The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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 Allentown, Pennsylvania

There are 230 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 Allentown, Pennsylvania.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
VISITING NURSE GROUP, INC. 128 WEST GIRARD AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
GERAS HEALTHCARE, INC 3415 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	-:
H&M CARE INC 4920 BALTIMORE PIKE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143	-:
PEACE IN THE VALLEY HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LLC 7107 WEST CHESTER PIKE, 1ST FLOOR UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
SUCCESSFUL AGING INC 38 GARRETT ROAD UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
ACT HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 1121 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	-:
NEIGHBORHOOD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 795 E MARSHALL ST SUITE 204 WEST CHESTER, PA 19380	-:
HEALTH1ST HOME HEALTH SERVICES 1230 BURMONT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, SUITE 220 DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING SERVICES INC. 130 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD SUITE 200 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
SILVERCARE HOMECARE SERVICES, LLC 6787 MARKET STREET SUITE 104 UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
AT HOME HEALTH INC 520 N DELAWARE AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SUITE 801 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
SUMA HOME CARE INC 23 SOUTH CHESTER PIKE GLENOLDEN, PA 19036	-:
CARE FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 8400 WEST CHESTER PIKE UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
RELIANT HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 1401 E MACDADE BLVD FOLSOM, PA 19033	-:
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH INC 525 WEST CHESTER PIKE, SUITE 311A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
STAFFING VILLAGE HOME HEALTH CARE 3400 GARRETT ROAD DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	-:
CITIZENS HOME CARE AGENCY, LLC 885 N 66TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19151	-:
GOLDEN HEALTH SERVICES INC 2100 SCATTERGOOD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124	-:
HOME CARE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - CHESTER 525 HIGHLANDS BLVD SUITE 105 COATESVILLE, PA 19320	-:
ADVANCED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 525 CHESTER PIKE PROSPECT PARK, PA 19076	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 N 20TH STREET SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	-:
SIGMA HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. 3501 NEWBERRY ROAD PHILDELPHIA, PA 19154	-:
MOG HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES 133 HEATHER ROAD SUITE 102 & 103 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
EHOMECARE 59 E BALTIMORE AVE CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA 19018	-:
AMERIBEST HOME CARE INC. 990 SPRING GARDEN STREET, SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
DAILY DOVE CARE, LLC 16 N. 52ND STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139	-:
APEX HUMAN SERVICES 925 PROVIDENCE RD SUITE 17 SECANE, PA 19018	-:
ACCUCARE HOME NURSING INC 1999 SPROUL ROAD SUITE 1 BROOMALL, PA 19008	-:
VITAL SUPPORT HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INC 4711 WELLINGTON STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1400 NORTH PROVIDENCE ROAD SUITE 300 SOUTH MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
HOME HEALTH SPECIALISTS INC 349 WEST STATE ST MEDIA, PA 19063	-:
MARSCARE 739 NORTH 24TH ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 748 SPRINGDALE DRIVE SUITE 120 EXTON, PA 19341	-:
FIRST HOPE HOME CARE AGENCY INC 515 WEST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH INC 530 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064	-:
ABUNDANT CARE, LLC 510 DARBY ROAD, SUITE 1A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
365 HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 301 CITY AVENUE SUITE 300 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
WEALLCARE HOME HEALTH LLC 251 EAST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125	-:
CRITICARE HOME AND NURSING SERVICES 5 CHRISTY DRIVE, SUITE 104 CHADDS FORD, PA 19317	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 3409 WEST CHESTER PIKE SUITE 102 NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	-:
ELITE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 100 WEST AVENUE, SUITE 910S JENKINTOWN, PA 19046	-:
ANC HOMEHEALTH SERVICES 219 CUTHBERT STREET SUITE 4B PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 1 BELMONT AVENUE SUITE 800 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
ADWA HOME CARE INC 213 N 9TH ST, FL 1 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107	-:
LADY OF FATIMA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 6122 TORRESDALE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135	-:
MPAC AT HOME 4001 FORD ROAD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE ONE BELMONT AVENUE, SUITE 200 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 3751 ISLAND AVENUE, SUITE 104 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153	-:
CARING HEARTS HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 400 MACDADE BLVD COLLINGDALE, PA 19023	-:

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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