The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Ponchatoula, 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 Ponchatoula, Louisiana

There are 69 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 Ponchatoula, Louisiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ST MICHAEL'S HOME HEALTH 332 AMELIA ST GRETNA, LA 70053	1.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-BATON ROUGE 3266 DRUSILLA LANE, STE A-2 BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH, LLC 2816 ATHANIA PKWY METAIRIE, LA 70002	2:
ACTS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 401 WHITNEY AVENUE, SUITE 304 GRETNA, LA 70056	2.5:
NOTRE DAME HOME HEALTH 3330 NORTH CAUSEWAY BLVD. SUITE 102 METAIRIE, LA 70002	2.5:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH 9256 INTERLINE AVENUE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2.5:
CLARITY HOME HEALTH 10620 TIMBERLAKE ACE BATON ROUGE, LA 70810	2.5:
KEY HOME HEALTH CARE 16030 LAMONTE DRIVE SUITE A HAMMOND, LA 70403	3:
MERCY HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1011 NORTH CAUSEWAY BLVD, SUITE 19 MANDEVILLE, LA 70471	3:
DIVINITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 200 EAST 6TH STREET THIBODAUX, LA 70301	3:
CONCERNED CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 125 NORTH THEARD STREET, SUITE C COVINGTON, LA 70433	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:
SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC 4301 BLUEBONNET BLVD BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
HOME HEALTH CTR OF THIBODAUX 804 BAYOU LANE THIBODAUX, LA 70301	3:
STAT HOME HEALTH TRITON 19184 DR JOHN LAMBERT DR HAMMOND, LA 70403	3:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH OF HAMMOND 307 W MINNESOTA PARK RD HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
TOURO AT HOME TOURO INFIRMARY 1401 FOUCHER ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115	3.5:
GUARDIAN HOME HEALTH CARE OF LA., INC. 3510 CAUSEWAY BLVD, SUITE 501 METAIRIE, LA 70002	3.5:
NURSES REGISTRY HOME HEALTH, INC. 800 W COMMERCE ROAD, SUITE 106 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70123	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 41601 VETERANS AVE., SUITE 200A HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 3300 WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE, SUITE 200 METAIRIE, LA 70002	3.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF BATON ROUGE 2645 O'NEAL LANE BUILDING C SUITE C BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	3.5:
FAMILY HOMECARE, INC. 3636 S I-10 SERVICE ROAD METAIRIE, LA 70001	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 1211 NORTH RANGE AVENUE DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726	3.5:
LANE HOME HEALTH AN AFFILIATE OF LANE REG MEDICAL 6300 MAIN STREET. ZACHARY, LA 70791	3.5:
MODERN HOME HEALTH, INC 15781 PROFESSIONAL PLAZA HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 58725 BELLEVIEW ROAD, SUITE A-3 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764	3.5:
ELARA CARING 1200 DERRICK DRIVE, STE 201A HAMMOND, LA 70403	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE D BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4:
CYPRESS HOME HEALTH 3050 TEDDY DRIVE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	4:
ELARA CARING 4860 BLUEBONNET BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	4:
OMNI HOME CARE 68445 TAMMANY TRACE MANDEVILLE, LA 70471	4:
CHASE HEALTH CARE INC. 8755 SULLIVAN ROAD , BLDG 2C BATON ROUGE, LA 70818	4:
LIFE SOURCE HOME HEALTH 1250 SW RAILROAD AVENUE, STE 240A HAMMOND, LA 70403	4:
CENTRAL HOME HEALTH, LLC 2805 ATHANIA PARKWAY, SUITE B METAIRIE, LA 70002	4:
AT HOME HEALTHCARE 150 S. 7TH ST. STE B PONCHATOULA, LA 70454	4:
SMH-OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF SLIDELL 660 OAK HARBOR BLVD SLIDELL, LA 70458	4:
PULSE HOME HEALTH CARE 71683 RIVERSIDE DR COVINGTON, LA 70433	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 3501 N CAUSEWAY BLVD STE 200 METAIRIE, LA 70002	4.5:
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOME HEALTH, LLC 832 E BOSTON STREET STE 10 COVINGTON, LA 70433	4.5:
PINNACLE HOME HEALTH OF BATON ROUGE 5627 SOUTH SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD STE A BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF NEW ORLEANS 3500 N CAUSEWAY BLVD, STE 220 METAIRIE, LA 70002	4.5:
EGAN-OCHSNER HOME HEALTH NORTHSHORE 1200 DEREK DRIVE, STE 202 HAMMOND, LA 70403	4.5:
BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOME HEALTH 10235 JEFFERSON HWY, STE C BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	4.5:
ELARA CARING 3901 HOUMA BLVD PLAZA METAIRIE, LA 70006	4.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF THE NORTHSHORE 112 INNWOOD DRIVE COVINGTON, LA 70433	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF COVINGTON 121 PARK PLACE, SUITE 1, COVINGTON, LA 70433	4.5:
EGAN-OCHSNER HOME HEALTH RIVER PARISHES 1703 CHANTILLY DRIVE, STE A LA PLACE, LA 70068	4.5:
STAT HOME HEALTH, LLC 1707 CHANTILLY DR, STE A LA PLACE, LA 70068	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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