The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Dover, New Hampshire

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 Dover, New Hampshire

There are 97 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 Dover, New Hampshire.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
BRYMAC HOMEHEALTH LLC 9 CENTRAL STREET SUITE 403 LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
AGAPE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC 3 LITTLETON ROAD SUITE 7 WESTFORD, MA 01886	-:
JETHRO HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC 330 LYNNWAY, SUITE 346 LYNN, MA 01901	-:
PARAMOUNT HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2 COURTHOUSE LANE UNIT 6 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
ANGEL CARE VISITING NURSE AGENCY 33 NAGOG PARK, SUITE 201 ACTON, MA 01720	-:
NEW HOPE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC 169 DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY STE 128 NASHUA, NH 03060	-:
AVENUE HOMECARE SERVICES, INC 280 HAVERHILL STREET LAWRENCE, MA 01840	-:
GIFTED HANDS HOMECARE 1168 LAKEVIEW AVENEUE SUITE 25 DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
RADIANT HOMECARE SERVICE LLC 599 CANAL STREET, UNIT 6E-4 LAWRENCE, MA 01840	-:
TEAM SELECT HOME CARE 12 STILES ROAD SALEM, NH 03079	-:
M & L PRODIGY HEALTHCARE INC 85 TOWER OFFICE PARK WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
EDGE LIFE HEALTHCARE INC 54 CUMMINGS PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
SELECT HEALTH INFORMATICS CONSULTING SERVICES INC 599 NORTH AVENUE, DOOR #8, 2ND FLOOR WAKEFIELD, MA 01880	-:
BETTER LIFE AT HOME LLC 173 PINE STREET LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
TENDER CARE 4 BIRCH STREET DERRY, NH 03038	-:
OPEN DOOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 55 MISSION ROAD NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 01863	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC. 230 AMHERST ST. SUITE 216 NASHUA, NH 03063	-:
HOLISTIC HOME CARE SERVICES 505 NASHUA ROAD, SUITE 12B DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
NEW ENGLAND HOMECARE SOLUTIONS INC 1565 LAKEVIEW AVE DRACUT, MA 01826	-:
MIDDLESEX HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 599 CANAL STREET, SUITE 6E-9 LAWRENCE, MA 01840	-:
GENTLE HOME CARE SERVICES 49 BLANCHARD STREET, SUITE 101 LAWRENCE, MA 01843	-:
GLORIOUS HOME CARE INC 599 CANAL STREET, 5E9 LAWRENCE, MA 01840	-:
A QUALITY HOME CARE, INC 15 UNION STREET, SUITE 416 LAWRENCE, MA 01843	-:
NORTHEAST ARC INC 1 SOUTHSIDE ROAD DANVERS, MA 01923	-:
UNITING WITH YOU HOME CARE LLC 352 HUMPHREY STREET SWAMPSCOTT, MA 01907	-:
HEART TO HEART HOMECARE, INC 114 TURNPIKE ROAD SUITE 2A CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
EQUALIZER HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 76 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 325 FITCHBURG, MA 01420	-:
HIGHLY VISIONED, LLC 125 MAIN STREET STONEHAM, MA 02180	-:
GOLDEN LIVING HOMECARE, INC 3 COURTHOUSE LANE, UNIT 9 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
PROGRESS HEALTHCARE LLC 328 BROADWAY, SUITE 209 LYNN, MA 01904	-:
GUARDIAN HEALTH NETWORK 24 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6 PEABODY, MA 01960	-:
PAVILION MEDICAL HOME CARE & STAFFING, LLC 451 ANDOVER STREET, SUITE 211A NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845	-:
DEPENDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 999 BROADWAY, SUITE 103 SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
BELL TOWER HOME HEALTH 402 AMHERST STREET STE 101 NASHUA, NH 03063	-:
VINE HOMECARE AND STAFFING 10 GEORGE STREET, SUITE 205 LOWELL, MA 01852	-:
QUALITY HOME CARE SERVICES 248 PLEASANT STREET 2FL METHUEN, MA 01844	-:
UNIVERSAL HANDS CARE SERVICES LLC 52 APPLETON STREET SAUGUS, MA 01906	-:
SERAPHIC SPRINGS HEALTHCARE 425 WESTERN AVENUE LYNN, MA 01904	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 1750 ELM STREET SUITE 602 MANCHESTER, NH 03101	-:
CARE24 HOME CARE INC 10 TOWER OFFICE PARK, SUITE 306 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
ALL IN ONE HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 6 CUSHING PLACE CHELMSFORD, MA 01824	-:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 51 BAXTER BOULEVARD PORTLAND, ME 04101	4.5:
ALTERNATIVE HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 160 MERRIMACK STREET, SUITE 1 METHUEN, MA 01844	4.5:
PATIENT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC 430 MAPLE STREET DANVERS, MA 01923	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 50T AUDUBON RD WAKEFIELD, MA 01880	4:
WENTWORTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS PARTNER 9 ANDREWS ROAD SOMERSWORTH, NH 03878	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE SUITE 270 PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801	4:
ELARA CARING 12 KENT WAY, SUITE 210 BYFIELD, MA 01922	4:
BETTER CARE HOME HEALTH INC 49 PLEASANT STREET, SUITE A LEOMINSTER, MA 01453	3.5:
COMFORT HOME CARE, LLC 147 PELHAM STREET METHUEN, MA 01844	3.5:

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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