The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

There are 68 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
SPIRITRUST LUTHERAN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 2700 LUTHER DR CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201	2:
CENTRE HOMECARE INC 2437 COMMERCIAL BLVD STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801	2:
OPTIMAL HEALTH CARE, INC. 11377 ROBINWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 101 HAGERSTOWN, MD 21742	2:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2315 SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL NORTH SUITE B & C YORK, PA 17404	2:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 1100 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 210 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	2.5:
TNT HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 520 N 8TH STREET SUNBURY, PA 17801	2.5:
FAMILY CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC 212 WEST 5TH STREET BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815	2.5:
REVIVAL HOMECARE AGENCY-MARYLAND 187 EAST MAIN STREET WESTMINSTER, MD 21157	2.5:
COMMUNITY HOME NURSING AND THERAPY SERVICES, INC 850 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD SUITE 305B CARLISLE, PA 17013	2.5:
VNA HEALTH SYSTEM 21 WEST INDEPENDENCE STREET SHAMOKIN, PA 17872	2.5:
VNA OF HANOVER AND SPRING GROVE 440 NORTH MADISON ST HANOVER, PA 17331	2.5:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL PA INC 3315 DERRY STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17111	3:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 1502 ROUTE 61 HIGHWAY SOUTH POTTSVILLE, PA 17901	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HOME CARE HAZLETON 668 N CHURCH STREET SUITE 203 HAZLETON, PA 18201	3:
WELLSPAN VNA HOME CARE 540 SOUTH GEORGE STREET YORK, PA 17401	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK 420 SOUTH JACKSON ST POTTSVILLE, PA 17901	3:
MASONIC VILLAGE HOME HEALTH 98 MASONIC DRIVE SUITE 101 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022	3:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 100 MT ALLEN DRIVE ROOM 3068 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055	3.5:
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME - BERKS 739 READING AVENUE VF BLDG 202 WEST READING, PA 19611	3.5:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 764 LINCOLN WAY E CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201	3.5:
MEMORIAL WHITE ROSE HOME HEALTH 224 SAINT CHARLES WAY SUITE 105 YORK, PA 17402	3.5:
RESIDENTIAL HOME HEALTH OF CARLISLE, LLC 100 STERLING PARKWAY SUITE 110 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050	4:
MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER, INC 1799 HOWELL ROAD HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740	4:
BRANDYWINE RIVER VALLEY HOME HEALTH 1011 W BALTIMORE PIKE WEST GROVE, PA 19390	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 750 EAST PARK DRIVE, SUITE 102 HARRISBURG, PA 17111	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 480 NEW HOLLAND AVENUE, BUILDING 8, STE 8101 LANCASTER, PA 17602	4:
PENN MEDICINE HOME HEALTH LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH 1006 NEW HOLLAND AVE LANCASTER, PA 17605	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 2 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD 2ND FLOOR WYOMISSING, PA 19610	4:
PRECISION HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 90 N WARREN STREET ORWIGSBURG, PA 17961	4:
PATIENT CARE 2 MERIDIAN BLVD, SUITE 214 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	4:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 282 MAYTOWN ROAD, SUITE 200 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022	4:
BELLO NURSES LLC 4240 ELMERTON AVENUE HARRISBURG, PA 17109	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1860 CHARTER LANE, SUITE 106 LANCASTER, PA 17601	4.5:
ALL CARE HOME CARE, INC 1710 EAST BROAD STREET, SUITE B HAZLETON, PA 18201	4.5:
GEISINER HOME HEALTH 1201B N CHURCH STREET, SUITE 403 HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA 18202	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 511 JERMOR LANE, SUITE 200 WESTMINSTER, MD 21157	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 134 INDUSTRY LANE, SUITE 3 FOREST HILL, MD 21050	4.5:
HOMELAND HOMEHEALTH 2300 VARTAN WAY SUITE 270 HARRISBURG, PA 17110	5:
RACHEAL HOME HEALTH CARE INC 320 LOUCKS ROAD SUITE 102 YORK, PA 17404	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 5001 LOUISE DRIVE SUITE 203 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 3512 CONCORD ROAD YORK, PA 17402	-:
SHADAI HOME HEALTH SERVICES 22 NORTH 32ND STREET CAMP HILL, PA 17011	-:
ANGELS ON CALL HEALTH 717 MARKET STREET, SUITE 103 LEMOYNE, PA 17043	-:
C & OPD, LLC. 1013 MUMMA ROAD SUITE 100 LEMOYNE, PA 17043	-:
CRITICARE LANCASTER, INC. 2135 NOLL DRIVE, SUITE A LANCASTER, PA 17603	-:
ACE HEALTH & HOSPICE, LLC 1512 E CARACAS AVE S HERSHEY, PA 17033	-:
JENNICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 4813 JONESTOWN ROAD SUITE 205 HARRISBURG, PA 17109	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 2550 INTERSTATE DRIVE HARRISBURG, PA 17110	-:
PLANET HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 3544 NORTH PROGRESS AVE HARRISBURG, PA 17110	-:
HOME TO STAY, INC 5775 ALLENTOWN BOULEVARD HARRISBURG, PA 17112	-:

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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The worst home health care agencies in Pennsylvania

Major Cities in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA (best, worst)	Pittsburgh, PA (best, worst)
Allentown, PA (best, worst)	Harrisburg, PA (best, worst)
Lancaster, PA (best, worst)	Scranton, PA (best, worst)
Reading, PA (best, worst)	York, PA (best, worst)
Erie, PA (best, worst)	Pottstown, PA (best, worst)
State College, PA (best, worst)	Lebanon, PA (best, worst)
Bethlehem, PA (best, worst)	Altoona, PA (best, worst)
Hanover, PA (best, worst)	Johnstown, PA (best, worst)
Monessen, PA (best, worst)	East Stroudsburg, PA (best, worst)
Hazleton, PA (best, worst)	Williamsport, PA (best, worst)