The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Ames, 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 Ames, Iowa

There are 28 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 worst home health care agencies in the market ranked by their overall 5-star quality of care rating. (Click here to see the best home health care agencies in Ames, Iowa.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 5959 VILLAGE VIEW DRIVE SUITE 100 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266	1.5:
FREEDOM HOME HEALTH CARE INC 2701 SE CONVENIENCE BOULEVARD, STE 10 ANKENY, IA 50021	1.5:
GUTHRIE COUNTY PHNS 2002 STATE STREET GUTHRIE CENTER, IA 50115	2:
PELLA REGIONAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY 505 UNION STREET PELLA, IA 50219	2.5:
IOWA HOME CARE, L L C 2500 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266	2.5:
WESLEY LIFE HOME HEALTH 4328 114TH STREET URBANDALE, IA 50322	2.5:
OPTIMAE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, CENTRAL IOWA 600 EAST COURT AVENUE, SUITE 201 DES MOINES, IA 50309	3:
EVERYSTEP 3000 EASTON BLVD DES MOINES, IA 50317	3:
GREENBELT HOME CARE 1707 21ST ST ELDORA, IA 50627	3:
UNITYPOINT AT HOME 11333 AURORA AVENUE URBANDALE, IA 50322	3.5:
MARY GREELEY HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1114 DUFF AVENUE AMES, IA 50010	3.5:
HOME CARE SERVICES OF BOONE CO 105 SOUTH MARSHALL BOONE, IA 50036	3.5:
HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES 1610 COLLINS ST SUITE 1 WEBSTER CITY, IA 50595	3.5:
MERCYONE DES MOINES HOME CARE 500 SW 7TH STREET, SUITE 104 DES MOINES, IA 50309	4:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 2900 WESTOWN PKWY, SUITE 200 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266	4:
UNITYPOINT AT HOME 214 S 25TH STREET FORT DODGE, IA 50501	4:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY-HOME CARE 708 S JEFFERSON WAY INDIANOLA, IA 50125	4.5:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH OF IOWA 3125 DOUGLAS AVENUE SUITE 205 DES MOINES, IA 50310	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 6200 AURORA AVENUE, SUITE 100E URBANDALE, IA 50322	5:
UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS 3345 106TH CIR URBANDALE, IA 50322	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 2900 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 210 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266	-:
OPEN ARMS HOME HEALTH CARE - DES MOINES, LLC 1331 IDAHO STREET DES MOINES, IA 50316	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH OF WEST DES MOINES 2455 106TH STREET URBANDALE, IA 50322	-:
CHILDSERVE HOME CARE 5900 PIONEER PARKWAY JOHNSTON, IA 50131	-:
WEBSTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 723 1ST AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 220 FORT DODGE, IA 50501	-:
IOWA HOME CARE, L L C 644 1ST STREET SUITE A WEBSTER CITY, IA 50595	-:
LONG LIFE HOME HEALTH, LLC 319 N 11TH STREET, 1ST FLOOR, STUDIO A & B & C & S PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107	-:
FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 1600 CENTRAL AVENUE EAST HAMPTON, IA 50441	-:

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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