The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Lufkin, Texas

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 Lufkin, Texas

There are 27 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 Lufkin, Texas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
AFFINITY HEALTH CARE, LLC 2708 S. MEDFORD DR. LUFKIN, TX 75901	1.5:
CONSOLIDATED FIRST CHOICE HOME HEALTH INC 507 GASLIGHT SUITE B LUFKIN, TX 75901	1.5:
A CARING TOUCH HOME HEALTH SERVICES & HOSPICE CARE 4000 SOUTH MEDFORD DRIVE SUITE 9W LUFKIN, TX 75901	1.5:
HEALTH CONCEPTS HOME HEALTH, INC 1520 E. RUSK STREET JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766	1.5:
HOME CARE INNOVATIONS INC 15486 FM 252 KIRBYVILLE, TX 75956	2:
CARE PLUS HOME HEALTH 101 NORTH PECAN ST WOODVILLE, TX 75979	2:
BENCHMARK HOME HEALTH, LLC 780 CLEPPER DR, SUITE 100 MONTGOMERY, TX 77356	2.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2784 US HIGHWAY 190 W STE 300 LIVINGSTON, TX 77351	2.5:
A COMPASSIONATE CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3458 TED TROUT DRIVE LUFKIN, TX 75904	2.5:
ADVANTAGE PLUS HOMECARE 853 NORTH ZAVALLA STREET JASPER, TX 75951	3:
RELIANT AT HOME 1570 S. JOHN REDDIT DR. LUFKIN, TX 75904	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 1607 S CHESTNUT LUFKIN, TX 75901	3.5:
EAST TEXAS HOME HEALTH 14046 MAIN STREET CHESTER, TX 75936	3.5:
A COMPASSIONATE CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF ONALA 412 S 1ST ST, STE A LUFKIN, TX 75901	3.5:
EXCEL HOME HEALTH 529 GASLIGHT BLVD LUFKIN, TX 75904	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 300 E MAIN STREET, SUITE 200 NACOGDOCHES, TX 75961	3.5:
ELARA CARING 714 WEST GIBSON SUITE 4 JASPER, TX 75951	4:
A PINEYWOODS HOME HEALTH CARE INC 103D CARRIAGE DRIVE LUFKIN, TX 75904	4:
STAT HOME HEALTH HOUSTON LLC 227 STATE HIGHWAY 75 N STE 250 HUNTSVILLE, TX 77320	4.5:
RELIANT AT HOME 1502 S. JOHN REDDITT DR. LUFKIN, TX 75904	4.5:
ADVANTAGE PLUS HOMECARE 2719 WESTWARD DRIVE NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964	4.5:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF TEXAS 4619 NORTH STREET NACOGDOCHES, TX 75965	5:
FAITH HOME HEALTH & INFUSIONS, PLLC 1610 S. MARGARET AVE KIRBYVILLE, TX 75956	-:
HOMECARE SOLUTIONS OF EAST TEXAS INC 208 WEST BLUFF STREET, SUITE B WOODVILLE, TX 75979	-:
COMPLETE HOMECARE SERVICES INC 942 VISADOR ROAD JASPER, TX 75951	-:
CHOICE HOMECARE 8900 EMMETT F LOWRY EXPY STE 102B TEXAS CITY, TX 77591	-:
MOTHERWELL HOME HEALTH\ 418 WEST MAIN STREET NACOGDOCHES, TX 75961	-:

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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