The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in St. George, Utah

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 St. George, Utah

There are 16 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 St. George, Utah.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
ALLIANCE HOME HEALTH OF SOUTHERN UTAH 923 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, SUITE 205 ST. GEORGE, UT 84790	2.5:
IRON COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY 965 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 4 CEDAR CITY, UT 84720	2.5:
INTEGRATED SENIOR CARE HOME HEALTH 616 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, SUITE 200 ST GEORGE, UT 84790	3:
HORIZON HOME HEALTH-SG 2069 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 106 CEDAR CITY, UT 84721	3:
ATLAS HOMECARE OF SOUTHERN UTAH 1525 EAST OVATION PLACE WASHINGTON, UT 84780	3.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH OF ST GEORGE 1934 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE ST GEORGE, UT 84790	3.5:
INTERMOUNTAIN HOMECARE HOME HEALTH ST GEORGE 555 SOUTH BLUFF STREET, SUITE 100 ST GEORGE, UT 84770	3.5:
SUMMIT HOME HEALTH ST. GEORGE 736 SOUTH 900 EAST ST. GEORGE, UT 84790	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF SOUTHERN UTAH 515 SOUTH 300 EAST, SUITE 105 ST GEORGE, UT 84770	4:
MESA VIEW HOME CARE LLC 330 FALCON RIDGE PKWY BLDG. 200 STE A MESQUITE, NV 89027	4.5:
OMNIA HOME CARE LLC 350 FALCON RDIGE PKWY STE 101 MESQUITE, NV 89027	4.5:
DIXIE HOME REHAB 352 EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE, SUITE B3 ST GEORGE, UT 84790	4.5:
ZION'S WAY HOME HEALTH 1173 SOUTH 250 WEST, SUITE 401 ST. GEORGE, UT 84770	4.5:
CANYON HOME CARE OF SOUTHERN UTAH 1240 EAST 100 SOUTH, SUITE 119 ST GEORGE, UT 84790	4.5:
SUN TREE HOME HEALTH, LLC 1240 EAST 100 SOUTH, SUITE 121 ST. GEORGE, UT 84790	4.5:
RED MESA HOME HEALTH 2810 SOUTH 3640 WEST HURRICANE, UT 84737	-:

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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