The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in California

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 California

There are 2,733 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 California.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ATHENA HOME HEALTH CARE 7636 N INGRAM AVE FRESNO, CA 93711	1:
HAKIMI HOME HEALTH, INC 280 SOUTH LOS ROBLES AVE, SUITE A PASADENA, CA 91101	1:
LEGEND HOME HEALTH, INC 3510 TORRANCE BLVD, SUITE 111 TORRANCE, CA 90503	1:
COMFORT HOME HEALTH INC 2345 ERRINGER ROAD, SUITE #214B SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065	1:
VALLEY CARE HOME HEALTH, INC. 73271 FRED WARING DR. PALM DESERT, CA 92260	1:
WELLPOINTE HOME HEALTH 7086 N MAPLE AVE FRESNO, CA 93720	1:
RIGHTCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 600 W. BROADWAY, STE. 110 GLENDALE, CA 91204	1:
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 512 EAST WILSON AVE, SUITE 200-A GLENDALE, CA 91206	1:
AMBERKARE HOME HEALTH, INC 595 W LAMBERT RD, STE 201 BREA, CA 92821	1:
VALDE HOME HEALTH, INC 12241 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., SUITE 202 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395	1:
QUEST HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 10660 WHITE OAK AVE, STE 200 GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344	1:
STEAMAN HOME HEALTH INCORPORATED 14051 PARAMOUNT BLVD, SUITE C PARAMOUNT, CA 90723	1:
BLUE IRIS HOME HEALTH, INC 3820 DEL AMO BLVD SUITE 228 TORRANCE, CA 90503	1:
NEWLINE HOME HEALTH AND PALLIATIVE CARE, INC. 827 N LA CADENA DR COLTON, CA 92324	1:
VISTA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 7200 VINELAND AVE, SUITE 204B SUN VALLEY, CA 91352	1:
CALPRO CARE HOME HEALTH 4959 PALO VERDE STREET SUITE 100A-3 MONTCLAIR, CA 91763	1:
AASTA HOME HEALTH 19350 BUSINESS CENTER DR SUITE 200 NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324	1:
JOY HEALTH CARE SERVICES 12362 BEACH BLVD, STE 5 STANTON, CA 90680	1:
PRIVILEGE HOME SERVICES, INC 11395 183RD STREET CERRITOS, CA 90703	1.5:
RUNNING RIVER HOME HEALTH SERVICES 11110 ARTESIA BLVD, SUITE E CERRITOS, CA 90703	1.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH GROUP 2829 N SAN FERNANDO RD. SUITE 201 LOS ANGELES, CA 90065	1.5:
V & V HOME HEALTH INC 356 W COLORADO ST SUITE A GLENDALE, CA 91204	1.5:
USA HOME HEALTH, INC 1415 E COLORADO STREET, SUITE 206 GLENDALE, CA 91205	1.5:
AMERICADE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 420 N MONTEBELLO BLVD SUITE 203 MONTEBELLO, CA 90640	1.5:
P.A.L. LOVING CARE HOME HEALTH, INC. 2829 N SAN FERNANDO RD SUITE 211 LOS ANGELES, CA 90065	1.5:
DESTINY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 410-412 E FLORENCE AVENUE INGLEWOOD, CA 90302	1.5:
NURSES TOUCH HOME HEALTH PROVIDER, INC 135 S JACKSON ST SUITE 100 GLENDALE, CA 91205	1.5:
ARDEN HOME HEALTH 1415 E COLORADO ST SUITE 211 GLENDALE, CA 91205	1.5:
DEDICATED HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 4104 1/2 VERDUGO ROAD LOS ANGELES, CA 90065	1.5:
ELITE CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 225 E BROADWAY SUITE B114 GLENDALE, CA 91205	1.5:
RADIUM HOME HEALTH CARE INC 127 S BRAND BLVD SUITE 326 GLENDALE, CA 91204	1.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, INC 644 W BROADWAY SUITE 102 GLENDALE, CA 91204	1.5:
HOME REHABILITATION HEALTH CARE AGENCY 644 E REGENT ST UNIT 101 INGLEWOOD, CA 90301	1.5:
REMEDY HOME CARE 2300 WESTWOOD BLVD SUITE 102 LOS ANGELES, CA 90064	1.5:
DIVINE GRACE HOME HEALTH, INC 512 EAST WILSON AVENUE, SUITE 401 GLENDALE, CA 91206	1.5:
GREATER HOME HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED 2400 W CARSON ST SUITE 235 TORRANCE, CA 90501	1.5:
SOLID CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 232 NORTH LAKE AVE, SUITE 211 PASADENA, CA 91101	1.5:
AMERICAN HOMECARE HEALTH SERVICES 700 N. CENTRAL AVE. SUITE 260 GLENDALE, CA 91203	1.5:
BIG VINE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 8220 KATELLA AVE, SUITE 218 STANTON, CA 90680	1.5:
ER HOME HEALTH, INC 433 NORTH 4TH STREET, #202 MONTEBELLO, CA 90640	1.5:
NOBILIS HOME HEALTH CARE 206 N JACKSON ST SUITE 301 GLENDALE, CA 91206	1.5:
SKILLED HOME HEALTH, INC 8141 2ND ST SUITE 208A DOWNEY, CA 90241	1.5:
E D A HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 16 S. OAKLAND AVE. SUITE 213 PASADENA, CA 91101	1.5:
RAE STAR HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC 17215 STUDEBAKER ROAD SUITE 175 CERRITOS, CA 90703	1.5:
ST LUKE'S HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 5721 LINCOLN AVE, UNIT P CYPRESS, CA 90630	1.5:
OMNICARE HOME HEALTH, INC 2430 AMSLER ST SUITE A TORRANCE, CA 90505	1.5:
HORIZON HOME CARE, INC 12440 FIRESTONE BLVD, SUITE 205 NORWALK, CA 90650	1.5:
GIDDA'S HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 13351 HAWTHORNE BLVD HAWTHORNE, CA 90250	1.5:
BLISS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 2520 HONOLULU AVENUE, SUITE 180 MONTROSE, CA 91020	1.5:
HOME HEALTH PLUS SERVICES, INC 900 S FIRST AVENUE SUITE H ARCADIA, CA 91006	1.5:

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 Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in California

Major Cities in California

Los Angeles, CA (best, worst)	San Francisco, CA (best, worst)
San Diego, CA (best, worst)	Riverside, CA (best, worst)
Sacramento, CA (best, worst)	San Jose, CA (best, worst)
Fresno, CA (best, worst)	Concord, CA (best, worst)
Mission Viejo, CA (best, worst)	Bakersfield, CA (best, worst)
Murrieta, CA (best, worst)	Long Beach, CA (best, worst)
Oakland, CA (best, worst)	Indio, CA (best, worst)
Stockton, CA (best, worst)	Oxnard, CA (best, worst)
Modesto, CA (best, worst)	Anaheim, CA (best, worst)
Victorville, CA (best, worst)	Lancaster, CA (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)