The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Binghamton, New York

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 Binghamton, New York

There are 24 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 Binghamton, New York.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS INC 207 WEST GROVE STREET DUNMORE, PA 18509	1.5:
CAREGIVERS AMERICA HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 718 SOUTH STATE STREET CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411	2:
A BLESSING HAND HOME HEALTH, LLC 220 N MAIN AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18504	2.5:
PERSONAL HOME HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE 233 MAIN STREET BLAKELY, PA 18447	3:
THE VNA HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY 301 DELAWARE AVENUE OLYPHANT, PA 18447	3:
GUTHRIE HOME HEALTH 4005 WEST RD. CORTLAND, NY 13045	3:
LOURDES AT HOME CHHA 4102 OLD VESTAL ROAD VESTAL, NY 13850	3:
ALLIED SERVICES HOME HEALTH 100 ABINGTON EXECUTIVE PARK CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411	3.5:
HCR / HCR HOME CARE CHHA (ONEONTA) 297 MAIN STREET ONEONTA, NY 13820	3.5:
TRADITIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE 113 WEST DRINKER STREET DUNMORE, PA 18512	4:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF NE PA, INC. 200 THIRD STREET BLAKELY, PA 18447	4:
REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH INC 829 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HIGHWAY EYNON, PA 18403	4:
GUTHRIE HOME HEALTH 421 TOMAHAWK ROAD TOWANDA, PA 18848	4:
TWIN TIER HOME HEALTH, INC 601 RIVERSIDE DRIVE JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790	4:
VNS ITHACA TOMPKINS CO CHHA 138 CECIL A MALONE DRIVE ITHACA, NY 14850	4:
AT HOME CARE INC CHHA 1 FOXCARE DRIVE ONEONTA, NY 13820	4:
COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH OF MOSES TAYLOR 3 WEST OLIVE STREET SUITE 206 SCRANTON, PA 18508	4.5:
HOME HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS 520 BURKE BYPASS OLYPHANT, PA 18447	5:
CHEMUNG CO DEPT HEALTH CHHA 103 WASHINGTON STREET ELMIRA, NY 14901	5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 233 NORTHERN BOULEVARD SUITE 5 CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 200 3RD STREET, FIRST FLOOR BLAKELY, PA 18447	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1456 E LACKAWANNA AVENUE OLYPHANT, PA 18447	-:
CARING HAND HOME HEALTH CARE 4200 CRUMS MILL ROAD, SUITE 104 HARRISBURG, PA 17112	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 600 MAIN STREET SUITE 4 TOWANDA, PA 18848	-:

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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