11-13 FORESTDALE, MA 02644	-:
VISITING NURSE HOMEHEALTH INC 905 TURNPIKE STREET, SUITE A CANTON, MA 02021	-:
BETTER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 324 NORTH MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
OVERBOARD HEALTH CARE LLC 439 COLUMBIA ROAD HANOVER, MA 02339	-:
WESTERN HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 63 MYRON ST WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089	-:
CREATIONS HEALTH CARE, INC 247 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 13 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
A CARING TOUCH NURSING AND HOMECARE SERVICES 369 MAIN STREET, SUITE 10 SPENCER, MA 01562	-:
EDEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 369 MAIN STREET, SUITE 12 SPENCER, MA 01562	-:
SULLY HOME CARE SERVICES INC 29 MEMORIAL DRIVE AVON, MA 02322	-:
ZEM HEALTH SYSTEMS LLC 250 BELMONT STREET BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
NATIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE 331 PAGE STREET, SUITE 1A STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
M&F HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT 3 ELY STREET WORCESTER, MA 01610	-:
MAYA HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 10 MAZZEO DRIVE SUITE 203 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
ALLIED HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 67 CODDINGTON STREET, SUITE 203 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
MASSACHUSETTS CARE SERVICES INC 37 BELMONT STREET, SUTIE D BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
PRESTIGE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 101 PLEASANT STREET, SUITE 206 WORCESTER, MA 01609	-:
INDEPENDENT AT HOME LLC 56 CHERRY ST, 3RD FLOOR BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
FORTCOM HEALTH SERVICES 300 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 314 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SERVICES LLC 433 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI 02907	-:
CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC 65 JAMES STREET, SUITE 220 WORCESTER, MA 01603	-:
ACCESS HOMECARE SERVICES 950 NORTH MAIN STREET SUITE 201 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
ANALIA HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 205 QUINCY STREET, UNIT 4 BROCKTON, MA 02302	-:
LIFETIME MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES 235 LONSDALE AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI 02860	-:
LIFE QUALITY HOME SERVICES LLC 1819 CENTRAL STREET, SUITE 1F STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
SECURE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 891 HYDE PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR HYDE PARK, MA 02136	-:
OCEAN STATE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 64 AIRPORT ROAD WARWICK, RI 02889	-:
TAPHYS HEALTH SERVICES LLC 221 CHANDLER STREET, SUITE 201 WORCESTER, MA 01609	-:
OMEGA HOMECARE SYSTEMS INC 14 PAGE TERRACE, SUITE 3B STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
PERNET FAMILY HEATLH SERVICES 237 MILLBURY STREET WORCESTER, MA 01610	-:
CULTURED CARE, INC 33 JAMES REYNOLDS ROAD, UNIT E SWANSEA, MA 02777	-:
EVEREST HOME HEALTH INC 716 W BOYLSTON ST, STE 1A WORCESTER, MA 01606	-:
HOME HEALTH SERVICES 114 FORD STREET BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
CARIDAD INDEPENDENT LIVING 247 N MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
CONCORDIA HOME CARE AND NURSING SERVICES LLC 20 HAMPDEN DRIVE, SUITE 1 EASTON, MA 02375	-:
DIVINE WATCH HEALTHCARE LLC 859 WILLARD STREET, SUITE 400 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
IOWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 185 WEST DILLIN STREET, SUITE #1 MARENGO, IA 52301	-:
AB HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 450 PLEASANT STREET, SUITE 5 BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 1778 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 7B STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
GRACE EXCEL HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC 340 MAIN STREET, SUITE 817 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1324 BELMONT STREET, SUITE 204-205 BROCKTON, MA 02301	-:
GLOBAL CARE LLC 7 CABOT PLACE, SUITE 10 STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
AMONG FRIENDS HOME HEALTH INC 91 STAFFORD STREET, SUITE 1A WORCESTER, MA 01603	-:
OMNI HOME HEALTH AGENCY 390 MAIN STREET, SUITE 734 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
ROYALE CARE 330 SOUTWEST CUTOFF 102 WORCESTER, MA 01604	-:
ARCA HEALTH VNA LLC 708 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 100 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
STEADY STEPS HOME HEALTH & REHAB LLC 34 HAYDEN ROWE STREET, SUITE 174 HOPKINTON, MA 01748	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC ONE CEDAR STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02903	-:

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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