The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Hartwell, Georgia

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 Hartwell, Georgia

There are 18 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 Hartwell, Georgia.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PIEDMONT HOME HEALTH 1550 TIMOTHY RD SUITE 201B ATHENS, GA 30606	2.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 600 CHANDLER STREET HARTWELL, GA 30643	2.5:
PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH 202 WALL ST PIEDMONT, SC 29673	2.5:
ST. MARY'S HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 1021 JAMESTOWN BLVD SUITE 215 WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677	3:
ANMED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1926 MCCONNELL SPRINGS RD PO BOX 195 ANDERSON, SC 29622	3:
HEALTH RELATED HOME CARE 104 W PICKENS STREET ABBEVILLE, SC 29620	3.5:
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL HOME CARE 10 PATEWOOD DRIVE, BLDG 6, STE 300 GREENVILLE, SC 29615	3.5:
HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE 1325 SPRING STREET GREENWOOD, SC 29646	4:
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HOME HEALTH 157 ADAMS DRIVE DEMOREST, GA 30535	4:
PRISMA HEALTH HOME HEALTH-UPSTATE 440 ROPER MOUNTAIN ROAD SUITE C GREENVILLE, SC 29605	4:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE UPSTATE 100 VERDE BLVD STE 300 GREENVILLE, SC 29615	4:
GUARDIAN HOME CARE OF CENTRAL GEORGIA 1551 JENNINGS MILL ROAD, BUILDING 2500 A WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677	4.5:
NHC HOMECARE GREENWOOD 452 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE GREENWOOD, SC 29646	4.5:
TUGALOO HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 817 GROGAN ST LAVONIA, GA 30553	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME- ANDERSON 1704 E GREENVILLE STREET, SUITE 2D ANDERSON, SC 29621	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 15 BRENDAN WAY, SUITE 250 GREENVILLE, SC 29615	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE GREENVILLE 25 WOODS LAKE RD GREENVILLE, SC 29607	4.5:
CHSGA HOME HEALTH 825 BAXTER STREET ATHENS, GA 30605	-:

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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