The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

There are 144 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 Minnesota.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ACCRA HOME HEALTH, INC 12600 WHITEWATER DRIVE SUITE 100 MINNETONKA, MN 55305	1:
MADELIA HEALTH HOME CARE 121 DREW AVENUE SOUTHEAST MADELIA, MN 56062	1:
EVERYTIME HOME CARE 2257 LOUISIANA AVENUE SOUTH SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN 55426	1:
SHOLOM HOME CARE 740 KAY AVENUE SAINT PAUL, MN 55102	1.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF ROCHESTER 2222 18TH AVENUE NW ROCHESTER, MN 55901	1.5:
LIFECARE HOME CARE 715 DELMORE DRIVE ROSEAU, MN 56751	1.5:
KANABEC COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH 905 EAST FOREST AVENUE SUITE 127 MORA, MN 55051	1.5:
MVNA 825 8TH STREET S, SL10 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404	1.5:
HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSN & RETIREMENT HOM 503 EAST LINCOLN STREET HENDRICKS, MN 56136	1.5:
GLACIAL RIDGE HOME CARE 219 FIRST STREET SOUTHEAST GLENWOOD, MN 56334	1.5:
GUNDERSEN ST. ELIZABETH'S HOME CARE 1200 GRANT BLVD WEST WABASHA, MN 55981	1.5:
HORIZON HEALTH HOMECARE 26814 143RD STREET PO BOX 220 PIERZ, MN 56364	1.5:
HEALTHLINE HOMECARE MESABI MALL 1101 EAST 37TH ST HIBBING, MN 55746	2:
BETHESDA HOME HEALTH 901 WILLMAR AVENUE SE, SUITE 2 WILLMAR, MN 56201	2:
PENNINGTON & RED LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & HOME CARE 101 MAIN AVENUE NORTH THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN 56701	2:
MARY T HOME HEALTH 11777 XEON BOULEVARD NW COON RAPIDS, MN 55448	2:
JB KUMMER ENTERPRISES LLC 916 EIGHTH STREET FARMINGTON, MN 55024	2:
ADVANCED MEDICAL HOME CARE, LLC 2555 COUNTY ROAD E EAST SUITE 101 WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110	2:
LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM HOME CARE & HOSPICE 401 EAST PRAIRIE AVENUE NE STAPLES, MN 56479	2:
GOOD NEIGHBOR HHC OF BRAINERD 7111 FORTHUN ROAD STE 100 BAXTER, MN 56425	2:
NORTHFIELD HOME CARE 1604 RIVERVIEW DRIVE NORTHFIELD, MN 55057	2:
NEW DIMENSIONS HOME HEALTH CARE INC. 312 NORTH TOWER ROAD FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537	2:
COUNTRY MANOR EXTENDED SERVICES 520 FIRST STREET NORTHEAST SARTELL, MN 56377	2:
ECUMEN HOME CARE-PATHSTONE 718 MOUND AVENUE MANKATO, MN 56001	2:
INTERNATIONAL QUALITY HOMECARE 3900 FAIRWAY PLACE NW ROCHESTER, MN 55901	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE TWIN CITIES 2680 ARTHUR STREET ROSEVILLE, MN 55113	2:
OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME CARE 2076 ST ANTHONY AVENUE SAINT PAUL, MN 55104	2:
DIVINE HOME CARE INC 322 SOUTHWEST 2ND STREET WILLMAR, MN 56201	2.5:
CCM HEALTH 1409 MN - 7 MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265	2.5:
CENTRACARE HOME HEALTH 1110 EAST BRIDGE STREET REDWOOD FALLS, MN 56283	2.5:
BENEDICTINE HOME HEALTH DULUTH 935 KENWOOD AVENUE DULUTH, MN 55811	2.5:
PRESTON GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE 200 ST PAUL STREET PRESTON, MN 55965	2.5:
STANLEY JONES AND ASSOCIATES 1800 HIGH POINTE LANE NW, SUITE 250 ROCHESTER, MN 55901	2.5:
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC & HOSPITAL HC 111 SE 3RD STREET GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744	2.5:
PERHAM LIVING HOME CARE 735 3RD STREET SOUTHWEST PERHAM, MN 56573	2.5:
GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE 1115 FOURTH AVENUE NORTH SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379	2.5:
SENIOR HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 7800 METRO PARKWAY SUITE 100 BLOOMINGTON, MN 55425	2.5:
ECUMEN HOME CARE LAKESHORE 4000 LONDON ROAD DULUTH, MN 55804	3:
ASPIRUS ST. LUKE'S AT HOME - HOME CARE - DULUTH 220 NORTH SIXTH AVENUE EAST DULUTH, MN 55805	3:
SPECTRUM COMMUNITY HEALTH INC 6205 CROSSMAN LANE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55076	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 4602 GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 800 DULUTH, MN 55807	3:
CAREAPARENT 2042 WOODDALE DRIVE, SUITE 200 WOODBURY, MN 55125	3:
ACCENTCARE FAIRVIEW HOME HEALTH - EAST LLC 3507 HIGHPOINT DRIVE N, S140 OAKDALE, MN 55128	3:
CARINGEDGE HEALTHCARE OF HERMANTOWN LLC 4195 WESTBERG ROAD HERMANTOWN, MN 55811	3:
ADARA HOME HEALTH INC 25 1ST AVENUE NE STE 100 BUFFALO, MN 55313	3:
SPOT REHABILITATION INC 2835 WEST SAINT GERMAIN ST, SUITE 300 SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301	3:
PIPESTONE CO HOME HLTH AGENCY 916 4TH AVENUE SW PIPESTONE, MN 56164	3:
PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL CARE SVCS 700 5TH STREET SOUTH HOPKINS, MN 55343	3:
TRU HEALTHCARE, INC 3900 NORTHWOODS, STE 240 ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 7900 WEST 78TH STREET, STE. 215 EDINA, MN 55439	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 Minnesota

Major Cities in Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN (best, worst)	St. Paul, MN (best, worst)
Rochester, MN (best, worst)	Duluth, MN (best, worst)
St. Cloud, MN (best, worst)	Bloomington, MN (best, worst)
Brooklyn Park, MN (best, worst)	Plymouth, MN (best, worst)
Woodbury, MN (best, worst)	Maple Grove, MN (best, worst)
Lakeville, MN (best, worst)	Eagan, MN (best, worst)
Blaine, MN (best, worst)	Eden Prairie, MN (best, worst)
Coon Rapids, MN (best, worst)	Mankato, MN (best, worst)
Burnsville, MN (best, worst)	Apple Valley, MN (best, worst)
Minnetonka, MN (best, worst)	Edina, MN (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)