The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Covington, Kentucky

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 Covington, Kentucky

There are 126 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 Covington, Kentucky.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
SENIOR HOMECARE UNLIMITED LLC 100 LIMING FARM ROAD MOUNT ORAB, OH 45154	1:
CARDINAL HOME HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS 2248 LOSANTIVILLE AVENUE CINCINNATI, OH 45237	1:
SOUTHWEST OHIO HOME CARE LLC 5624 HECKATHORN ROAD BROOKVILLE, OH 45309	1.5:
OASIS HOME HEALTH AGENCY LLC 8250 WINTON ROAD SUITE 103 CINCINNATI, OH 45231	1.5:
HOME CARE PARTNERS OF CINCINNATI, INC 6725 MIAMI AVENUE, SUITE 102 CINCINNATI, OH 45243	1.5:
UNITED HEARTS HEALTH CARE 3515 SPRINGDALE ROAD CINCINNATI, OH 45251	1.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF SE INDIANA INC 3200 NORTH NATIONAL ROAD COLUMBUS, IN 47201	2:
A-PLUS CARE, INC 8976 COLUMBIA ROAD LOVELAND, OH 45140	2:
HOME HEALTHCARE BY BLACK STONE 8230 MONTGOMERY ROAD, SUITE 210 CINCINNATI, OH 45236	2:
ADAMS COUNTY HOMECARE LLC 19189 STATE ROUTE 136 WINCHESTER, OH 45697	2:
INDUS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 7588 CENTRAL PARKE BOULEVARD, SUITE 207 MASON, OH 45040	2:
REMEDY HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 813 MAIN ST, SUITE A BROOKVILLE, IN 47012	2.5:
QUALITY LIFE SERVICES, LLC 1251 NILLES ROAD, SUITE 3 FAIRFIELD, OH 45014	2.5:
HILLEBRAND HOME HEALTH, INC 4343 BRIDGETOWN ROAD CINCINNATI, OH 45211	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CINCINNATI 8035 HOSBROOK ROAD, SUITE 300 CINCINNATI, OH 45236	2.5:
SUMMIT ORTHOPAEDIC HOME CARE 4600 MCAULEY PLACE, SUITE 150 BLUE ASH, OH 45242	2.5:
SPECIAL TOUCH HOME CARE LLC 207 PIKE STREET MANCHESTER, OH 45144	2.5:
HARMONYCARES HOME HEALTH 4435 AICHOLTZ RD, SUITE 400 CINCINNATI, OH 45245	2.5:
QUEEN CITY SKILLED CARE LLC 7265 KENWOOD ROAD, SUITE 370 CINCINNATI, OH 45236	3:
OHIO LIVING VILLAGE HOME HEALTH 1701 LLANFAIR AVENUE, SUITE 101 CINCINNATI, OH 45224	3:
CMH HOME HEALTH CARE 1555 ROMBACH AVENUE WILMINGTON, OH 45177	3:
SPIRIT HOMECARE, INC 8849 BROOKSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 101 WEST CHESTER, OH 45069	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3005 DIXIE HIGHWAY, SUITE 130 EDGEWOOD, KY 41017	3:
CARING FIRST HOME HEALTH LLC 28441 STATE ROUTE 1 W HARRISON, IN 47060	3:
HAYSWOOD HOME HEALTH SERVICES 207 STANLEY REED COURT, FL 3 MAYSVILLE, KY 41056	3:
NORTON-KING'S DAUGHTERS' HOME HEALTH 2670 MICHIGAN RD MADISON, IN 47250	3:
HOME HEALTH CARE BY BLACK STONE 3044 KETTERING BLVD DAYTON, OH 45439	3:
AMERICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 2575 BELVO ROAD, SUITE A MIAMISBURG, OH 45342	3:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF KY 20 NORTH GRAND AVENUE FORT THOMAS, KY 41075	3:
STAY WELL HOME HEALTH, LLC 4000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 225 CINCINNATI, OH 45241	3:
NURSES CARE, INC. 9009 SPRINGBORO PIKE MIAMISBURG, OH 45342	3:
SUPERIOR CARE PLUS, LLC 4850 SMITH ROAD, SUITE 250 CINCINNATI, OH 45212	3:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF INDIANA INC 139 W TATE ST STE 1 LAWRENCEBURG, IN 47025	3.5:
KETTERING NETWORK HOME CARE 1050 FORRER BLVD, SUITE 105 KETTERING, OH 45420	3.5:
CAPITAL HEALTH HOME CARE 3015 NEWMARK DRIVE MIAMISBURG, OH 45342	3.5:
ACHIEVE REHAB & HOME HEALTH 5150 E GALBRAITH ROAD, 2ND FLOOR CINCINNATI, OH 45236	3.5:
AMERICAN MERCY HOME CARE, LLC 4000 SMITH ROAD, SUITE 200 CINCINNATI, OH 45209	3.5:
BETHANY VILLAGE HOME HEALTH CARE 6445 FAR HILLS AVENUE DAYTON, OH 45459	3.5:
HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS, INC. DBA BLUEGRASS CARE NAVIGATORS DBA BLUEGRASS HOME HEALTH CARE 1317 US 62 EAST CYNTHIANA, KY 41031	3.5:
REID HOME HEALTH 200 NORTH BARRON STREET, SUITE A EATON, OH 45320	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF KENTUCKY 533 CENTRE VIEW BOULEVARD CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY 41017	4:
HEARTSPRING HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 4700 DUKE DRIVE, SUITE 135H MASON, OH 45040	4:
KETTERING HOMECARE 1050 FORRER BLVD, SUITE 100 KETTERING, OH 45420	4:
BRIDGES REHAB AT HOME 4700 DUKE DRIVE, SUITE 135B MASON, OH 45040	4:
THE CHRIST HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE 4340 GLENDALE-MILFORD ROAD, SUITE 100F CINCINNATI, OH 45242	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2114 CHAMBER CENTER DRIVE FORT MITCHELL, KY 41017	4:
OTTERBEIN HOME HEALTH, LLC 570 NORTH STATE ROUTE 741, SUITE 222 LEBANON, OH 45036	4.5:
ST ELIZABETH HOME CARE 8100 BURLINGTON PIKE FLORENCE, KY 41042	4.5:
PHYSICIANS CHOICE INC 5130 PRINCETON GLENDALE ROAD HAMILTON, OH 45011	4.5:
ST ELIZABETH HOME CARE SERVICES 500 WEST EADS PARKWAY LAWRENCEBURG, IN 47025	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 Kentucky

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Owensboro, KY (best, worst)	Paducah, KY (best, worst)
Richmond, KY (best, worst)	Covington, KY (best, worst)
Frankfort, KY (best, worst)	London, KY (best, worst)
Georgetown, KY (best, worst)	Florence, KY (best, worst)
Hopkinsville, KY (best, worst)	Nicholasville, KY (best, worst)
Somerset, KY (best, worst)	Independence, KY (best, worst)
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