The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Rockford, 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 Rockford, Illinois

There are 66 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 Rockford, Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CASTOR HOME NURSING INC 417 E 3RD ST, STE A STERLING, IL 61081	1.5:
SPECTRUM NURSES, INC 280 S SCHMIDT RD BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	1.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE OF KSB HOSPITAL 403 EAST 1ST STREET DIXON, IL 61021	2:
AVIENSE HOME HEALTHCARE INC 600 S WEBER RD STE 8 ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446	2:
EPIC HOME CARE, INC 710 E OGDEN AVE SUITE 690 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2:
ECS HEALTH CARE AGENCY AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES 75 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 401D AURORA, IL 60504	2:
AFTER CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 4255 WESTBROOK DRIVE AURORA, IL 60504	2:
CARE SOLUTIONS, INC 365 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, STE D CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012	2:
CARE FOR LIFE HOME HEALTH 182 W MELROSE AVE, SUITE 1 SOUTH ELGIN, IL 60177	2.5:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH N6359 US HIGHWAY 12 ELKHORN, WI 53121	2.5:
ALL SOLUTIONS HEALTHCARE, INC 6005 TOMLINSON DR. MCHENRY, IL 60050	2.5:
MCM LOVING HEALTHCARE, INC 1620 PEBBLEWOOD LANE SUITE 232 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2.5:
HOME TOUCH HEALTHCARE, INC 2015 US HIGHWAY 34, STE 1 OSWEGO, IL 60543	2.5:
CGH HOME NURSING 3010 E LYNN BLVD SUITE B STERLING, IL 61081	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:
AMERICAN FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 11902 OAK CREEK PKWY, UNIT A HUNTLEY, IL 60142	2.5:
DMJ HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2720 E NEW YORK ST, SUITE 120 AURORA, IL 60502	2.5:
GAFFEY HOME NURSING & HOSPICE 3408 EAST 23RD STREET STERLING, IL 61081	2.5:
HOPE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 640 E ST CHARLES RD, STE 202 CAROL STREAM, IL 60188	2.5:
METRO HOME HEALTH CARE NFP 1032 E OGDEN AVE SUITE 106 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME MONROE 515 22ND AVE MONROE, WI 53566	2.5:
EXCELLENT CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC 400 W LAKE STREET, STE 111A ROSELLE, IL 60172	3:
1ST ASSIST HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 1019 WEST WISE ROAD, SUITE 200 SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193	3:
SWEDISHAMERICAN HH CARE MED S 2550 CHARLES ST. ROCKFORD, IL 61108	3:
NORTHSHORE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 127 E. LAKE ST., STE 302 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	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:
SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER FOR HOME HEALTH 9951 ROCK CUT CROSSING LOVES PARK, IL 61111	3:
BEST ILLINOIS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 799 ROOSEVELT ROAD, SUITE 2-111 GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137	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:
EMMANUEL HOME HEALTH, INC 610 LAKE PLUMLEIGH WAY ALGONQUIN, IL 60102	3.5:
AUXILIUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 33 W. HIGGINS RD, STE 650 SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL 60010	3.5:
AMMA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1620 PEBBLEWOOD LANE, STE 216 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	3.5:
ABLE HOME HEALTH, LLC 1946 DAIMLER ROAD ROCKFORD, IL 61112	3.5:
NORTHWEST HOME HEALTH & REHAB 9249 SOUTH ROUTE 31 LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156	3.5:
COVENANTCARE AT HOME 3755 EAST MAIN AVE, STE 165 SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174	4:
RESILIENCE HOME HEALTH CORPORATION 768 SHORELINE DR AURORA, IL 60504	4:
ASSURECARE HOME HEALTH, INC 2295 VALLEY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE H ELGIN, IL 60123	4:
PRESENCE HOME CARE JOLIET 50 UNO CIRCLE, SUITE EAST JOLIET, IL 60435	4:
AIM HOME HEALTH, INC 3033 OGDEN AVENUE SUITE 211 LISLE, IL 60532	4:
ONE HOME HEALTH AGENCY, LTD 390 CONGRESS PARKWAY, SUITE E CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014	4:
NEWSOME HOME HEALTH CARE & PURPOSE CARE OF ILLINOIS - JOLIET 920 ESSINGTON ROAD JOLIET, IL 60435	4:
GREATLAND HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 24W500 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 205 NAPERVILLE, IL 60540	4.5:
ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOME HEALTH 1515 E. LAKE STREET SUITE 210 HANOVER PARK, IL 60133	4.5:
ILLINOIS HOME HEALTH CARE OF NAPERVILLE 1560 WALL ST, STE 207 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	4.5:
NEXUS HOME HEALTH, INC 743 S 8TH STREET SUITE 203 WEST DUNDEE, IL 60118	4.5:
TRI-STATE HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 1030 WEST KUNKLE BOULEVARD FREEPORT, IL 61032	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 765 ELA ROAD SUITE 105 LAKE ZURICH, IL 60047	4.5:

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)