The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

There are 23 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 Rhode Island.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PINNACLE HOME CARE LLC 57 KILVERT STREET SUITE 105 WARWICK, RI 02886	2:
CAPITOL HOME CARE NETWORK, INC 400 RESERVOIR AVE. PROVIDENCE, RI 02907	2.5:
HOME CARE ADVANTAGE CHC 165 BURNSIDE ST. CRANSTON, RI 02910	2.5:
PATHWAYS HEALTHCARE, LLC 75 SOCKANOSSET ROAD, SUITE 210 CRANSTON, RI 02920	2.5:
VISITING NURSE HOME AND HOSPICE 1184 EAST MAIN ROAD PORTSMOUTH, RI 02871	3:
CATHLEEN NAUGHTON ASSOCIATES 2350 POST ROAD, STE 101 WARWICK, RI 02886	3:
PROSPECT CHARTERCARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, LLC 50 MAUDE STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02908	3:
CONCORD HEALTH SERVICES 30 ROLFE SQUARE CRANSTON, RI 02910	3:
NURSE ON CALL 640 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY LINCOLN, RI 02865	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 300 TOLL GATE ROAD WARWICK, RI 02886	3.5:
ELMWOOD HOME CARE, INC 120 DUDLEY STREET, SUITE 201 PROVIDENCE, RI 02905	3.5:
CEDAR HOME HEALTH, LLC 125 SCITUATE AVENUE CRANSTON, RI 02921	3.5:
SOUTH COUNTY HOME HEALTH ONE HIGH STREET WAKEFIELD, RI 02879	4:
VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND 51 HEALTH LANE WARWICK, RI 02886	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 300 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202 EAST WARWICK, RI 02886	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 260 WEST EXCHANGE STREET, SUITE 1 PROVIDENCE, RI 02903	4:
NURSING PLACEMENT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 588 PAWTUCKET AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI 02860	4.5:
ELARA CARING 2809 POST ROAD WARWICK, RI 02886	5:
LIFETIME MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES 235 LONSDALE AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI 02860	-:
OCEAN STATE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 64 AIRPORT ROAD WARWICK, RI 02889	-:
DEPENDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC 1171 MAIN STREET, SUITE C WYOMING, RI 02898	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC ONE CEDAR STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02903	-:
INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SERVICES LLC 433 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE, RI 02907	-:

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 Rhode Island

Major Cities in Rhode Island

Providence, RI (best, worst)	Cranston, RI (best, worst)
Warwick, RI (best, worst)	Pawtucket, RI (best, worst)
East Providence, RI (best, worst)	Woonsocket, RI (best, worst)
Newport, RI (best, worst)	Central Falls, RI (best, worst)
Newport East, RI (best, worst)	Valley Falls, RI (best, worst)
Wakefield-Peacedale, RI (best, worst)	Greenville, RI (best, worst)
Cumberland Hill, RI (best, worst)	Kingston, RI (best, worst)
Pascoag, RI (best, worst)	Narragansett Pier, RI (best, worst)
Hope Valley, RI (best, worst)	Chepachet, RI (best, worst)
Harrisville, RI (best, worst)	Bradford, RI (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)