The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in De Queen, Arkansas

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 De Queen, Arkansas

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 De Queen, Arkansas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
OKLAHOMA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS VII 105 SOUTH WALTERS POTEAU, OK 74953	1.5:
LEWIS HOME HEALTH CARE INC 157 NORTH MAIN STREET BOGATA, TX 75417	2:
ENCOMPASS HEALTH HOME HEALTH 3809 EAST 9TH STREET - SUITE 12 TEXARKANA, AR 71854	2.5:
LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 170 SOUTH 4TH STREET ASHDOWN, AR 71822	2.5:
RETREAT HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 4321 MCKNIGHT ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75503	3:
TRADITIONS HEALTH OF IDABEL 900 SE WASHINGTON STREET IDABEL, OK 74745	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 210 N STATE LINE AVENUE, SUITE 501 TEXARKANA, AR 71854	4:
HERITAGE HOME HEALTH 4605 TEXAS BOULEVARD TEXARKANA, TX 75503	4:
CHRISTUS HOMECARE - ST MICHAEL 5495 SUMMERHILL ROAD, SUITE 5495 TEXARKANA, TX 75503	4:
MAYS HOUSECALL HOME HEALTH OF SOUTH EAST OK, LLC 2101 SE WASHINGTON IDABEL, OK 74745	4:
ELARA CARING 4102 JEFFERSON AVENUE TEXARKANA, AR 71854	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 209 SOUTH MAIN STREET HOPE, AR 71801	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 614 S MAIN ST STE 2 NASHVILLE, AR 71852	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 307 WEST STILLWELL AVENUE DE QUEEN, AR 71832	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 605 MAGNOLIA AVENUE MENA, AR 71953	4.5:
ELARA CARING 3505 SUMMERHILL ROAD, SUITE 8 TEXARKANA, TX 75502	5:
COUNTRY HOME CARE 1505 W MAIN ST CLARKSVILLE, TX 75426	5:
ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH OF EAST TEXAS 2900 ST. MICHAELS DRIVE, SUITE 400C TEXARKANA, TX 75503	-:
ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 4519 SOUTH PARK DRIVE BROKEN BOW, OK 74728	-:
DAVID'S HEALTH CENTER, INC 202 NORTH MAIN STREET FORT TOWSON, OK 74735	-:
VISITING NURSES AGENCY 600 SEVENTH STREET MENA, AR 71953	-:

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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