The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Loves Park, 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 Loves Park, Illinois

There are 114 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 Loves Park, Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 109 FAIRFIELD WAY, STE 101 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	1.5:
SPECTRUM NURSES, INC 280 S SCHMIDT RD BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	1.5:
LKB HEALTH CARE, LTD 5105 TOLLVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 180 ROLLING MDWS, IL 60008	1.5:
TRANSITIONS AT HOME OF WESTERN WISCONSIN 100 S. 1ST ST. MOUNT HOREB, WI 53572	1.5:
VITACARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC 4736 S MAIN STREET, STE 8 LISLE, IL 60532	1.5:
CASTOR HOME NURSING INC 417 E 3RD ST, STE A STERLING, IL 61081	1.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE OF KSB HOSPITAL 403 EAST 1ST STREET DIXON, IL 61021	2:
CARE SOLUTIONS, INC 365 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, STE D CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012	2:
ACCELERATED HOME CARE, LLC 830 E HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 101 SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173	2:
AFTER CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 4255 WESTBROOK DRIVE AURORA, IL 60504	2:
ECS HEALTH CARE AGENCY AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES 75 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 401D AURORA, IL 60504	2:
WELLSPRING HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 3590 HOBSON ROAD, STE 404 WOODRIDGE, IL 60517	2:
EPIC HOME CARE, INC 710 E OGDEN AVE SUITE 690 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2:
ST. CAMILLUS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 10101 W. WISCONSIN AVE WAUWATOSA, WI 53226	2:
ALL SOLUTIONS HEALTHCARE, INC 6005 TOMLINSON DR. MCHENRY, IL 60050	2.5:
ROYAL HELP HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2500 W HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1280 HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60169	2.5:
HOME LIFE HEALTHCARE, CORP 1020 WEST GOLF ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60169	2.5:
P W HOME HEALTH, INC 17W662 BUTTERFIELD RD STE 306 OAKBROOK TER, IL 60181	2.5:
HOPE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 640 E ST CHARLES RD, STE 202 CAROL STREAM, IL 60188	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME HOME HEALTH-WISCONSIN 2802 WALTON COMMONS LANE MADISON, WI 53718	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME MONROE 515 22ND AVE MONROE, WI 53566	2.5:
METRO HOME HEALTH CARE NFP 1032 E OGDEN AVE SUITE 106 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2.5:
NURTURE CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 8707 SKOKIE BLVD SUITE 205 SKOKIE, IL 60077	2.5:
AMERICAN FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 11902 OAK CREEK PKWY, UNIT A HUNTLEY, IL 60142	2.5:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH N6359 US HIGHWAY 12 ELKHORN, WI 53121	2.5:
MCM LOVING HEALTHCARE, INC 1620 PEBBLEWOOD LANE SUITE 232 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2.5:
CARE FOR LIFE HOME HEALTH 182 W MELROSE AVE, SUITE 1 SOUTH ELGIN, IL 60177	2.5:
GAFFEY HOME NURSING & HOSPICE 3408 EAST 23RD STREET STERLING, IL 61081	2.5:
CGH HOME NURSING 3010 E LYNN BLVD SUITE B STERLING, IL 61081	2.5:
HOME TOUCH HEALTHCARE, INC 2015 US HIGHWAY 34, STE 1 OSWEGO, IL 60543	2.5:
DMJ HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2720 E NEW YORK ST, SUITE 120 AURORA, IL 60502	2.5:
APOLLO HOME CARE, INC 3030 FINLEY ROAD SUITE 140 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515	3:
SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER FOR HOME HEALTH 9951 ROCK CUT CROSSING LOVES PARK, IL 61111	3:
AT HOME HEALTHCARE 1904 E. HUEBBE PARKWAY BELOIT, WI 53511	3:
MERCYHEALTH AT HOME 4223 EAST STATE ST. SUITE 100 ROCKFORD, IL 61108	3:
NORTHSHORE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 127 E. LAKE ST., STE 302 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	3:
SWEDISHAMERICAN HH CARE MED S 2550 CHARLES ST. ROCKFORD, IL 61108	3:
1ST ASSIST HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 1019 WEST WISE ROAD, SUITE 200 SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193	3:
EXCELLENT CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC 400 W LAKE STREET, STE 111A ROSELLE, IL 60172	3:
MERCYHEALTH AT HOME 901 MINERAL POINT AVE JANESVILLE, WI 53548	3:
BOWES IN-HOME CARE, INC 2230 POINT BOULEVARD SUITE 100 ELGIN, IL 60123	3:
BEST ILLINOIS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 799 ROOSEVELT ROAD, SUITE 2-111 GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137	3:
MERIDIAN HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC 4 N DEERPOINT DR, UNIT 1006/1008 HAINESVILLE, IL 60030	3.5:
CARELINK HOME HEALTH, LLC 935 NORTH PLUM GROVE ROAD SUITE B SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173	3.5:
MEDCORE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1701 E WOODFIELD RD, SUITE 205 SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173	3.5:
ABLE HOME HEALTH, LLC 1946 DAIMLER ROAD ROCKFORD, IL 61112	3.5:
AUXILIUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 33 W. HIGGINS RD, STE 650 SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL 60010	3.5:
FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2171 EXECUTIVE DRIVE ADDISON, IL 60101	3.5:
AVANT CARE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 2720 S RIVER ROAD, STE 101 DES PLAINES, IL 60018	3.5:
EMMANUEL HOME HEALTH, INC 610 LAKE PLUMLEIGH WAY ALGONQUIN, IL 60102	3.5:

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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