The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Iowa

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 Iowa

There are 135 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 Iowa.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CHILDSERVE HOME CARE 5900 PIONEER PARKWAY JOHNSTON, IA 50131	-:
DES MOINES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 522 NORTH THIRD STREET BURLINGTON, IA 52601	-:
IOWA HOME CARE, L L C 644 1ST STREET SUITE A WEBSTER CITY, IA 50595	-:
GATEWAY HOME HEALTH 201 1ST STREET SW SUITE A CLARION, IA 50525	-:
TO THE RESCUE 3725 CENTER POINT ROAD NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402	-:
NEW CHOICES 2415 18TH STREET, SUITE 106 BETTENDORF, IA 52722	-:
WINNESHIEK COUNTY PHNS 305 MONTGOMERY STREET DECORAH, IA 52101	-:
KEOKUK COUNTY PHNS 101 S MAIN STREET, COURTHOUSE SIGOURNEY, IA 52591	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 5235 GRAND AVE DAVENPORT, IA 52802	-:
VAN BUREN COUNTY PHNS 404 DODGE STREET KEOSAUQUA, IA 52565	-:
WEL-HOME HEALTH OF SERGEANT BLUFF 112 GAUL DRIVE SERGEANT BLUFF, IA 51054	-:
FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 1600 CENTRAL AVENUE EAST HAMPTON, IA 50441	-:
SKYLINE CENTER INC HOME HEALTH 2600 NORTH FOURTH STREET CLINTON, IA 52732	-:
POCAHONTAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 21 3RD AVE NE POCAHONTAS, IA 50574	-:
UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS 3345 106TH CIR URBANDALE, IA 50322	-:
UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS 518 8TH STREET SIOUX CITY, IA 51101	-:
OPEN ARMS HOME HEALTH CARE, L L C 3390 LAKE RIDGE DRIVE DUBUQUE, IA 52003	-:
OPEN ARMS HOME HEALTH CARE - WATERLOO, LLC 421 OAK AVENUE WATERLOO, IA 50703	-:
IOWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 185 WEST DILLIN STREET, SUITE #1 MARENGO, IA 52301	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 2900 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 210 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266	-:
FAMILY CARE SOLUTIONS LLC 4893 UTICA RIDGE ROAD DAVENPORT, IA 52807	-:
WASHINGTON CO. PUBLIC HEALTH 110 NORTH IOWA AVENUE, SUITE 300 WASHINGTON, IA 52353	-:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH OF WEST DES MOINES 2455 106TH STREET URBANDALE, IA 50322	-:
HOME SWEET HOME CARE 16 WEST SIXTH STREET ATLANTIC, IA 50022	-:
OPEN ARMS HOME HEALTH CARE - COUNCIL BLUFFS, LLC 2306 SHERWOOD DRIVE CO BLUFFS, IA 51503	-:
WEBSTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 723 1ST AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 220 FORT DODGE, IA 50501	-:
WORTH COUNTY PHNS 95 NINTH STREET NORTH NORTHWOOD, IA 50459	-:
LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 3 JOHN BENNETT DRIVE FORT MADISON, IA 52627	-:
INTERIM HEALTH CARE OF SOUTHERN IOWA 209 N CLINTON ST ALBIA, IA 52531	-:
UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS 1605 ASSOCIATES DRIVE, SUITE 103 DUBUQUE, IA 52002	-:
OPEN ARMS HOME HEALTH CARE - DES MOINES, LLC 1331 IDAHO STREET DES MOINES, IA 50316	-:
LOUISA COUNTY PHNS 12635 COUNTY ROAD G56, SUITE 103 WAPELLO, IA 52653	-:
CEDAR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES 400 CEDAR STREET TIPTON, IA 52772	-:
HEARTLAND HOME CARE 308 A AVE E OSKALOOSA, IA 52577	-:
LUTHERAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1413 2ND AVENUE VINTON, IA 52349	-:
UNIVERSAL PEDIATRICS 702 PARK STREET SHELDON, IA 51201	-:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 6200 AURORA AVENUE, SUITE 100E URBANDALE, IA 50322	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1305 BOYSON LOOP, SUITE B HIAWATHA, IA 52233	5:
MERCYONE SIOUXLAND HOME CARE 801 FIFTH STREET, SUITE 320 ROOM 3952 SIOUX CITY, IA 51101	4.5:
AVERA AT HOME OF SPENCER HOSPITAL 116 E 11TH STREET SPENCER, IA 51301	4.5:
TAYLOR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY 403 JEFFERSON STREET BEDFORD, IA 50833	4.5:
UNITYPOINT AT HOME 214 S 25TH STREET FORT DODGE, IA 50501	4:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY-HOME CARE 708 S JEFFERSON WAY INDIANOLA, IA 50125	4:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH OF IOWA 3125 DOUGLAS AVENUE SUITE 205 DES MOINES, IA 50310	4:
PURE HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 201 N 7TH STREET CLARINDA, IA 51632	4:
MERCYONE WATERLOO HOME HEALTH CARE 2055 KIMBALL AVE STE 330 WATERLOO, IA 50702	4:
MERCYONE CLINTON HOME CARE & HOSPICE 638 SOUTH BLUFF BOULEVARD CLINTON, IA 52732	4:
CAREGIVERS HOME HEALTH 19999 ST JOSEPHS DRIVE CENTERVILLE, IA 52544	4:
ST ANTHONY HOME HEALTH AGENCY 311 S CLARK ST SUITE 210 CARROLL, IA 51401	4:
MITCHELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH CARE/ PUBLIC HEALTH 415 PLEASANT STREET, SUITE 100 OSAGE, IA 50461	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 Iowa

Major Cities in Iowa

Des Moines, IA (best, worst)	Davenport, IA (best, worst)
Cedar Rapids, IA (best, worst)	Iowa City, IA (best, worst)
Waterloo, IA (best, worst)	Sioux City, IA (best, worst)
Dubuque, IA (best, worst)	Ames, IA (best, worst)
West Des Moines, IA (best, worst)	Ankeny, IA (best, worst)
Council Bluffs, IA (best, worst)	Urbandale, IA (best, worst)
Cedar Falls, IA (best, worst)	Marion, IA (best, worst)
Bettendorf, IA (best, worst)	Clinton, IA (best, worst)
Burlington, IA (best, worst)	Mason City, IA (best, worst)
Marshalltown, IA (best, worst)	Muscatine, IA (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)