The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Parkersburg, West Virginia

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 Parkersburg, West Virginia

There are 29 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 Parkersburg, West Virginia.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CAMBRIDGE CARETENDERS 4035 NORTHPOINTE DRIVE, UNIT 6 ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	1:
GENERATIONS HOME HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS LLC 26261 MAIN STREET SUITE 3 COOLVILLE, OH 45723	1.5:
QUALITY OF LIFE HOME CARE LTD 407 SECOND STREET MARIETTA, OH 45750	1.5:
HOLZER HOME CARE 2881 STATE ROUTE 160 GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF MARIETTA 107 WEST COURT STREET WOODSFIELD, OH 43793	2.5:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 299 1/2 NORTH STATE ROUTE 2 NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155	2.5:
HOLZER HOME CARE, MASON COUNTY 2605 JACKSON AVE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CAMBRIDGE 2806 BELL STREET ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	3:
OHIOHEALTH HOME HEALTH 444 WEST UNION STREET, SUITE C ATHENS, OH 45701	3.5:
ABSOLUTE HOME HEALTH 39 SUMMIT COURT CALDWELL, OH 43724	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF MOUNDSVILLE 245 JEFFERSON AVENUE MOUNDSVILLE, WV 26041	3.5:
PLEASANT VALLEY HOME HEALTH 2410 JEFFERSON AVENUE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	4:
HOUSECALLS HOME HEALTH 417 GRAND PARK DRIVE, SUITE 203 PARKERSBURG, WV 26105	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 2200 GRAND CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 101 VIENNA, WV 26105	4:
MARIETTA HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS PART 27853 STATE ROUTE 7 MARIETTA, OH 45750	4:
WETZEL COUNTY HOMECARE 411 NORTH STATE ROUTE 2 NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155	4:
GENESIS HOME CARE 2503 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE B ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	4:
PLEASANT VALLEY HOME HEALTH 300 LODI LANE GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631	4.5:
HOUSECALLS HOME HEALTH 606 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BELPRE, OH 45714	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 39 12TH STREET PARKERSBURG, WV 26101	4.5:
AMERICAN NURSING CARE, INC 1206 A BRANDYWINE BLVD ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	4.5:
OHIO VALLEY HOME HEALTH, INC 1480 JACKSON PIKE GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631	-:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE 1925 WASHINGTON BLVD BELPRE, OH 45714	-:
1ST CHOICE HOME HEALTH LLC 6105 FAIRDALE DRIVE CAMBRIDGE, OH 43725	-:
NINA'S HEALTH CARE FAIRFIELD 47 NORTH MARKET STREET, SUITE 208 LOGAN, OH 43138	-:
NINA'S HEALTH CARE NEW LEX INC 115 NORTH MAIN STREET NEW LEXINGTON, OH 43764	-:
VALLEY HOME CARE SOLUTIONS LLC 128 NORTH MAIN STREET BELLE VALLEY, OH 43717	-:
MUSKINGUM COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH INC 1322 MAPLE AVENUE ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	-:
NINA'S HEALTH CARE ZANESVILLE 2796 C MAPLE AVENUE ZANESVILLE, OH 43701	-:

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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