The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Newton, Kansas

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 Newton, Kansas

There are 32 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 Newton, Kansas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
LOVE MY NURSE, LLC 1634 E CENTRAL WICHITA, KS 67214	1:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH 8200 E 34TH ST CIRCLE N BLDG 1600, SUITE 1601-A WICHITA, KS 67226	1.5:
PROGRESSIVE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 3500 N ROCK RD, BLDG 400 WICHITA, KS 67226	1.5:
ANGEL ARMS HOME HEALTH 318 N MAIN ST MCPHERSON, KS 67460	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF WICHITA 9920 E HARRY ST WICHITA, KS 67207	2.5:
STELLAR HOME HEALTH, LLC 2525 W 13TH ST N, STE 300 WICHITA, KS 67203	2.5:
SUSAN B ALLEN MEM HOSPITAL HHA 720 W CENTRAL EL DORADO, KS 67042	2.5:
PLEASANT VIEW HOME HEALTH 108 N WALNUT INMAN, KS 67546	2.5:
OURKANSAS GUARDIAN 9415 E HARRY ST SUITE 605 WICHITA, KS 67207	3:
PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, LLC 9415 E HARRY, STE 703 WICHITA, KS 67207	3:
HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE OF KANSAS 7607 E HARRY WICHITA, KS 67207	3:
INFINITY HOME HEALTH, LLC 7230 W 13TH ST N, STE 3 WICHITA, KS 67212	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 8201 E 34TH ST CIRCLE N, STE 1503 WICHITA, KS 67226	3:
TRADITIONS HEALTH 3221 N TOBEN ST, STE 100 WICHITA, KS 67226	3.5:
FAITH HOME HEALTH 7309 E 21TH ST N, STE 200 WICHITA, KS 67206	3.5:
HOSPICE AND HOMECARE OF RENO COUNTY 2020 N WALDRON ST, STE 100 HUTCHINSON, KS 67501	3.5:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (WICHITA) 2872 N RIDGE RD, STE 122 WICHITA, KS 67205	4:
PHOENIX HOME CARE 3450 N ROCK RD, BLDG 200, STE 213 WICHITA, KS 67226	4:
SPECIALIZED HOME CARE 1861 N ROCK ROAD BUILDING 1, SUITE 380 WICHITA, KS 67206	4.5:
ELARA CARING 813 N PORTER CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE E & F VALPARAISO, IN 46383	4.5:
NMC HEALTH HOME CARE 1715 MEDICAL PKWY, STE 100 NEWTON, KS 67114	4.5:
MARION COUNTY HOME CARE SERVICES 535 S FREEBORN MARION, KS 66861	4.5:
ASCENSION AT HOME 301 N. MAIN STREET, SUITE 950 WICHITA, KS 67202	5:
COMPASSIONATE HOME HEALTL LLC 2828 S IDA ST WICHITA, KS 67216	-:
ONLY ANGELS HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 1624 S RUTAN WICHITA, KS 67218	-:
WICHITA HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 9916 E HARRY ST WICHITA, KS 67218	-:
TRADITION HEALTH 1117 S ROCK RD, STE 3 WICHITA, KS 67207	-:
MY HOME CARE LLC 1037 S BROADWAY AVE WICHITA, KS 67211	-:
CRAIG HOMECARE 727 N WACO AVE, STE 185 WICHITA, KS 67203	-:
CLEARPATH HOME HEALTH 1861 N ROCK RD, STE 102 WICHITA, KS 67206	-:
ASSURANCE HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 7829 E ROCKHILL ST, STE 401 WICHITA, KS 67206	-:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 8201 EAST 34TH STREET CIRCLE N, SUITE 1507 WICHITA, KS 67226	-:

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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