The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Little Falls, Minnesota

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 Little Falls, Minnesota

There are 23 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 Little Falls, Minnesota.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
LAKE REGION HOME HEALTH 22 CENTRAL AVE SE PO BOX 414 NEW LONDON, MN 56273	-:
ASSUMPTION HOME CARE 615 NORTH FIRST STREET COLD SPRING, MN 56320	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 742 1ST STREET SOUTH UNIT 104 WAITE PARK, MN 56387	-:
UNIVERSAL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 1220 12TH STREET, SE #G35 WASHINGTON, DC 20003	-:
BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SERV 521 CHARLES ST. STE 202 BRAINERD, MN 56401	-:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME 815 SOUTHEAST SECOND STREET LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345	4:
TRINITI HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 403 MAIN STREET NW ELK RIVER, MN 55330	3.5:
CENTRACARE HOME HEALTH 110 2ND STREET SOUTH STE 104 WAITE PARK, MN 56387	3.5:
KNUTE NELSON HOME CARE 2715 HWY 29 SOUTH SUITE 103 ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308	3.5:
AVESENA HOME HEALTH CARE 221 E LAKE STREET, #108 ADDISON, IL 60101	3.5:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE & HOSPICE 24090 SMILEY ROAD SUITE 200 NISSWA, MN 56468	3.5:
ACCURATE HOME CARE LLC 9000 QUANTRELLE AVE NE, STE 200 OTSEGO, MN 55330	3:
COMPLETE HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 2095 W 6TH AVE STE 209 BROOMFIELD, CO 80020	3:
GOOD NEIGHBOR HHC OF BRAINERD 7111 FORTHUN ROAD STE 100 BAXTER, MN 56425	3:
CUYUNA REG MED CTR HH PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE 500 HEARTWOOD DRIVE CROSBY, MN 56441	3:
SPOT REHABILITATION INC 2835 WEST SAINT GERMAIN ST, SUITE 300 SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301	2.5:
GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE 1115 FOURTH AVENUE NORTH SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379	2.5:
MILLE LACS HOME CARE 200 ELM STREET NORTH ONAMIA, MN 56359	2.5:
LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM HOME CARE & HOSPICE 401 EAST PRAIRIE AVENUE NE STAPLES, MN 56479	2.5:
HORIZON HEALTH HOMECARE 26814 143RD STREET PO BOX 220 PIERZ, MN 56364	2:
COUNTRY MANOR EXTENDED SERVICES 520 FIRST STREET NORTHEAST SARTELL, MN 56377	1.5:
GLACIAL RIDGE HOME CARE 219 FIRST STREET SOUTHEAST GLENWOOD, MN 56334	1.5:
CARING HANDS HOME CARE 113 MINNESOTA AVENUE WEST SEBEKA, MN 56477	1.5:

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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