The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Washington, Iowa

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 Washington, Iowa

There are 26 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 Washington, Iowa.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
DES MOINES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 522 NORTH THIRD STREET BURLINGTON, IA 52601	-:
NURSE AT HOME 1700 MT PLEASANT ST BURLINGTON, IA 52601	-:
HENDERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPART 208 W. ELM STREET GLADSTONE, IL 61437	-:
LOUISA COUNTY PHNS 12635 COUNTY ROAD G56, SUITE 103 WAPELLO, IA 52653	-:
HEARTLAND HOME CARE 308 A AVE E OSKALOOSA, IA 52577	-:
WASHINGTON CO. PUBLIC HEALTH 110 NORTH IOWA AVENUE, SUITE 300 WASHINGTON, IA 52353	-:
KEOKUK COUNTY PHNS 1303 200TH AVE SIGOURNEY, IA 52591	-:
CEDAR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES 400 CEDAR STREET TIPTON, IA 52772	-:
FAITH HOME HEALTH CARE 4800 MILLS CIVIC PKWY STE 202 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265	4.5:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 700 FIRST AVENUE NE, STE 200 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	4:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH CARE INC 550 ROOSEVELT AVENUE BURLINGTON, IA 52601	3.5:
SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL HOME HEALTH 1306 SOUTH WASHINGTON ROAD WEST BURLINGTON, IA 52655	3:
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN HOME HEALTH 540 E JEFFERSON ST SUITE 305 IOWA CITY, IA 52245	3:
MERCY HOME CARE 2740 FIRST AVENUE NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	3:
MOBILE NURSING SERVICES 705 AVENUE G FORT MADISON, IA 52627	2.5:
IOWA HOME CARE, L L C 13133 ANGLE ROAD OTTUMWA, IA 52501	2.5:
TAMA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & HO 129 WEST HIGH STREET TOLEDO, IA 52342	2.5:
KEYSTONE HOME HEALTH 250 5TH ST KEYSTONE, IA 52249	2.5:
COMFORT CARE MEDICARE INC 4015 GLASS ROAD NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	2.5:
LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 3 JOHN BENNETT DRIVE FORT MADISON, IA 52627	2:
VAN BUREN COUNTY PHNS 404 DODGE STREET KEOSAUQUA, IA 52565	2:
OPTIMAE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 206 WEST BURLINGTON AVENUE FAIRFIELD, IA 52556	2:
JOHNSON COUNTY VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 1524 SYCAMORE STREET IOWA CITY, IA 52240	2:
THERAPY SOLUTIONS INC 209 29TH STREET NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	2:
TO THE RESCUE 3725 CENTER POINT ROAD NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	1.5:
SUNNY BROOK HOME CARE 400 HIGHLAND STREET, SUITE 102 FAIRFIELD, IA 52556	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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Major Cities in Iowa

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Cedar Rapids, IA (best, worst)	Iowa City, IA (best, worst)
Waterloo, IA (best, worst)	Sioux City, IA (best, worst)
Dubuque, IA (best, worst)	Ames, IA (best, worst)
West Des Moines, IA (best, worst)	Ankeny, IA (best, worst)
Council Bluffs, IA (best, worst)	Urbandale, IA (best, worst)
Cedar Falls, IA (best, worst)	Marion, IA (best, worst)
Bettendorf, IA (best, worst)	Clinton, IA (best, worst)
Burlington, IA (best, worst)	Mason City, IA (best, worst)
Marshalltown, IA (best, worst)	Muscatine, IA (best, worst)