The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

There are 39 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 New Jersey.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ASCEND HOME HEALTH 201 W PASSAIC ST, STE 202 ROCHELLE PARK, NJ 07662	2.5:
HOLY NAME HOME CARE 718 TEANECK ROAD TEANECK, NJ 07666	3:
SEABROOK HOME HEALTH AGENCY 3000 ESSEX ROAD TINTON FALLS, NJ 07753	3:
VIRTUA HOME CARE AT WEST JERSEY 301 LIPPINCOTT DRIVE - 2ND FLOOR MARLTON, NJ 08053	3:
MOORESTOWN VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 300 HARPER DRIVE MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057	3:
HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE NJ SOUTH 160 E NINTH AVENUE, SUITE B RUNNEMEDE, NJ 08078	3:
HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE NJ SHORE 6550 DELILAH ROAD, SUITE 501 EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234	3:
MERCER CARE 52 GEORGETOWN ROAD BORDENTOWN, NJ 08505	3:
PENN MEDICINE HOME HEALTH PRINCETON HEALTH 105 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, 2ND FLOOR PRINCETON, NJ 08540	3:
PATIENT CARE 4 BRIGHTON RD, STE 403 CLIFTON, NJ 07012	3.5:
HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE NJ NORTH 354 UNION AVENUE ELIZABETH, NJ 07208	3.5:
VISITING HEALTH SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY 3 GARRET MOUNTAIN PLAZA, SUITE 400 WOODLAND PARK, NJ 07424	3.5:
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN AT HOME MONMOUTH COUNTY 1340 CAMPUS PARKWAY, SUITE A3 NEPTUNE, NJ 07753	3.5:
VISITING NURSE ASSOC OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, INC 175 SOUTH STREET MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960	3.5:
PATIENT CARE 500 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 302A EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234	3.5:
VNA HOME CARE OF MERCER COUNTY INC 2 SOUTH GOLD DRIVE, SUITE B HAMILTON, NJ 08691	3.5:
HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 2100 WESCOTT DRIVE FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822	3.5:
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN JFK AT HOME 485 B US HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 400 ISELIN, NJ 08830	3.5:
PROMISE CARE NJ 576 CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 304 EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018	4:
BARNABAS HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 80 MAIN STREET, SUITE 210 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052	4:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLEWOOD, INC 155 NORTH DEAN STREET, SUITE 2C ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631	4:
VALLEY HOME CARE INC. 15 ESSEX ROAD, SUITE #301 PARAMUS, NJ 07652	4:
JEFFERSON HEALTH AT HOME BY BAYADA 227 LAUREL ROAD, STE 220 VOORHEES, NJ 08043	4:
BAYADA AT INSPIRA, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 600 G STREET, SUITE 170 MILLVILLE, NJ 08332	4:
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN AT HOME OCEAN COUNTY LAURELTON PLAZA, 1759 STATE HIGHWAY 88, SUITE 100 BRICK, NJ 08724	4:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL JERSEY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 1433 HOOPER AVENUE TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753	4:
COMMUNITY VISITING NURSE SERVICE 110 WEST END AVENUE SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876	4:
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON VISITING NURSES, INC 972 SHOPPES BOULEVARD NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902	4:
BAYONNE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 149 LEFANTE WAY, STE 144 & 146 BAYONNE, NJ 07002	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 5 REGENT STREET, SUITE 528 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 5901 WEST SIDE AVENUE, STE 502B NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047	4.5:
PROMISE CARE NJ 4914 KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE #203 WEST NEW YORK, NJ 07093	4.5:
CEDAR CREST VILLAGE, INC HOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1 CEDAR CREST VILLAGE DRIVE POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 21 MAIN STREET, SUITE 252 HACKENSACK, NJ 07601	4.5:
ATLANTIC VISITING NURSE 465 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 100 MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 4300 HADDONFIELD ROAD PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08109	4.5:
CAPE REGIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 1261 ROUTE 9 SOUTH, UNIT 5A CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ 08210	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 401 LACEY ROAD WHITING, NJ 08759	4.5:
PATIENT CARE 300 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 010 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052	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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in New Jersey

Major Cities in New Jersey

Trenton, NJ (best, worst)	Newark, NJ (best, worst)
Jersey City, NJ (best, worst)	Atlantic City, NJ (best, worst)
Paterson, NJ (best, worst)	Elizabeth, NJ (best, worst)
Vineland, NJ (best, worst)	Clifton, NJ (best, worst)
Camden, NJ (best, worst)	Passaic, NJ (best, worst)
Union City, NJ (best, worst)	Bayonne, NJ (best, worst)
East Orange, NJ (best, worst)	New Brunswick, NJ (best, worst)
West New York, NJ (best, worst)	Hoboken, NJ (best, worst)
Perth Amboy, NJ (best, worst)	Plainfield, NJ (best, worst)
Hackensack, NJ (best, worst)	Sayreville, NJ (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)