The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Montana

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 Montana

There are 24 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 Montana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
STELLA MARIS HEALTH & HOSPICE 1643 24TH STREET WEST BILLINGS, MT 59102	-:
HOMESTEAD HEALTH LLC 903 HORSE CREEK ROAD CIRCLE, MT 59215	-:
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 311 S 8TH AVE E MALTA, MT 59538	-:
COMPASSUS HOME HEALTH - BILLINGS 2110 OVERLAND AVE STE 114 BILLINGS, MT 59102	4.5:
ST JOHN'S UNITED HOME HEALTH 502 NORTH 30TH STREET BILLINGS, MT 59101	3.5:
BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE INC 1411 9TH STREET SOUTH SUITE 1 GREAT FALLS, MT 59405	3.5:
COMPASSUS HOME HEALTH - BUTTE 3745 HARRISON AVE STE G BUTTE, MT 59701	3.5:
WEL-HOME HEALTH MILES CITY 2300 WILSON ST MILES CITY, MT 59301	3:
PONDERA HOME HEALTH AGENCY 805 SUNSET BLVD CONRAD, MT 59425	3:
CENTRAL MONTANA MC HOME HEALTH 408 WENDELL AVE LEWISTOWN, MT 59457	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 2827 AIRPORT ROAD HELENA, MT 59601	3:
PARTNERS IN HOME CARE INC 2637 PALMER STREET MISSOULA, MT 59808	3:
FLATHEAD CHOICE HOME HEALTH 736 S MAIN ST KALISPELL, MT 59901	3:
LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 320 ALPENGLOW LANE LIVINGSTON, MT 59047	2.5:
BEARTOOTH BILLINGS CLINIC HOME CARE 2525 N BROADWAY RED LODGE, MT 59068	2.5:
ST PETER'S HEALTH HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 201 S CALIFORNIA HELENA, MT 59601	2.5:
BIG SKY HOME HEALTH 205 HAGGERTY LN STE 120 BOZEMAN, MT 59715	2.5:
EDEN HOME HEALTH 2075 CHARLOTTE STREET BOZEMAN, MT 59718	2.5:
LOGAN HEALTH HOME CARE 275 CORPORATE DR STE 600 KALISPELL, MT 59901	2.5:
RIVERSTONE HEALTH 2626 1ST AVE S BILLINGS, MT 59101	2:
MEDALLION MEDICAL CARE 425 1ST AVE N GREAT FALLS, MT 59401	2:
PINTLER HOME HEALTH 118 EAST SEVENTH ST STE 1A ANACONDA, MT 59711	2:
CONSUMER DIRECT CARE NET MT-HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 2445 S. 3RD ST. W. STE. B MISSOULA, MT 59801	1.5:
CLARK FORK VALLEY HOME HEALTH 10 KRUGER ROAD PLAINS, MT 59859	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.

Other Lists of the Best Home Health Care Agencies

The best home health care agencies in Montana

Major Cities in Montana

Billings, MT (best, worst)	Missoula, MT (best, worst)
Great Falls, MT (best, worst)	Bozeman, MT (best, worst)
Helena, MT (best, worst)	Kalispell, MT (best, worst)
Butte, MT (best, worst)	Belgrade, MT (best, worst)
Havre, MT (best, worst)	Miles City, MT (best, worst)
Anaconda, MT (best, worst)	Livingston, MT (best, worst)
Laurel, MT (best, worst)	Helena Valley Southeast, MT (best, worst)
Whitefish, MT (best, worst)	Helena Valley West Central, MT (best, worst)
Lockwood, MT (best, worst)	Evergreen, MT (best, worst)
Columbia Falls, MT (best, worst)	Hamilton, MT (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)