The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Kingston, Pennsylvania

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 Kingston, Pennsylvania

There are 84 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 Kingston, Pennsylvania.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
LEHIGH HOME HEALTH CARE AND STAFFING AGENCY INC 825 WALNUT STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18102	1:
CAREPINE HOME HEALTH, LLC 1125 S CEDAR CREST SUITE 204 ALLENTOWN, PA 18103	1.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE MID ATLANTIC 220 W HAMILTON STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	1.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS INC 207 WEST GROVE STREET DUNMORE, PA 18509	1.5:
COMPASS HOME HEALTH AND REHAB LLC 239 SCHUYLER AVENUE KINGSTON, PA 18704	1.5:
CAREGIVERS AMERICA HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 718 SOUTH STATE STREET CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CENTRAL PA 160 CHAD ROAD MUNCY, PA 17756	2.5:
FAMILY CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC 212 WEST 5TH STREET BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815	2.5:
VALLEY MED HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 2200 HAMILTON STREET SUITE 310 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	2.5:
ASSOCIATED FAMILY HOME CARE, INC. 256 SCHUYLER AVENUE KINGSTON, PA 18704	2.5:
TNT HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 520 N 8TH STREET SUNBURY, PA 17801	2.5:
MAYLATH VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 750 STATE ROUTE 93 PO BOX 103 SYBERTSVILLE, PA 18251	2.5:
SPIRITRUST LUTHERAN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 402 WEST CHEW STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18102	2.5:
A BLESSING HAND HOME HEALTH, LLC 220 N MAIN AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18504	2.5:
PATHWAYS HEALTHCARE 270 PIERCE STREET SUITE 308 KINGSTON, PA 18704	2.5:
VNA HEALTH SYSTEM 21 WEST INDEPENDENCE STREET SHAMOKIN, PA 17872	2.5:
POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE CARE 502 VNA ROAD EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301	3:
PERSONAL HOME HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE 233 MAIN STREET BLAKELY, PA 18447	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HOME CARE HAZLETON 668 N CHURCH STREET SUITE 203 HAZLETON, PA 18201	3:
THE VNA HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY 301 DELAWARE AVENUE OLYPHANT, PA 18447	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HOME CARE 2024 LEHIGH STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18103	3:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 1502 ROUTE 61 HIGHWAY SOUTH POTTSVILLE, PA 17901	3:
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL HOME CARE 216 CENTER STREET DUPONT, PA 18641	3:
ERWINE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE INC 270 PIERCE STREET SUITE 101 KINGSTON, PA 18704	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK 420 SOUTH JACKSON ST POTTSVILLE, PA 17901	3:
HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH - ALLENTOWN 1541 ALTA DRIVE, SUITE 207 WHITEHALL, PA 18052	3.5:
ALLCARE HOME HEALTH INC 813 MAIN STREET MOOSIC, PA 18507	3.5:
LATONA HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 41 SOUTH MAIN STREET PITTSTON, PA 18640	3.5:
HOMEBOUND HEALTH SERVICES INC 145 NORTH MAIN STREET SHAVERTOWN, PA 18708	3.5:
ALLIED SERVICES HOME HEALTH 100 ABINGTON EXECUTIVE PARK CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411	3.5:
ST LUKE'S HOME HEALTH 240 UNION STATION PLAZA BETHLEHEM, PA 18015	3.5:
COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE OF WILKES-BARRE 900 RUTTER AVENUE SUITE 8 FORTY FORT, PA 18704	4:
TRADITIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE 113 WEST DRINKER STREET DUNMORE, PA 18512	4:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 341 WYOMING AVENUE SUITE 2 WEST PITTSTON, PA 18643	4:
SUPERIOR HEALTH SERVICES INC 224 MAIN ST DUPONT, PA 18641	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 N WILKES BARRE BLVD, 2ND FLOOR, SUITE 207 WILKES BARRE, PA 18702	4:
1ST CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF PENNSYLVANIA 5000 WEST TILGHMAN ST, SUITE 200 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	4:
PRECISION HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 90 N WARREN STREET ORWIGSBURG, PA 17961	4:
GUTHRIE HOME HEALTH 421 TOMAHAWK ROAD TOWANDA, PA 18848	4:
REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH INC 829 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HIGHWAY EYNON, PA 18403	4:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF NE PA, INC. 200 THIRD STREET BLAKELY, PA 18447	4:
REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH INC 1541 N WEST END BLVD QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951	4:
GEISINER HOME HEALTH 1201B N CHURCH STREET, SUITE 403 HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA 18202	4.5:
ALL CARE HOME CARE, INC 1710 EAST BROAD STREET, SUITE B HAZLETON, PA 18201	4.5:
LIFESPRING IN HOME CARE OF EASTERN PA 1541 ALTA DRIVE SUITE 102 WHITEHALL, PA 18052	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1250 NORTH 9TH STREET SUITE 105 STROUDSBURG, PA 18360	4.5:
GEISINGER HOME HEALTH 74 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD SUITE 103 DANVILLE, PA 17821	4.5:
COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH OF MOSES TAYLOR 3 WEST OLIVE STREET SUITE 206 SCRANTON, PA 18508	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1065 HIGHWAY 315, SUITE 301 WILKES BARRE, PA 18702	4.5:
EASTON HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3893 ADLER PLACE SUITE 170 BETHLEHEM, PA 18017	4.5:

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.

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