The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

There are 179 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 Louisiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
WEST CARROLL MEM. HOSPITAL HOME 110 NORTH FRONT STREET OAK GROVE, LA 71263	1:
ALLEN PARISH HOME HEALTH 532 N 8TH STREET KINDER, LA 70648	1.5:
LASALLE GEN HOSP HOME HEALTH AGENCY 212 NINTH STREET JENA, LA 71342	1.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000- OAKDALE 114 NORTH 11TH STREET OAKDALE, LA 71463	1.5:
ST MICHAEL'S HOME HEALTH 332 AMELIA ST GRETNA, LA 70053	1.5:
CLAIBORNE HOME HEALTH 620 EAST COLLEGE STREET HOMER, LA 71040	2:
NATIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES 606 SIBLEY ROAD MINDEN, LA 71055	2:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH, LLC 2816 ATHANIA PKWY METAIRIE, LA 70002	2:
BEST HOME HEALTH 801 NORTH 31ST ST. SUITE 2 WEST MONROE, LA 71291	2:
FOUR RIVERS HOME HEALTH OF LOUISIANA 2801 FOURTH STREET, SUITE 1 JONESVILLE, LA 71343	2:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF ACADIANA 5750 JOHNSTON ST, STE 210 LAFAYETTE, LA 70503	2:
LADY OF THE SEA HOME HEALTH AGENCY 17108 W MAIN STREET CUT OFF, LA 70345	2:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-BATON ROUGE 3266 DRUSILLA LANE, STE A-2 BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2:
PRIMESTAR HOME HEALTH OF NWLA, INC 303 GREEN STREET MINDEN, LA 71055	2:
TERREBONNE HOMECARE, INC. 760 W TUNNEL BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360	2:
STAT HOME HEALTH-CENTRAL 101 YORKTOWN ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303	2.5:
CLARITY HOME HEALTH 10620 TIMBERLAKE ACE BATON ROUGE, LA 70810	2.5:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH 9256 INTERLINE AVENUE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2.5:
HME HLTH DEPT WILLIS KNIGHTON 3300 ALBERT BICKNELL DR SHREVEPORT, LA 71103	2.5:
PRIMESTAR HOME HEALTH INC 1008 JULIA STREET RAYVILLE, LA 71269	2.5:
MANGHAM HOME CARE, INC. 714 BROADWAY MANGHAM, LA 71259	2.5:
HOME CARE TLC 12 MARY MARR STREET, SUITE A WINNSBORO, LA 71295	2.5:
ARK LA TEX HOME HEALTH, INC. 7591 FERN AVENUE, SUITE 1503 SHREVEPORT, LA 71105	2.5:
POINTE COUPEE HOMEBOUND HEALTH 350 HOSPITAL ROAD NEW ROADS, LA 70760	2.5:
THE MEDICAL TEAM INC 4722 HIGHWAY 311 HOUMA, LA 70360	2.5:
SUPREME HOME HEALTH SERVICE INC 1110 JACKSON STREET MONROE, LA 71201	2.5:
ACTS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 401 WHITNEY AVENUE, SUITE 304 GRETNA, LA 70056	2.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 1020 DAVID DRIVE SUITE 110 MORGAN CITY, LA 70380	2.5:
INTENSIVE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1633 CARTER STREET VIDALIA, LA 71373	2.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000 - LAFAYETTE 1304 BERTRAND DRIVE, SUITE A2 AND A3 LAFAYETTE, LA 70506	2.5:
NOTRE DAME HOME HEALTH 3330 NORTH CAUSEWAY BLVD. SUITE 102 METAIRIE, LA 70002	2.5:
STAT HOME HEALTH INNOVATIVE 19924 HWY 182 BUNKIE, LA 71322	3:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-LAKE CHARLES 2021 OAK PARK BLVD., STE A LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601	3:
STAT HOME HEALTH TRITON 19184 DR JOHN LAMBERT DR HAMMOND, LA 70403	3:
LAGNIAPPE HOMECARE ALEXANDRIA 3130 JACKSON STREET ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301	3:
SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC 4301 BLUEBONNET BLVD BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 101 ASHLAND WAY MADISONVILLE, LA 70447	3:
UNITY HOME HEALTH 111 1/2 MAIN STREET BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517	3:
LAGNIAPPE HOMECARE NORTHERN LOUISIANA 2310 COMMONS CURT RUSTON, LA 71270	3:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 5955 CYPRESS STREET , UNIT C AND D WEST MONROE, LA 71291	3:
KEY HOME HEALTH CARE 16030 LAMONTE DRIVE SUITE A HAMMOND, LA 70403	3:
VITALCARING GROUP 100 GENERAL MOUTON LAFAYETTE, LA 70501	3:
HOME HEALTH CTR OF THIBODAUX 804 BAYOU LANE THIBODAUX, LA 70301	3:
STAT HOME HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, LLC 1011 3RD AVE KINDER, LA 70648	3:
CONCERNED CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 125 NORTH THEARD STREET, SUITE C COVINGTON, LA 70433	3:
LAGNIAPPE HOMECARE NORTHWEST LOUISIANA 5770 HWY 1 BYPASS NATCHITOCHES, LA 71457	3:
STAT HOME HEALTH NORTH, LLC 1913 STUBBS AVENUE MONROE, LA 71201	3:
SMART HEALTH CARE INC 6135 FAIRFIELD AVENUE SHREVEPORT, LA 71106	3:
DIVINITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 200 EAST 6TH STREET THIBODAUX, LA 70301	3:
VITALCARING GROUP 232 CIVIC CENTER BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360	3:

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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in Louisiana

Major Cities in Louisiana

New Orleans, LA (best, worst)	Baton Rouge, LA (best, worst)
Shreveport, LA (best, worst)	Lafayette, LA (best, worst)
Lake Charles, LA (best, worst)	Metairie, LA (best, worst)
Houma, LA (best, worst)	Monroe, LA (best, worst)
Mandeville, LA (best, worst)	Slidell, LA (best, worst)
Alexandria, LA (best, worst)	Hammond, LA (best, worst)
Bossier City, LA (best, worst)	Kenner, LA (best, worst)
Prairieville, LA (best, worst)	Marrero, LA (best, worst)
Central, LA (best, worst)	Laplace, LA (best, worst)
New Iberia, LA (best, worst)	Morgan City, LA (best, worst)

Best and Worst Home Health Care Lists in Other States

Alaska (best, worst)	Alabama (best, worst)
Arizona (best, worst)	Arkansas (best, worst)
California (best, worst)	Colorado (best, worst)
Connecticut (best, worst)	Delaware (best, worst)
District of Columbia (best, worst)	Florida (best, worst)
Georgia (best, worst)	Hawaii (best, worst)
Idaho (best, worst)	Illinois (best, worst)
Indiana (best, worst)	Iowa (best, worst)
Kansas (best, worst)	Kentucky (best, worst)
Louisiana (best, worst)	Maine (best, worst)
Maryland (best, worst)	Massachusetts (best, worst)
Michigan (best, worst)	Minnesota (best, worst)
Mississippi (best, worst)	Missouri (best, worst)
Montana (best, worst)	Nebraska (best, worst)
Nevada (best, worst)	New Hampshire (best, worst)
New Jersey (best, worst)	New Mexico (best, worst)
New York (best, worst)	North Carolina (best, worst)
North Dakota (best, worst)	Ohio (best, worst)
Oklahoma (best, worst)	Oregon (best, worst)
Pennsylvania (best, worst)	Rhode Island (best, worst)
South Carolina (best, worst)	South Dakota (best, worst)
Tennessee (best, worst)	Texas (best, worst)
Utah (best, worst)	Vermont (best, worst)
Virginia (best, worst)	Washington (best, worst)
West Virginia (best, worst)	Wisconsin (best, worst)
Wyoming (best, worst)	Guam (best, worst)
U.S. Virgin Islands (best, worst)	Puerto Rico (best, worst)