The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in West Virginia

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 Virginia

There are 50 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 Virginia.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
WEST VIRGINIA HOME HEALTH LLC 300 FOXCROFT AVENUE, SUITE 100 B-6 MARTINSBURG, WV 25401	1.5:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 700 CHAPPELL ROAD CHARLESTON, WV 25304	2:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 6354 US ROUTE 60 EAST, SUITE 4 BARBOURSVILLE, WV 25504	2:
CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 1340 HAL GREER BOULEVARD HUNTINGTON, WV 25701	2.5:
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 601 COLLIERS WAY WEIRTON, WV 26062	2.5:
OHIO VALLEY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 600 INDIANA AVENUE, SUITE 304 CHESTER, WV 26034	2.5:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 299 1/2 NORTH STATE ROUTE 2 NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTH CARE OF MORGANTOWN 1111 VAN VOORHIS ROAD, SUITE 2 MORGANTOWN, WV 26505	3:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 2828 OLD ROUTE 33, SIDE B HORNER, WV 26372	3:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 1908 GLENWOOD PARK ROAD PRINCETON, WV 24739	3:
STONERISE HOME HEALTH 30 MON GENERAL DRIVE, STE 2 MORGANTOWN, WV 26505	3:
HOLZER HOME CARE, MASON COUNTY 2605 JACKSON AVE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	3:
PENDLETON HOME HEALTH SERVICES 75 ST JOHN DRIVE FRANKLIN, WV 26807	3:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF W. VA, INC. 300 B PRESTIGE PARK HURRICANE, WV 25526	3.5:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE 829 FAIRMONT ROAD, SUITE 104 WESTOVER, WV 26501	3.5:
WVUHS HOME CARE 2673 DAVISSON RUN ROAD CLARKSBURG, WV 26301	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 5007 MID ATLANTIC DRIVE MORGANTOWN, WV 26508	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 108 SUNSET DRIVE BECKLEY, WV 25801	3.5:
LOGAN ARH HOME HEALTH AGENCY 113 LB&T WAY LOGAN, WV 25601	3.5:
BECKLEY ARH HOME HEALTH 306 STANAFORD ROAD BECKLEY, WV 25801	3.5:
CARTER HEALTHCARE 2110 LUMBER AVENUE SUITE 1 WHEELING, WV 26003	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF MOUNDSVILLE 245 JEFFERSON AVENUE MOUNDSVILLE, WV 26041	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 2200 GRAND CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 101 VIENNA, WV 26105	4:
DIGNITY HOME HEALTH 557 MAIN STREET CHAPMANVILLE, WV 25508	4:
WETZEL COUNTY HOMECARE 411 NORTH STATE ROUTE 2 NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 3198 US ROUTE 60, SUITE A ONA, WV 25545	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 46 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVE CHAPMANVILLE, WV 25508	4:
PLEASANT VALLEY HOME HEALTH 2410 JEFFERSON AVENUE POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550	4:
HOUSECALLS HOME HEALTH 417 GRAND PARK DRIVE, SUITE 203 PARKERSBURG, WV 26105	4:
PCH HOME HEALTH 738 MERCER STREET PRINCETON, WV 24740	4:
CARE PARTNERS HOME HEALTH 511 BURROUGHS STREET, SUITE 101 MORGANTOWN, WV 26505	4:
PANHANDLE HOME HEALTH, INC. 208 OLD MILL ROAD MARTINSBURG, WV 25401	4:
PRESTON MEMORIAL HOMECARE 419 MORGANTOWN STREET KINGWOOD, WV 26537	4:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME HEALTH SERVICES 155 N QUEEN STREET MARTINSBURG, WV 25404	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 4825 MACCORKLE AVENUE SW, SUITE F SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25309	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 39 12TH STREET PARKERSBURG, WV 26101	4.5:
WEST VIRGINIA HOME HEALTH 21 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 302 BUCKHANNON, WV 26201	4.5:
BOONE MEMORIAL HOMECARE 298 TRICORN ROAD DANVILLE, WV 25053	4.5:
MOUNTAINEER HOMECARE 400 TRACY WAY, SUITE 100 CHARLESTON, WV 25311	4.5:
HOMEPLUS 909 GORMAN AVENUE, SUITE 6 ELKINS, WV 26241	4.5:
VALLEY HEALTH HOME HEALTH/WEST VIRGINIA 25072 NORTHWESTERN PIKE ROMNEY, WV 26757	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 2345 CHESTERFIELD AVENUE, SUITE 201 CHARLESTON, WV 25304	4.5:
GRANT MEMORIAL HOMECARE 100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, SUITE 3 PETERSBURG, WV 26847	4.5:
HOME CARE PLUS, INCORPORATED 10434 SENECA TRL S LEWISBURG, WV 24901	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 112 MELLON STREET BECKLEY, WV 25801	4.5:
CARING ANGELS HOME HEALTH, LLC 127 HOVATTER DRIVE INWOOD, WV 25428	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 800 BROAD STREET SUMMERSVILLE, WV 26651	5:
ST MARY'S HOME HEALTH SERVICE 3246 US ROUTE 60, SUITE 13 HUNTINGTON, WV 25705	5:
LOTS OF HEARTS HOMECARE, LLC 583 GARRISON AVENUE, SUITE 6 CHARLESTON, WV 25302	-:
HOME HEALTH OF WEST VIRGINIA 1603 2ND AVENUE CHARLESTON, WV 25387	-:

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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The worst home health care agencies in West Virginia

Major Cities in West Virginia

Huntington, WV (best, worst)	Charleston, WV (best, worst)
Wheeling, WV (best, worst)	Morgantown, WV (best, worst)
Weirton, WV (best, worst)	Parkersburg, WV (best, worst)
Beckley, WV (best, worst)	Bluefield, WV (best, worst)
Clarksburg, WV (best, worst)	Fairmont, WV (best, worst)
Charles Town, WV (best, worst)	Martinsburg, WV (best, worst)
Teays Valley, WV (best, worst)	South Charleston, WV (best, worst)
Elkins, WV (best, worst)	Point Pleasant, WV (best, worst)
Vienna, WV (best, worst)	St. Albans, WV (best, worst)
Cross Lanes, WV (best, worst)	Cheat Lake, WV (best, worst)

Best and Worst Home Health Care Lists in Other States

Alaska (best, worst)	Alabama (best, worst)
Arizona (best, worst)	Arkansas (best, worst)
California (best, worst)	Colorado (best, worst)
Connecticut (best, worst)	Delaware (best, worst)
District of Columbia (best, worst)	Florida (best, worst)
Georgia (best, worst)	Hawaii (best, worst)
Idaho (best, worst)	Illinois (best, worst)
Indiana (best, worst)	Iowa (best, worst)
Kansas (best, worst)	Kentucky (best, worst)
Louisiana (best, worst)	Maine (best, worst)
Maryland (best, worst)	Massachusetts (best, worst)
Michigan (best, worst)	Minnesota (best, worst)
Mississippi (best, worst)	Missouri (best, worst)
Montana (best, worst)	Nebraska (best, worst)
Nevada (best, worst)	New Hampshire (best, worst)
New Jersey (best, worst)	New Mexico (best, worst)
New York (best, worst)	North Carolina (best, worst)
North Dakota (best, worst)	Ohio (best, worst)
Oklahoma (best, worst)	Oregon (best, worst)
Pennsylvania (best, worst)	Rhode Island (best, worst)
South Carolina (best, worst)	South Dakota (best, worst)
Tennessee (best, worst)	Texas (best, worst)
Utah (best, worst)	Vermont (best, worst)
Virginia (best, worst)	Washington (best, worst)
West Virginia (best, worst)	Wisconsin (best, worst)
Wyoming (best, worst)	Guam (best, worst)
U.S. Virgin Islands (best, worst)	Puerto Rico (best, worst)