The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in West Columbia, South Carolina

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 West Columbia, South Carolina

There are 21 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 West Columbia, South Carolina.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
MEDICAL SERVICES OF AMERICA HOME HEALTH 2 PALMETTO WOOD PKWY SUITE 201 IRMO, SC 29063	2:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH AIKEN 37 VARDEN DRIVE AIKEN, SC 29803	3:
KINDRED AT HOME 2000 CENTER POINT ROAD SUITE 2300 COLUMBIA, SC 29210	3:
MUSC HEALTH AT HOME KERSHAW 1165 HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400 LUGOFF, SC 29078	3:
UNIVERSITY HOME HEALTH 106B EAST MARTINTOWN RD NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29841	3.5:
NHC HOME CARE MIDLANDS 3227 SUNSET BLVD, SUITE F101 WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169	3.5:
PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH 140 STONERIDGE DRIVE, STE 520 COLUMBIA, SC 29210	3.5:
NHC HOMECARE AIKEN 233 PENDLETON ST. NW AIKEN, SC 29801	4:
PRISMA HEALTH HOMECARE 1400 PICKENS STREET SUITE 310, PO BOX 7275 COLUMBIA, SC 29202	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CAMDEN 2209 WEST DELKAB STREET CAMDEN, SC 29020	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 2521 EVANS STREET NEWBERRY, SC 29108	4:
PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY 500 PINEWOOD ROAD SUITE 2 SUMTER, SC 29154	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF LEXINGTON 714 SOUTHLAKE DRIVE SUITE 250 LEXINGTON, SC 29072	4.5:
PRUITTHEALTH HOME HEALTH-COLUMBIA 240 STONERIDGE DR COLUMBIA, SC 29210	4.5:
NHC HOMECARE LAURENS 700 PLAZA CIRCLE, SUITE O CLINTON, SC 29325	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CLINTON 210 PHYSICIANS PARK DR, STE U CLINTON, SC 29325	4.5:
NEIGHBORS CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDISYS CO 1645 JA COCHRAN BYPASS SUITE 1 CHESTER, SC 29706	4.5:
HOME CARE OF LANCASTER 901 MEETING ST LANCASTER, SC 29720	4.5:
TRINITY HOME HEALTH OF AIKEN 690 MEDICAL PARK DR SUITE 400 AIKEN, SC 29803	5:
GROVE PARK PHARMACY HOME CARE, LLC 1353 GROVE PARK DRIVE ORANGEBURG, SC 29115	-:
HOME CARE OF TRMC 1175 COOK ROAD SUITE 325 ORANGEBURG, SC 29118	-:

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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