The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Kernersville, North Carolina

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 Kernersville, North Carolina

There are 51 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 Kernersville, North Carolina.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
INTERIM HEALTHCARE - COLLINSVILLE 3235 VIRGINIA AVENUE COLLINSVILLE, VA 24078	1.5:
SOUTHWEST VA HOME HEALTH CARE 2752 GLENDALE RD GALAX, VA 24333	1.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE (LYNCHBURG) 20566 TIMBERLAKE ROAD - SUITE C LYNCHBURG, VA 24502	1.5:
HEALTHVIEW HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 1060 NC HIGHWAY 86 N YANCEYVILLE, NC 27379	2:
BLUE RIDGE HOME HEALTH CARE 28 SHADE TREE LANE GALAX, VA 24333	2:
IREDELL HOME HEALTH 541 GAITHER ROAD STATESVILLE, NC 28625	2.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 2943 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE E DANVILLE, VA 24540	2.5:
HALLMARK HOME HEALTH CARE 121 MALL DRIVE DANVILLE, VA 24540	2.5:
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES 720 PARK CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE A KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284	2.5:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - FORSYTH 1393 CARROLLTON CROSSING DR KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 1941 S NC HIGHWAY 119 MEBANE, NC 27302	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE TRIAD 2100-T WEST CORNWALLIS DRIVE GREENSBORO, NC 27408	3:
MEDI HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 1007 LEXINGTON AVE LEXINGTON, NC 27360	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 4135 MENDENHALL DRIVE HIGH POINT, NC 27265	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 729 VINEYARDS CROSSING LEXINGTON, NC 27295	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 1100 S STRATFORD ROAD SUITE 410 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 320 COPPERFIELD BLVD NE SUITE A CONCORD, NC 28025	3:
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES/SALISB 201 SECURITY STREET KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083	3:
HOME HEALTH OF RANDOLPH HOSPITAL 212 FOUST ST ASHEBORO, NC 27203	3:
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES 3150 NORTH ELM STREET SUITE 102 GREENSBORO, NC 27408	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 401 E THIRD STREET SILER CITY, NC 27344	3.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1313 CAROLINA STREET GREENSBORO, NC 27401	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE V, LLC 128 GWYN AVE ELKIN, NC 28621	3.5:
ACCESS HOME HEALTH CARE AND REHABILITATION 1123 E STUART DRIVE GALAX, VA 24333	3.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH 2116 STATESVILLE BLVD SUITE A SALISBURY, NC 28147	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE II, LLC 5 EAST MAIN STREET THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	3.5:
YADKIN VALLEY HOME HEALTH 560 WINSTON ROAD, SUITE B JONESVILLE, NC 28642	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 607 SOUTH MAIN STREET L1 KING, NC 27021	4:
PRUITTHEALTH HOME HEALTH - PILOT MOUNTAIN 502 S KEY STREET SUITE 102 PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC 27041	4:
ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH OF NORTH CAROLINA 5 OAK BRANCH DRIVE, STE 5E GREENSBORO, NC 27407	4:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 116 NC HIGHWAY 65 REIDSVILLE, NC 27320	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 900 W COOKSEY DR SUITE G THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	4:
TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOME HEALTH 104 CRANBERRY RD STE 100B GALAX, VA 24333	4:
SOVAH HOME HEALTH OF MARTINSVILLE 706 E CHURCH STREET SUITE A MARTINSVILLE, VA 24112	4:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 7900 TRIAD CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 250 GREENSBORO, NC 27409	4:
LAKE NORMAN HOME HEALTH 142 S CARDIGAN WAY SUITE D-1 MOORESVILLE, NC 28117	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1605 WESTBROOK PLAZA DRIVE SUITE 401 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 103 DORSETT DRIVE SUITE 300 SALISBURY, NC 28144	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 1630 LIBERTY DRIVE SUITE 100 THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WINSTON SALEM 1100 SOUTH STRATFORD ROAD, SUITE 531 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 805 TRADE STREET NW SUITE 103 CONCORD, NC 28027	4.5:
WELL CARE HOME HEALTH OF THE TRIAD INC 146 DORNACH WAY ADVANCE, NC 27006	4.5:
ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST -CARE AT HOME 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD SUITE 303 WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103	5:
COMMONWEALTH HEALTHCARE AT HOME 159 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE H-3 DANVILLE, VA 24541	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD SUITE 302 WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103	-:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH 625 PINEY FOREST RD, STE 401E DANVILLE, VA 24540	-:
ALLCARE HOME HEALTH 242 NORDAN DRIVE DANVILLE, VA 24540	-:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 720 PARKE CENTRE SUITE B KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284	-:
AUTHORACARE COLLECTIVE 2500 SUMMIT AVENUE GREENSBORO, NC 27405	-:

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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