The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Ashland, 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 Ashland, Alabama

There are 25 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 Ashland, Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2700 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 200 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 500 ESPLANADE DRIVE, SUITE #660 OXNARD, CA 93036	-:
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:
HOMECARE OF EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER 1661 SHUG JORDAN PKWY, UNIT 505 AUBURN, AL 36830	4.5:
EAMC - LANIER HOME HEALTH 1806 44TH ST. VALLEY, AL 36854	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1025 WEST FORT WILLIAMS ST SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4.5:
ASCENSION AT HOME 2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE ROAD, SUITE 7 PELL CITY, AL 35128	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 4735 NORREL DRIVE, SUITE 125 TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF ANNISTON 171 TOWN CENTER DR, SUITE MPS-4 ANNISTON, AL 36205	4.5:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF ONEONTA 1104 2ND AVE EAST, SUITE C ONEONTA, AL 35121	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF OPELIKA 3320 SKYWAY DRIVE, SUITE 804 OPELIKA, AL 36801	4:
ENCOMPASS HEALTH HOME HEALTH 205 FOB JAMES DRIVE VALLEY, AL 36854	4:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 222-224 7TH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 224 CLANTON, AL 35045	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:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1900 LEIGHTON AVENUE, SUITE 102 ANNISTON, AL 36207	4:
IVY CREEK HOME HEALTH OF ELMORE 500 HOSPITAL DRIVE WETUMPKA, AL 36092	3.5:
LAKE MARTIN HOME HEALTH 729 EAST SOUTH STREET DADEVILLE, AL 36853	3.5:
CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME CARE, LLC 83825 HIGHWAY 9 ASHLAND, AL 36251	3.5:
PROHEALTH HOME HEALTH, LLC 25522 HIGHWAY 75 NORTH ONEONTA, AL 35121	3.5:
PRIME HOME HEALTH OF LEE COUNTY 2125 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE OPELIKA, AL 36801	2.5:
WEST GEORGIA HOME CARE 120 GLENN BASS ROAD LAGRANGE, GA 30240	2.5:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH 1526 GILMER AVENUE TALLASSEE, AL 36078	2:
TANNER HOME HEALTH SERVICES 119 AMBULANCE DRIVE, SUITE 200 CARROLLTON, GA 30117	2:

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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