The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Watertown, Wisconsin

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 Watertown, Wisconsin

There are 48 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 Watertown, Wisconsin.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
GREAT LAKES HOME HEALTH LLC 2115 E. WOODSTOCK PLACE MILWAUKEE, WI 53202	1.5:
ALMOST FAMILY 2100 RIVERSIDE DR SUITE 103 GREEN BAY, WI 54301	1.5:
AFFILIATED HOME HEALTH CARE 8550 W NATIONAL AVE WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	2:
ST. CAMILLUS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 10101 W. WISCONSIN AVE WAUWATOSA, WI 53226	2:
REGAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES 11805 W HAMPTON AVE, SUITE 100 MILWAUKEE, WI 53225	2:
OAKWOOD PREFERRED HOME HEALTHCARE 6411 MINERAL POINT, SUITE 211 MADISON, WI 53705	2:
BRIDGES HOME HEALTHCARE 20875 CROSSROADS CIRCLE, SUITE 400 WAUKESHA, WI 53186	2:
HILLSIDE HOME CARE 707 S UNIVERSITY AVE BEAVER DAM, WI 53916	2:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME MONROE 515 22ND AVE MONROE, WI 53566	2.5:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH N6359 US HIGHWAY 12 ELKHORN, WI 53121	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME HOME HEALTH-WISCONSIN 2802 WALTON COMMONS LANE MADISON, WI 53718	2.5:
UW HEALTH CARE DIRECT 1345 DEMING WAY, SUITE 200 MIDDLETON, WI 53562	2.5:
ALPHA CARE HEALTH SERVICES OF WI, INC. 600 N. PLANKINTON AVE. #302 MILWAUKEE, WI 53203	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME HOME HEALTH - FOND DU LAC 239 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE FOND DU LAC, WI 54937	2.5:
AT HOME HEALTHCARE 1904 E. HUEBBE PARKWAY BELOIT, WI 53511	3:
MERCYHEALTH AT HOME 901 MINERAL POINT AVE JANESVILLE, WI 53548	3:
MIRACLE HOME HEALTH OF WISCONSIN 7545 N. PORT WASHINGTON RD., STOP 3 GLENDALE, WI 53217	3:
HORIZON HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 11002 WEST PARK PLACE MILWAUKEE, WI 53224	3:
COMMONHEART HOME HEALTH 1020 HILL STREET WATERTOWN, WI 53098	3:
DIVINE SAVIOR HOME CARE 2805 HUNTERS TRAIL PORTAGE, WI 53901	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 660 W. WASHINGTON AVE., SUITE 309 MADISON, WI 53703	3.5:
KENOSHA VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 600 52ND ST STE 300 KENOSHA, WI 53140	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 10150 W NATIONAL AVE SUITE 150 WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	4:
PROHEALTH HOME CARE N17W24100 RIVERWOOD DR., SUITE 200 WAUKESHA, WI 53188	4:
ASCENSION AT HOME 135 S. 84TH ST., SUITE 150 MILWAUKEE, WI 53214	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 6233 BANKERS ROAD SUITE 1 RACINE, WI 53403	4.5:
AURORA AT HOME 11333 W NATIONAL AVE MILWAUKEE, WI 53227	4.5:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 330 S EXECUTIVE DR, SUITE 110 BROOKFIELD, WI 53005	4.5:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (MILWAUKEE) 10200 W INNOVATION DR, SUITE 400 WAUWATOSA, WI 53226	4.5:
PRECEPTOR HOME HEALTH W175 N11117 STONEWOOD DR STE 100 GERMANTOWN, WI 53022	4.5:
HANNAH HOME HEALTH CARE 215 W NORTH ST WAUKESHA, WI 53188	5:
HARMONYCARES HOME HEALTH 2514 S 102ND ST SUITE 160C WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF WISCONSIN 2801 COHO ST SUITE 101 MADISON, WI 53713	5:
CARE IN THE HOME WISCONSIN 10505 CORPORATE DR SUITE 102 PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI 53158	-:
NOS HEALTHCARE INC. 1333 COLLEGE AVE STE F SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI 53172	-:
ATLAS HEALTHCARE INC. 10150 W. NATIONAL AVE., SUITE 202 WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	-:
PROFESSIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES 10827 WEST LINCOLN AVE WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	-:
ANS HOME HEALTH SERVICE 1551 SOUTH 108TH ST WEST ALLIS, WI 53214	-:
LAABS HOME HEALTH CARE 619 N 35TH ST MILWAUKEE, WI 53208	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH SERVICES 811 N HAWLEY RD, SUITE 102 MILWAUKEE, WI 53213	-:
VANGUARD HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 1033 N MAYFAIR RD, SUITE 300 MILWAUKEE, WI 53226	-:
CATALYST, INC. 230 S. HAMILTON ST. MADISON, WI 53703	-:
ALL AMERICAN HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 3235 N 124TH ST, SUITE 4 BROOKFIELD, WI 53005	-:
TRINITY HOME HEALTH 8400 W CAPITOL DR MILWAUKEE, WI 53222	-:
PERSONALIZED PLUS HOME HEALTH CARE 7402 WEST DERBY PLACE SUITE A MILWAUKEE, WI 53218	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 5100 EASTPARK BLVD, SUITE 100 MADISON, WI 53718	-:
ATLANTIC HOME HEALTH CARE 5600 W BROWN DEER RD, SUITE 216 BROWN DEER, WI 53223	-:
INTERNATIONAL QUALITY HOMECARE OF WISCONSIN, LLC 2395 W WASHINGTON ST, SUITE 103 WEST BEND, WI 53095	-:

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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