The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Wetumpka, Alabama

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 Wetumpka, Alabama

There are 20 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 Wetumpka, Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH 1526 GILMER AVENUE TALLASSEE, AL 36078	2.5:
PRIME HOME HEALTH OF LEE COUNTY 2125 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE OPELIKA, AL 36801	2.5:
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE 201 MONROE STREET, THE RSA TOWER, SUITE 1180 MONTGOMERY, AL 36104	3:
LAKE MARTIN HOME HEALTH 729 EAST SOUTH STREET DADEVILLE, AL 36853	3:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 11123 CHANTILLY PARKWAY, UNIT L PIKE ROAD, AL 36064	3.5:
IVY CREEK HOME HEALTH OF ELMORE 500 HOSPITAL DRIVE WETUMPKA, AL 36092	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF OPELIKA 3320 SKYWAY DRIVE, SUITE 804 OPELIKA, AL 36801	3.5:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 222-224 7TH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 224 CLANTON, AL 35045	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF GREENVILLE 525 GREENVILLE BYPASS GREENVILLE, AL 36037	4:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF MONTGOMERY 451 ST. LUKE'S DRIVE, SUITE 451 MONTGOMERY, AL 36117	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1988 FAIRVIEW AVENUE PRATTVILLE, AL 36066	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 118 6TH STREET SOUTH CLANTON, AL 35045	4:
COOSA VALLEY HOMECARE 209 WEST SPRING STREET, SUIT 305 SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 100 CONCOURSE PKWY STE 320 B HOOVER, AL 35244	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MONTGOMERY 300 INTERSTATE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 324 MONTGOMERY, AL 36109	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF SELMA 108 EXECUTIVE PARK LANE SELMA, AL 36701	4.5:
HOMECARE OF EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER 1661 SHUG JORDAN PKWY, UNIT 505 AUBURN, AL 36830	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1025 WEST FORT WILLIAMS ST SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 200 CENTRAL PARK PLACE SELMA, AL 36701	5:
L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH 104 CAMELLIA AVENUE, SUITE B GREENVILLE, AL 36037	-:

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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