The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Athens, Ohio

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 Athens, Ohio

There are 175 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 Athens, Ohio.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
DIVERSIFIED HEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC 3569 REFUGEE ROAD, SUITE C COLUMBUS, OH 43232	1:
CAMBRIDGE CARETENDERS 4035 NORTHPOINTE DRIVE, UNIT 6 ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	1:
ACUTE NURSING CARE LLC 64979 OLD 21 ROAD, SUITE 1 CAMBRIDGE, OH 43725	1:
EASTON HOME CARE, LLC 3433 AGLER ROAD, SUITE 1500 COLUMBUS, OH 43219	1:
INDEPENDENT HOME CARE 4371 EAST BROAD STREET, SUITE 101 COLUMBUS, OH 43213	1.5:
GENERATIONS HOME HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS LLC 26261 MAIN STREET SUITE 3 COOLVILLE, OH 45723	1.5:
QUALITY OF LIFE HOME CARE LTD 407 SECOND STREET MARIETTA, OH 45750	1.5:
HOLZER HOME CARE 2881 STATE ROUTE 160 GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631	2:
UNITY 1 SKILLED HOME CARE INC 221 MARKET STREET PORTSMOUTH, OH 45662	2:
ALTERNATIVE NURSING CARE INC 8407 HAYPORT ROAD WHEELERSBURG, OH 45694	2:
HONOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC. 120 EAST MAIN STREET CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113	2:
SUMMIT ORTHOPAEDIC HOME CARE 2760 AIRPORT DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 160 COLUMBUS, OH 43219	2:
HALLMARK HOME CARE INC 1220 GAY STREET PORTSMOUTH, OH 45662	2:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (PORTSMOUTH) 205 NORTH STREET LUCASVILLE, OH 45648	2.5:
COMMUNITY CHOICE HOME CARE INC 7318 OHIO RIVER ROAD WHEELERSBURG, OH 45694	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF MARIETTA 107 WEST COURT STREET WOODSFIELD, OH 43793	2.5:
OHIO LIVING HOME HEALTH GREATER COLUMBUS 9200 WORTHINGTON ROAD, SUITE 300 WESTERVILLE, OH 43082	2.5:
HOMESITE HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 4800 URBANA ROAD, SUITE 103 SPRINGFIELD, OH 45502	2.5:
BLESSED AT HOME, LLC 16720 US HIGHWAY 52 WEST PORTSMOUTH, OH 45663	2.5:
ROSS COUNTY HOME HEALTH LLC 1550 WESTERN AVE, FL 1 CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601	3:
HOLZER HOME CARE, MASON COUNTY 2605 JACKSON AVE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	3:
HILL VIEW HOME HEALTH CARE 1610 28TH STREET PORTSMOUTH, OH 45662	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CAMBRIDGE 2806 BELL STREET ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	3:
COMPASS HEALTHCARE LLC 1614 LANCASTER AVENUE SUITE A REYNOLDSBURG, OH 43068	3:
SOMC HOME HEALTH SERVICES 2201 25TH STREET PORTSMOUTH, OH 45662	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF COLUMBUS 300 W WILSON BRIDGE RD, SUITE 250 WORTHINGTON, OH 43085	3:
ENLIVEN HOME HEALTH 630 MORRISON ROAD, SUITE 310 GAHANNA, OH 43230	3.5:
LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE 1865 TAMARACK ROAD, SUITE B NEWARK, OH 43055	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE 4130 GALLIA STREET NEW BOSTON, OH 45662	3.5:
CARETENDERS VNA 1111 EAST MAIN STREET LANCASTER, OH 43130	3.5:
NATIONAL CHURCH RESIDENCES HOME AND COMMUNITY SERV 681 EAST THIRD STREET WAVERLY, OH 45690	3.5:
ABSOLUTE HOME HEALTH 39 SUMMIT COURT CALDWELL, OH 43724	3.5:
A TENDER NURSING CARE COMPANY 7110 EAST LIVINGSTON AVENUE REYNOLDSBURG, OH 43068	3.5:
OHIOHEALTH HOME HEALTH 444 WEST UNION STREET, SUITE C ATHENS, OH 45701	3.5:
MARIETTA HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS PART 27853 STATE ROUTE 7 MARIETTA, OH 45750	4:
GENESIS HOME CARE 2503 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE B ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	4:
SIGNATURE CARE, INC 7678 SLATE RIDGE BLVD REYNOLDSBURG, OH 43068	4:
HOUSECALLS HOME HEALTH 417 GRAND PARK DRIVE, SUITE 203 PARKERSBURG, WV 26105	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 2200 GRAND CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 101 VIENNA, WV 26105	4:
PLEASANT VALLEY HOME HEALTH 2410 JEFFERSON AVENUE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	4:
ACHH OF CA - CIRCLEVILLE 119 SOUTH COURT STREET, SUITE A CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113	4.5:
GENERATION HOME HEALTH LLC 1445 WEST MAIN STREET NEWARK, OH 43055	4.5:
AMERICAN NURSING CARE, INC 1206 A BRANDYWINE BLVD ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	4.5:
HOUSECALLS HOME HEALTH 606 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BELPRE, OH 45714	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 39 12TH STREET PARKERSBURG, WV 26101	4.5:
PLEASANT VALLEY HOME HEALTH 300 LODI LANE GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631	4.5:
SOUTHEASTERN HOME CARE, LLC 1225 WOODLAWN AVENUE, SUITE 113 CAMBRIDGE, OH 43725	5:
SCARLET HOME HEALTH CARE 1169 BRYDEN ROAD COLUMBUS, OH 43205	5:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 83 EAST WATER STREET CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601	-:
HOME CARE NETWORK, INC 731 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 18B JACKSON, OH 45640	-:

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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