The Best Home Health Care Agencies in 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 Alabama

There are 116 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 best home health care agencies in the market ranked by their overall 5-star quality of care rating. (Click here to see the worst home health care agencies in Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH 104 CAMELLIA AVENUE, SUITE B GREENVILLE, AL 36037	-:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2700 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 200 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242	-:
GENEVA COUNTY HOME CARE 300 COUNTY ROAD 41 HARTFORD, AL 36344	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH 44 HUGHES RD STE 2400 MADISON, AL 35758	-:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1458 JONES DAIRY ROAD SUITE 100 JASPER, AL 35501	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 20 ALMON DRIVE SUITE C MOULTON, AL 35650	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 614 MARTIN ST N PELL CITY, AL 35125	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 3225 RAINBOW DRIVE, SUITE 256 RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF SELMA 108 EXECUTIVE PARK LANE SELMA, AL 36701	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF BREWTON 2554 DOUGLAS AVENUE BREWTON, AL 36426	5:
SPRINGHILL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 10 MOBILE STREET MOBILE, AL 36607	5:
MEDICAL CENTERS HOMECARE 5850 US HWY 431, SUITE 34 ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1015 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE A CULLMAN, AL 35055	5:
DEKALB REGIONAL HOME HEALTH 1706 GLENN BOULEVARD, SUITE 3 FORT PAYNE, AL 35968	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MONROEVILLE 15 MAYFIELD STREET MONROEVILLE, AL 36460	5:
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER HOMECARE 102 2ND AVENUE SE FAYETTE, AL 35555	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 4735 NORREL DRIVE, SUITE 125 TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 824 WESTERN AMERICA DRIVE MOBILE, AL 36609	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH LAKESHORE OF BIRMINGHAM 2204 LAKESHORE DRIVE, SUITE 200 HOMEWOOD, AL 35209	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2100 SOUTHBRIDGE PKWY, SUITE 480 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209	4.5:
INFIRMARY HOMECARE 6001 AIRPORT BOULEVARD, STE B MOBILE, AL 36608	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF FORT PAYNE 501 GREENHILL BLVD SUITE 150 FORT PAYNE, AL 35967	4.5:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF ONEONTA 1104 2ND AVE EAST, SUITE C ONEONTA, AL 35121	4.5:
AMEDISYS HH, A LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER PARTNER 15190 COURT STREET, SUITE B MOULTON, AL 35650	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1988 FAIRVIEW AVENUE PRATTVILLE, AL 36066	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2100 RIVERCHASE CTR, STE 450 HOOVER, AL 35244	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 200 CENTRAL PARK PLACE SELMA, AL 36701	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 114 N ACADEMY AVENUE BUTLER, AL 36904	4.5:
THOMAS HOME HEALTH 7530 PARKER ROAD, SUITE 200 FAIRHOPE, AL 36532	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF ANNISTON 171 TOWN CENTER DR, SUITE MPS-4 ANNISTON, AL 36205	4.5:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF GADSDEN 300 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 403 GADSDEN, AL 35903	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MONTGOMERY 300 INTERSTATE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 324 MONTGOMERY, AL 36109	4.5:
HOMECARE OF EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER 1661 SHUG JORDAN PKWY, UNIT 505 AUBURN, AL 36830	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF FOLEY 200 WEST LAUREL AVENUE, SUITE 210 FOLEY, AL 36535	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF FLORENCE 412 S COURT STREET, SUITE 403 FLORENCE, AL 35630	4.5:
EAMC - LANIER HOME HEALTH 1806 44TH ST. VALLEY, AL 36854	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF REFORM 96 COURT SQUARE CARROLLTON, AL 35447	4.5:
LHC HOMECARE OF SOUTH ALABAMA 1802 US HIGHWAY 84 WEST, SUITE A OPP, AL 36467	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2560 COUNTY ROAD 112 DOTHAN, AL 36303	4.5:
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA 201 S. 1ST STREET GADSDEN, AL 35901	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF GREENVILLE 525 GREENVILLE BYPASS GREENVILLE, AL 36037	4.5:
ASCENSION AT HOME 2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE ROAD, SUITE 7 PELL CITY, AL 35128	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 7067 OLD MADISON PIKE NW, SUITE 105 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806	4.5:
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HOMECARE 804 GLOVER AVENUE ENTERPRISE, AL 36330	4.5:
CHEROKEE HOME HEALTH 104C NORTHWOOD DRIVE, STE A-1 CENTRE, AL 35960	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WALKER 1301 HIGHWAY 78 E, SUITE E & D JASPER, AL 35501	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 68278 MAIN STREET BLOUNTSVILLE, AL 35031	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1025 WEST FORT WILLIAMS ST SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4.5:
MARION REGIONAL HOMECARE 234 1ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 2 HAMILTON, AL 35570	4:
KELLER HOME CARE 203 4TH AVENUE SW RED BAY, AL 35582	4:

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.

Other Lists of the Best Home Health Care Agencies

The best home health care agencies in Alabama

Major Cities in Alabama

Birmingham, AL (best, worst)	Huntsville, AL (best, worst)
Mobile, AL (best, worst)	Montgomery, AL (best, worst)
Tuscaloosa, AL (best, worst)	Auburn, AL (best, worst)
Hoover, AL (best, worst)	Florence, AL (best, worst)
Anniston, AL (best, worst)	Dothan, AL (best, worst)
Daphne, AL (best, worst)	Decatur, AL (best, worst)
Gadsden, AL (best, worst)	Madison, AL (best, worst)
Enterprise, AL (best, worst)	Albertville, AL (best, worst)
Foley, AL (best, worst)	Phenix City, AL (best, worst)
Prattville, AL (best, worst)	Vestavia Hills, AL (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)