The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Huntsville, Alabama

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 Huntsville, Alabama

There are 24 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 Huntsville, Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
SPECTRUM HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1310 PULASKI PIKE, UNIT A HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816	1.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 115 JOHNSTON STREET SE, SUITE 301A DECATUR, AL 35601	3:
HIGHLANDS HOME HEALTH 901 HEROES DRIVE SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 1430 PARAMOUNT DRIVE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2068 COWAN HIGHWAY, SUITE 440 WINCHESTER, TN 37398	3:
CULLMAN REGIONAL HOME CARE 1938 AL HIGHWAY 157, SUITE 102 CULLMAN, AL 35058	3.5:
DEACONESS HOMECARE PO BOX 433 FAYETTEVILLE, TN 37334	3.5:
DECATUR MORGAN HOMECARE 2708 HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH, SUITE B DECATUR, AL 35603	4:
HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL HOMECARE 500 BOULEVARD SOUTH SW, SUITE 203 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35802	4:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH 44 HUGHES RD STE 2400 MADISON, AL 35758	4:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 412 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET ATHENS, AL 35611	4:
ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOMECARE 725 WEST MARKET STREET, SUITE A ATHENS, AL 35611	4:
LINCOLN MEDICAL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 106 MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD FAYETTEVILLE, TN 37334	4:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 3443 DICKERSON PIKE STE 390 NASHVILLE, TN 37207	4:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF GADSDEN 300 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 403 GADSDEN, AL 35903	4.5:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 201 S. 1ST STREET GADSDEN, AL 35901	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 68278 MAIN STREET BLOUNTSVILLE, AL 35031	4.5:
MEDICAL CENTERS HOMECARE 5850 US HWY 431, SUITE 34 ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950	4.5:
AMEDISYS HH, A LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER PARTNER 15190 COURT STREET, SUITE B MOULTON, AL 35650	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF HUNTSVILLE 250 CHATEAU DRIVE SW, SUITE 245 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME CARE 107 N PORTER STREET, SUITE 3 WINCHESTER, TN 37398	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1015 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE A CULLMAN, AL 35055	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 20 ALMON DRIVE SUITE C MOULTON, AL 35650	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 7067 OLD MADISON PIKE NW, SUITE 105 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806	5:

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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