The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Maine

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 Maine

There are 20 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 Maine.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 51 BAXTER BOULEVARD PORTLAND, ME 04101	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 1685 CONGRESS STREET, STE 100 PORTLAND, ME 04102	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 396 GRIFFIN ROAD, UNIT 201 BANGOR, ME 04401	4.5:
MADIGAN HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 93 MILITARY STREET HOULTON, ME 04730	4.5:
AMEDISYS MAINE, PLLC 1028 STILLWATER AVENUE BANGOR, ME 04401	4:
CONSTELLATION HOME CARE ME LLC 63 OLD DOVER POINT ROAD DOVER, ME 03820	3.5:
PATHWAYS HEALTHCARE, LLC 775 US ROUTE ONE, SUITE 6 YORK, ME 03909	3.5:
CHANS HOME HEALTH CARE 45 BARIBEAU DRIVE BRUNSWICK, ME 04011	3.5:
ELARA CARING 311 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106	3.5:
ANDROSCOGGIN HOME HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE 15 STRAWBERRY AVENUE LEWISTON, ME 04240	3.5:
VALLEY HOME HEALTH SERVICES 19 MARSHALL AVE, SUITE 3 CARIBOU, ME 04736	3.5:
MAINEHEALTH CARE AT HOME 15 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD SACO, ME 04072	3:
COMMUNITY HEALTH & COUNSELING SERVICES 42 CEDAR STREET BANGOR, ME 04402	3:
PROFESSIONAL HOME NURSING INC 7 HATCH DRIVE, SUITE 110 CARIBOU, ME 04736	3:
YORK HOSPITAL HOME CARE 24 SUMMIT LANE YORK, ME 03909	2.5:
NORTHERN LIGHT HOME CARE & HOSPICE 225 GORHAM RD, SUITE 200 SO PORTLAND, ME 04106	2.5:
MOUNT DESERT NURSING ASSOC 12 SUMMIT RD NORTHEAST HARBOR, ME 04662	2.5:
ST JOSEPH HOMECARE 900 BROADWAY, BUILDING 4 BANGOR, ME 04401	2:
SUNRISE COUNTY HOMECARE SVCS. 43 SOUTH LUBEC ROAD LUBEC, ME 04652	2:
MAINEGENERAL COMMUNITY CARE 10 WATER STREET SUITE 307 WATERVILLE, ME 04901	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.

Other Lists of the Best Home Health Care Agencies

The best home health care agencies in Maine

Major Cities in Maine

Portland, ME (best, worst)	Bangor, ME (best, worst)
Lewiston, ME (best, worst)	Sanford, ME (best, worst)
Waterville, ME (best, worst)	South Portland, ME (best, worst)
Auburn, ME (best, worst)	Augusta, ME (best, worst)
Biddeford, ME (best, worst)	Saco, ME (best, worst)
Westbrook, ME (best, worst)	Brewer, ME (best, worst)
Presque Isle, ME (best, worst)	Rockland, ME (best, worst)
Bath, ME (best, worst)	Ellsworth, ME (best, worst)
Caribou, ME (best, worst)	Old Town, ME (best, worst)
Belfast, ME (best, worst)	North Windham, ME (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)