The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Delaware

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 Delaware

There are 21 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 Delaware.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PATRIOT HOMECARE 1225 N. KING STREET, SUITE 300 WILMINGTON, DE 19801	1.5:
VICDANIA HEALTH SERVICES LLC 1006 COLLEGE ROAD, SUITE 101 DOVER, DE 19904	1.5:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH 4000 NEXUS DRIVE WILMINGTON, DE 19803	3:
PENINSULA HOME CARE AT NANTICOKE 501 HEALTH SERVICES DRIVE SEAFORD, DE 19973	3:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH 2116 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY SUITE 2 CAMDEN, DE 19934	3.5:
BEEBE HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 232 MITCHELL ST STE 200 MILLSBORO, DE 19966	3.5:
SAINT FRANCIS HOME CARE 100 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 100 NEWARK, DE 19713	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 4250 LANCASTER PIKE SUITE 300 WILMINGTON, DE 19805	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 21309 BERLIN ROAD GEORGETOWN, DE 19947	4:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTHCARE 1017 MATTLIND WAY MILFORD, DE 19963	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE AT BAYHEALTH 651 S BAY ROAD, UNIT K-1 DOVER, DE 19901	4.5:
HOME CALL 490 N. DUPONT HWY. DOVER, DE 19901	4.5:
AMEDISYS DELAWARE, LLC 1201 COLLEGE PARK DRIVE, STE 101 DOVER, DE 19904	4.5:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 56 WEST MAIN STREET PLAZA 273 SUITE 211 NEWARK, DE 19702	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING SERVICES, INC 3529-31 PHILADELPHIA PIKE CLAYMONT, DE 19703	-:
CARITAS HOME HEALTH SERVICES 30 PRESTBURY SQUARE, SUITE 325 NEWARK, DE 19713	-:
ASTON HOME HEALTH, INC 1021 GILPIN AVENUE, SUITE 202 WILMINGTON, DE 19806	-:
ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC 1675 S STATE STREET, SUITE 4C DOVER, DE 19901	-:
AT HOME CARE AGENCY 57 SAULSBURY ROAD DOVER, DE 19904	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 107 NE FRONT STREET, SUITE 107 MILFORD, DE 19963	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF DELAWARE LLC 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 203 SMYRNA, DE 19977	-:

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 Delaware

Major Cities in Delaware

Dover, DE (best, worst)	Wilmington, DE (best, worst)
Middletown, DE (best, worst)	Newark, DE (best, worst)
Lewes, DE (best, worst)	Milford, DE (best, worst)
Bear, DE (best, worst)	Ocean View, DE (best, worst)
Glasgow, DE (best, worst)	Brookside, DE (best, worst)
Hockessin, DE (best, worst)	Smyrna, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek Valley, DE (best, worst)	Millsboro, DE (best, worst)
Georgetown, DE (best, worst)	Claymont, DE (best, worst)
Seaford, DE (best, worst)	Wilmington Manor, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek, DE (best, worst)	North Star, DE (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)