The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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 Fort Walton Beach, Florida

There are 19 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 Fort Walton Beach, Florida.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
COVENANT HOME HEALTH CARE 5041 N 12 AVENUE PENSACOLA, FL 32504	2:
ASCENSION AT HOME 5153 N 9TH AVE PENSACOLA, FL 32504	3.5:
SYNERGY MEDICAL SERVICES INC 6202 N 9TH AVE STE 4 PENSACOLA, FL 32504	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1140 N EGLIN PKWY STE 1 SHALIMAR, FL 32579	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 4900 BAYOU BLVD STE 201 PENSACOLA, FL 32503	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1301 N PALAFOX ST STE 100 PENSACOLA, FL 32501	4:
SUNCREST OMNI 8880 UNIVERSITY PKWY STE B PENSACOLA, FL 32514	4:
GULF COAST HOME HEALTH 2207 S FERDON BLVD CRESTVIEW, FL 32536	4:
D W MCMILLAN HOME HEALTH 114 W JACKSON STREET BREWTON, AL 36426	4:
STAT HOME HEALTH FLORIDA PANHANDLE LLC 127 S ALCANIZ ST PENSACOLA, FL 32502	4.5:
BAPTIST HOME HEALTH CARE 2114 AIRPORT BLVD STE 1400 PENSACOLA, FL 32504	4.5:
PEOPLES HOME HEALTH LLC 213 E WRIGHT ST PENSACOLA, FL 32501	4.5:
MEDI HOME HEALTH AGENCY 8333 N DAVIS HWY, 6TH FLOOR PENSACOLA, FL 32514	4.5:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH OF THE EMERALD COAST 348 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW, SUITE 10 FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1204 W MAGNOLIA AVENUE GENEVA, AL 36340	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF BREWTON 2554 DOUGLAS AVENUE BREWTON, AL 36426	4.5:
MISSION HOME HEALTH LLC 4400 BAYOU BLVD STE 35 PENSACOLA, FL 32503	5:
COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA INC 7552 NAVARRE PARKWAY UNIT 4 NAVARRE, FL 32566	-:
GENEVA COUNTY HOME CARE 300 COUNTY ROAD 41 HARTFORD, AL 36344	-:

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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