The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Waukegan, Illinois

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 Waukegan, Illinois

There are 407 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 Waukegan, Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
INTEGRITY NURSING SERVICES,INC 8840 SOUTH ASHLAND AVE CHICAGO, IL 60620	-:
NIGHTINGALE HOME HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS, INC 628 EXECUTIVE DRIVE WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527	-:
ICG HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 1467 N ELSTON AVE, STE 103 CHICAGO, IL 60642	-:
ATRIUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 9415 S WESTERN AVENUE, STE 110 CHICAGO, IL 60643	-:
AMERICAN HOME HEALTH 1660 N. FARNSWORTH AVENUE AURORA, IL 60505	-:
INDEPENDENCE PLUS INC. 800 JORIE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 OAK BROOK, IL 60523	-:
CARE ONE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 235 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE G5 BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	-:
AMERICAN NATIONAL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 175 W WASHINGTON ST, STE 2R WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
PRECISION HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 245 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, BUILDING 4, SUITE 30 WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CARE, INC FOUNDATION 3517 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60653	-:
WE CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 416 DIXIE HIGHWAY CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411	-:
ARDENT HOME HEALTH CARE 6124 W 63RD STREET SUITE A CHICAGO, IL 60638	-:
ALPHA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 405 N FULTON AVE VILLA PARK, IL 60181	-:
EVEREST HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS 75 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 104 AURORA, IL 60504	-:
ICO CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 4410 ROOSEVELT ROAD, SUITE 201 HILLSIDE, IL 60162	-:
LMR HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 167 W BOUGHTON ROAD BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	-:
NE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 700 N SACRAMENTO BLVD CHICAGO, IL 60612	-:
FRONTLINERS HOME HEALTH 2200 SOUTH MAIN STREET LOMBARD, IL 60181	-:
MAX CARE HOME HEALTH 701 E IRVING PARK ROAD SUITE 201 ROSELLE, IL 60172	-:
GLOBAL HOME HEALTH, LLC 126 HARRISON ST OAK PARK, IL 60304	-:
ASPEN HOME HEALTH CARE 5244 WEST IRVING PARK ROAD, #1 WEST CHICAGO, IL 60641	-:
RAINBOW HEALTH CARE SERVICES, P C 101 ROYCE ROAD, STE 20 BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	-:
WAILAI HOME HEALTH SERVICES 4554 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 312 CHICAGO, IL 60640	-:
ESSENTIAL HOME CARE, INC ONE TRANS AM PLAZA, STE 180 OAKBROOK TER, IL 60181	-:
ANGEL HOME HEALTH AGENCY SERV CORP 9909 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, STE 206 WESTCHESTER, IL 60154	-:
NIGHTENGALE OF CHICAGO INC. 11716 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60643	-:
RELIACARE LTD. 1263 S HIGHLAND AVE, UNIT 2H LOMBARD, IL 60148	-:
ELITE CARE AT HOME, INC 568 S WASHINGTON STREET NAPERVILLE, IL 60540	-:
MAXIMUM HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 2959 WEST 95TH STREET EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805	-:
DELTA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 900 JORIE BOULEVARD, STE 58 OAK BROOK, IL 60523	-:
GUARANTEED MEDICAL SERVICES, INC 10322 S. WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL 60643	-:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCATION OF FOX VALLEY 400 NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE AURORA, IL 60506	-:
INTEGRITY HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 6535 CRESCENT COURT OAK LAWN, IL 60453	-:
OPTION CARE 870 NORTH ARLINGTON HTS ROAD, SUITE 102 ITASCA, IL 60143	-:
HOSANNA'S HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 2823 WEST 87TH STREET EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805	-:
PLATINUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 1420 RENAISSANCE DRIVE, STE 315 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	-:
IMMANUEL HOME CARE SERVICES, INC 9205 S. KEATING, SUITE 1 OAKLAWN, IL 60453	-:
PRECIOUS LIFE HOME HEALTH, LLC 303 E ARMY TRAIL ROAD SUITE 201 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	-:
SUNSET NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC 9303 S VANDERPOOL, SUITE B100 CHICAGO, IL 60643	-:
COMMUNITY CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 10001 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, SUITE 224 WESTCHESTER, IL 60154	-:
QUALITY HOME CARE SERVICES LTD 3510 WEST 79TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60652	-:
HEALER OF HOPE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 5875 N. LINCOLN AVE CHICAGO, IL 60659	-:
SPECIAL HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 13303 SOUTH RIDGELAND AVENUE UNIT C PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463	-:
CHICAGO HOME HEALTHCARE, S C 812 W VANBUREN ST, SUITE 102 CHICAGO, IL 60607	-:
SELECT HOME CARE, INC 2622 W PETERSON AVE, STE 6 CHICAGO, IL 60659	-:
GOD GIFT HEALTH CARE LLC 2622 W. PETERSON AVENUE, SUITE 4 CHICAGO, IL 60659	-:
SALUD Y VIDA HEALTH CARE, LLC 3336 W LAWRENCE AVENUE SUITE 302 CHICAGO, IL 60625	-:
EXCELL HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 195 N HARBOR DR, STE 4909 CHICAGO, IL 60601	-:
HARMONY HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC 245 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, BLDG 15 SUITE 130/131 WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185	-:
ALLBEST HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 475 W 55TH STREET SUITE 211 COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525	-:

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 best home health care agencies in Illinois

Major Cities in Illinois

Chicago, IL (best, worst)	Rockford, IL (best, worst)
Round Lake Beach, IL (best, worst)	Peoria, IL (best, worst)
Aurora, IL (best, worst)	Champaign, IL (best, worst)
Springfield, IL (best, worst)	Naperville, IL (best, worst)
Joliet, IL (best, worst)	Bloomington, IL (best, worst)
Elgin, IL (best, worst)	Decatur, IL (best, worst)
Waukegan, IL (best, worst)	Cicero, IL (best, worst)
Alton, IL (best, worst)	Kankakee, IL (best, worst)
Arlington Heights, IL (best, worst)	Bolingbrook, IL (best, worst)
Evanston, IL (best, worst)	Schaumburg, IL (best, worst)