The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Chicago, Illinois

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 Chicago, Illinois

There are 513 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 Chicago, Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
OPTIMAL HOMECARE SERVICES INCORPORATED 1520 ROCK RUN DR. CREST HILL, IL 60403	1:
ATTENTIVE SERVICES HOME HEALTH II, INC 16626 WEST 159TH ST, STE 704 LOCKPORT, IL 60441	1:
TSN HOME HEALTH LLC 450 PRAIRIE AVE SUITE 111 CALUMET CITY, IL 60409	1:
ABUNDANT HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 545 W TAFT AVE SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473	1:
HOLY MARY HOMEHEALTH CARE, INC 1540 E. DUNDEE ROAD, STE 108 PALATINE, IL 60074	1:
STAR HOME HEALTH INC 9515 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD SUITE 4 HIGHLAND, IN 46322	1:
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI HEALTHCARE, INC 8205 S. CASS AVE SUITE 110 DARIEN, IL 60561	1:
NORTH SHORE HEALTHCARE, INC 1420 RENAISSANCE DRIVE PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1:
DARIEN HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. 2879 83RD ST DARIEN, IL 60561	1.5:
1ST CHOICE HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS, LLC 1420 RENAISSANCE DRIVE PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
ATNT HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 900 SKOKIE BLVD NORTHBROOK, IL 60062	1.5:
STAR HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 8130 1/2 S KEDZIE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60652	1.5:
SPRING MEADOWS HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 113 FAIRFIELD WAY STE 204 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	1.5:
DISTINCT HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 4350 W 211TH ST, STE 210A MATTESON, IL 60443	1.5:
AT HOMEHEALTH, INC 3344 W PETERSON AVE, STE 104 CHICAGO, IL 60659	1.5:
NE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 4131 W BELMONT AVE, STE D CHICAGO, IL 60641	1.5:
RESIDENTIAL CLINICAL SERVICES INC 8102 GEORGIA STREET MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	1.5:
PASSIONATE CARE INC 1650 45TH AVENUE, SUITE B MUNSTER, IN 46321	1.5:
PROCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 8300 BROADWAY STREET STE B1 MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	1.5:
ALPHAZETA HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 5901 N CICERO AVE, STE 105 CHICAGO, IL 60646	1.5:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 109 FAIRFIELD WAY, STE 101 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	1.5:
RELIABLE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 3900 W 95TH ST, STE 9,10,11 EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805	1.5:
ALL AMERICAN HOME CARE, INC 9944 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD PALOS HILLS, IL 60465	1.5:
A PLUS HOME HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED 2246-A INDUSTRIAL DR HIGHLAND, IN 46322	1.5:
COMMUNITY CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 1001 OGDEN AVE, STE 201 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515	1.5:
QUALITY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 246 E JANATA BLVD SUITE 360 LOMBARD, IL 60148	1.5:
DR HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 14228 MCCARTHY ROAD LEMONT, IL 60439	1.5:
A2Z HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 15343 S 70TH COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60467	1.5:
REGAL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 8205 S CASS AVENUE, SUITE 108B DARIEN, IL 60561	1.5:
HEAVEN'S ANGELS HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 7366 N LINCOLN AVE, STE 202 LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712	1.5:
TRUELIFE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 4747 LINCOLN MALL DRIVE , SUITE 240 MATTESON, IL 60443	1.5:
MARIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 570 E HIGGINS RD, SUITE 104 ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007	1.5:
PLATINUM HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 16634 107TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467	1.5:
VOLNIK HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 8430 GROSS POINT ROAD SUITE 104 SKOKIE, IL 60076	1.5:
CARING ANGELS HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 62 ORLAND SQUARE DRIVE, STE 001 ORLAND PARK, IL 60462	1.5:
SHUREE HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 4492 W LAWRENCE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60630	1.5:
ANCHOR HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INC 9800 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD, SUITE 100 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465	1.5:
LUXE HOME HEALTH 2860 S RIVER ROAD DES PLAINES, IL 60018	1.5:
I J HEALTHCARE NURSING RESOURCE INC 8200 W 185TH STREET SUITE H14 TINLEY PARK, IL 60487	1.5:
HEROES HOME HEALTH 400 N MAY, STE 101 CHICAGO, IL 60642	1.5:
GOOD HEART HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 5901 N CICERO AVE, SUITE 610 CHICAGO, IL 60646	1.5:
F J HOME HEALTH CARE INC 3847 W. 95TH STREET EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805	1.5:
SUNRISE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 2711 W LINCOLN HIGHWAY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	1.5:
HOME HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY LLC 5533 WEST 109TH, SUITE 106 OAK LAWN, IL 60453	1.5:
NOVA HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 6900 MAIN STREET, STE 161 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60516	1.5:
HEALTH FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 2604 DEMPSTER ST, STE 402 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
MIDWESTERN HEALTHCARE, LTD 129 FAIRFIELD WAY, STE 112 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	1.5:
CENTRAL HEALTHCARE, INC 4900 S ARCHER AVE, STE 3&4 CHICAGO, IL 60632	1.5:
VITACARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC 4736 S MAIN STREET, STE 8 LISLE, IL 60532	1.5:
SPECTRUM NURSES, INC 280 S SCHMIDT RD BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	1.5:

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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Major Cities in Illinois

Chicago, IL (best, worst)	Rockford, IL (best, worst)
Round Lake Beach, IL (best, worst)	Peoria, IL (best, worst)
Aurora, IL (best, worst)	Champaign, IL (best, worst)
Springfield, IL (best, worst)	Naperville, IL (best, worst)
Joliet, IL (best, worst)	Bloomington, IL (best, worst)
Elgin, IL (best, worst)	Decatur, IL (best, worst)
Waukegan, IL (best, worst)	Cicero, IL (best, worst)
Alton, IL (best, worst)	Kankakee, IL (best, worst)
Arlington Heights, IL (best, worst)	Bolingbrook, IL (best, worst)
Evanston, IL (best, worst)	Schaumburg, IL (best, worst)