The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Central City, Kentucky

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 Central City, Kentucky

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 Central City, Kentucky.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
GREEN RIVER DISTRICT HHA 1600 BRECKINRIDGE STREET OWENSBORO, KY 42303	2:
THE MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE PROGRAM 1953 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD, SUITE 200 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	2.5:
OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOM 101 LEGION DRIVE CENTRAL CITY, KY 42330	3:
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE HOME CARE, LLC 200 CLINIC DRIVE, SUITE 210 MADISONVILLE, KY 42431	3:
OWENSBORO HEALTH HOME CARE 2816 VEACH RD SUITE 303 OWENSBORO, KY 42302	3:
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE SERVICES 115 E HWY 66 TELL CITY, IN 47586	3:
TWIN LAKES HOME HEALTH 2337 ELIZABETHTOWN ROAD LEITCHFIELD, KY 42754	3.5:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 201 KLUTEY PARK PLAZA HENDERSON, KY 42420	3.5:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH 5401 VOGEL ROAD STE 110 EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 1449 KIMBER LANE STE 101 EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	3.5:
LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF LOGAN 1527 NASHVILLE STREET RUSSELLVILLE, KY 42276	4:
LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF WARREN 165 NATCHEZ TRACE AVENUE, SUITE 206 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	4:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2625 FREDERICA STREET SUITE 1A OWENSBORO, KY 42301	4:
HORIZONS HOME CARE INC 1202 W BUENA VISTA ROAD SUITE 202 EVANSVILLE, IN 47710	4:
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH OF WESTERN KY 210 BURLEY AVENUE, SUITE A HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 540 NOEL AVENUE HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240	4.5:
CALDWELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH 1310 US HIGHWAY 62 WEST PRINCETON, KY 42445	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2200 EAST PARRISH AVENUE, SUITE 103 E OWENSBORO, KY 42303	4.5:
CARETENDERS 2200 EAST PARRISH AVENUE, BLDG E, SUITE 203 OWENSBORO, KY 42303	4.5:
DEACONESS HOME HEALTH, LLC 6500 INTERCHANGE ROAD S, SUITE A EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	4.5:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE 1318 N GREEN RIVER ROAD EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	4.5:
ASCENSION AT HOME 7321 EAGLE CREST BLVD SUITE A EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	4.5:
CARETENDERS 72 LONE OAK DRIVE CADIZ, KY 42211	5:
CARETENDERS HOME HEALTH OF HENDERSON 505 KLUTEY PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE A HENDERSON, KY 42420	5:
RAINBOW, LLC 1027 US 31 WEST BY-PASS BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	-:
PEDIATRIC NURSING SPECIALISTS OF INDIANA 8580 CEDAR PLACE DRIVE STE 115C INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240	-:
BETTER LIVING HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 2040 WASHINGTON AVENUE EVANSVILLE, IN 47714	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 5401 VOGEL RD STE 630 EVANSVILLE, IN 47715	-:

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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