The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Nacogdoches, 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 Nacogdoches, Texas

There are 33 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 Nacogdoches, 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:
UNICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3300 S BROADWAY AVE STE 208 TYLER, TX 75701	1.5:
ASSISTCARE 315 WILSON ST. HENDERSON, TX 75652	2:
A COMPASSIONATE CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3458 TED TROUT DRIVE LUFKIN, TX 75904	2.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 2015 LONGVIEW DRIVE HENDERSON, TX 75652	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:
HAPPY AT HOME HEALTHCARE 125 SOUTH MAIN STREET HENDERSON, TX 75654	3.5:
CHRISTUS HOMECARE 821 E SOUTHEAST LOOP 323 SUITE 560 TYLER, TX 75701	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:
CHOICE HOMECARE 1409 S BECKHAM AVENUE SUITE B TYLER, TX 75701	4:
ADVANTAGE PLUS HOMECARE 2719 WESTWARD DRIVE NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964	4.5:
TRADITIONS HEALTH 1820 SHILOH RD #1101 TYLER, TX 75703	4.5:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF TEXAS 4619 NORTH STREET NACOGDOCHES, TX 75965	5:
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	-:
BALM IN GILEAD HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 626 WHITEOAK LANE TYLER, TX 75703	-:
HUMILITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 4546 SOUTH BROADWAY AVE, STE A TYLER, TX 75703	-:
NEW CONCEPT HEALTH SERVICES INC 3800 PALUXY DR., SUITE 582 TYLER, TX 75703	-:
BEULAH HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC 3613 ROCK CREEK DRIVE TYLER, TX 75707	-:
DIVINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 3200 BROADWAY BLVD, SUITE 268 GARLAND, TX 75043	-:
DEPENDABLE HOME CARE OF EAST TEXAS 1305 DOCTORS DR TYLER, TX 75701	-:
NIGHTINGALE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1405 SOUTH FLEISHER AVENUE SUITE 315 TYLER, TX 75701	-:

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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