The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, Pennsylvania

There are 148 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 Pottsville, Pennsylvania.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
LEHIGH HOME HEALTH CARE AND STAFFING AGENCY INC 825 WALNUT STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18102	1:
COMPASS HOME HEALTH AND REHAB LLC 239 SCHUYLER AVENUE KINGSTON, PA 18704	1.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE MID ATLANTIC 220 W HAMILTON STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	1.5:
CAREPINE HOME HEALTH, LLC 1125 S CEDAR CREST SUITE 204 ALLENTOWN, PA 18103	1.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2315 SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL NORTH SUITE B & C YORK, PA 17404	2:
CONTINUOUS HOME CARE INC 28 WEST EAGLE ROAD, SUITE 201 HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	2.5:
FAMILY CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC 212 WEST 5TH STREET BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815	2.5:
VNA HEALTH SYSTEM 21 WEST INDEPENDENCE STREET SHAMOKIN, PA 17872	2.5:
VALLEY MED HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 2200 HAMILTON STREET SUITE 310 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	2.5:
TNT HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 520 N 8TH STREET SUNBURY, PA 17801	2.5:
SPIRITRUST LUTHERAN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 402 WEST CHEW STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18102	2.5:
PATHWAYS HEALTHCARE 270 PIERCE STREET SUITE 308 KINGSTON, PA 18704	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CENTRAL PA 160 CHAD ROAD MUNCY, PA 17756	2.5:
MAYLATH VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 750 STATE ROUTE 93 PO BOX 103 SYBERTSVILLE, PA 18251	2.5:
ASSOCIATED FAMILY HOME CARE, INC. 256 SCHUYLER AVENUE KINGSTON, PA 18704	2.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 1100 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 210 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	2.5:
UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE 1100 GRAMPIAN BLVD, FOUR SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701	2.5:
GERAS HEALTHCARE, INC 3415 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	2.5:
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:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 1502 ROUTE 61 HIGHWAY SOUTH POTTSVILLE, PA 17901	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HOME CARE HAZLETON 668 N CHURCH STREET SUITE 203 HAZLETON, PA 18201	3:
MASONIC VILLAGE HOME HEALTH 98 MASONIC DRIVE SUITE 101 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022	3:
LEHIGH VALLEY HOME CARE 2024 LEHIGH STREET ALLENTOWN, PA 18103	3:
ACTS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 420 DELAWARE DRIVE FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034	3:
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL HOME CARE 216 CENTER STREET DUPONT, PA 18641	3:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL PA INC 3315 DERRY STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17111	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 1400 N PROVIDENCE ROAD SUITE 212 MEDIA, PA 19063	3:
HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH - ALLENTOWN 1541 ALTA DRIVE, SUITE 207 WHITEHALL, PA 18052	3.5:
ST LUKE'S HOME HEALTH 240 UNION STATION PLAZA BETHLEHEM, PA 18015	3.5:
ADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 100 MT ALLEN DRIVE ROOM 3068 MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055	3.5:
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME - BERKS 739 READING AVENUE VF BLDG 202 WEST READING, PA 19611	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:
RESIDENTIAL HOME HEALTH OF NC PA, LLC 4650 WESTBRANCH HIGHWAY SUITE 150 LEWISBURG, PA 17837	3.5:
MEMORIAL WHITE ROSE HOME HEALTH 224 SAINT CHARLES WAY SUITE 105 YORK, PA 17402	3.5:
PRECISION HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 90 N WARREN STREET ORWIGSBURG, PA 17961	4:
1ST CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF PENNSYLVANIA 5000 WEST TILGHMAN ST, SUITE 200 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104	4:
PATIENT CARE 2 MERIDIAN BLVD, SUITE 214 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 512 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, SUITE 303 BLUE BELL, PA 19422	4:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 282 MAYTOWN ROAD, SUITE 200 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 2 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD 2ND FLOOR WYOMISSING, PA 19610	4:
REVOLUTIONARY HOME HEALTH INC 1541 N WEST END BLVD QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 390 WATERLOO BLVD SUITE 220 EXTON, PA 19341	4:
GRAND VIEW HOME CARE 4 LIFE MARK DRIVE SELLERSVILLE, PA 18960	4:
COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE OF WILKES-BARRE 900 RUTTER AVENUE SUITE 8 FORTY FORT, PA 18704	4:
MAIN LINE HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE - HOME HEALTH 240 RADNOR CHESTER ROAD SUITE 100 RADNOR, PA 19087	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 N WILKES BARRE BLVD, 2ND FLOOR, SUITE 207 WILKES BARRE, PA 18702	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 480 NEW HOLLAND AVENUE, BUILDING 8, STE 8101 LANCASTER, PA 17602	4:

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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