The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Gonzales, Texas

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 Gonzales, Texas

There are 27 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 Gonzales, Texas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
JACKSON COUNTY HOME HEALTH 918 SOUTH WELLS ST EDNA, TX 77957	2.5:
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1314 N SARAH DEWITT DRIVE GONZALES, TX 78629	2.5:
CUERO HOME HEALTH INC 613 NORTH ESPLANADE ST CUERO, TX 77954	3:
EMBRACE HOME HEALTH 13750 SAN PEDRO AVE STE 670 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232	3:
EXCLUSIVE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, INC 202 N ST MARY'S STREET BEEVILLE, TX 78102	3:
KAISER HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3349 SOUTH HWY 181 SUITE 1 KENEDY, TX 78119	3.5:
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1908 N LAURENT STREET SUITE 430 VICTORIA, TX 77901	3.5:
EXCEL COMPLETE HOME HEALTHCARE INC 3804 JOHN STOCKBAUER DRIVE SUITE E VICTORIA, TX 77904	3.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1212 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 125 IRVING, TX 75038	3.5:
CHRISTUS HOMECARE 750 LANDA STREET SUITE #B NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130	3.5:
CARTER HEALTHCARE 1619 E COMMON ST, STE 502 NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130	3.5:
PROGRESSIVE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1766 FM 967 SUITE B BUDA, TX 78610	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1501 EAST MOCKINGBIRD LANE SUITE 301A VICTORIA, TX 77904	4:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 101 W. GOODWIN AVENUE, SUITE 850 VICTORIA, TX 77901	4:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1064 E IRELAND ST SEGUIN, TX 78155	4:
REGENCY HOME HEALTH OF SCHULENBURG 309 KESSLER SCHULENBURG, TX 78956	4:
WIMBERLEY HOME HEALTH 201 FM 3237 SUITE 123 WIMBERLEY, TX 78676	4:
ASCENSION AT HOME 1300 DACY LANE, SUITE 170 KYLE, TX 78640	4:
PAM HEALTH AT HOME 825 MAIN STREET, SUITE#140 BUDA, TX 78610	4:
CONNALLY MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH 1303 HOSPITAL BLVD FLORESVILLE, TX 78114	4.5:
JOL HEALTHCARE 1300 DACY LANE, SUITE 150 KYLE, TX 78640	4.5:
CHOICE AUSTIN HOMECARE 3724 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BLDG. 9 SUITE 220 B AUSTIN, TX 78731	4.5:
TEXAS HOME HEALTH SKILLED SERVICES 101 W GOODWIN AVENUE STE 370 VICTORIA, TX 77901	5:
SOAR HOME CARE LLC 285 N CASTELL AVE NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130	5:
VICTORIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 120 SOUTH MAIN # 317 VICTORIA, TX 77901	-:
CHOICE HEALTH AT HOME 2115 STEPHAN'S PLACE SUITE 1400 NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130	-:
HALCYON HOME 125 MCCARTY LANE SAN MARCOS, TX 78666	-:

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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