The Best Home Health Care Agencies in East Merrimack, 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 East Merrimack, New Hampshire

There are 200 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 East Merrimack, New Hampshire.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
EVEREST HOME HEALTH INC 716 W BOYLSTON ST, STE 1A WORCESTER, MA 01606	-:
FAMILY LIVES 36 WEST MAIN STREET WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581	-:
ACCESS HOMECARE SERVICES 950 NORTH MAIN STREET SUITE 201 RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
PRESTIGE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 101 PLEASANT STREET, SUITE 206 WORCESTER, MA 01609	-:
SECURE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 891 HYDE PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR HYDE PARK, MA 02136	-:
DIVINE HEALTH LLC 910 BOSTON POST ROAD SUITE 320 MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752	-:
OMEGA MEDICAL SERVICES INC 50 CHEYANNE ROAD WORCESTER, MA 01606	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 7 HARVARD STREET, SUITE 220 BROOKLINE, MA 02445	-:
BETHEL HEALTH SYSTEM LLC 1485 DORCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE 205 BOSTON, MA 02122	-:
STEADY STEPS HOME HEALTH & REHAB LLC 34 HAYDEN ROWE STREET, SUITE 174 HOPKINTON, MA 01748	-:
AFFORDABLE PRIORITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 43 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, SUITE #3 ROSLINDALE, MA 02131	-:
FORTCOM HEALTH SERVICES 300 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 314 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
RHAPSODY HOME HEALTH AGENCY LLC 512 MAIN STREET HOLDEN, MA 01520	-:
ROYALE CARE 330 SOUTWEST CUTOFF 102 WORCESTER, MA 01604	-:
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AT HOME - WATERTOWN ONE ARSENAL MARKETPLACE WATERTOWN, MA 02472	-:
OMNI HOME HEALTH AGENCY 390 MAIN STREET, SUITE 734 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
ARCA HEALTH VNA LLC 708 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 100 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
ELITE MEDICAL AT HOME LLC 45 WILLARD STREET QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
PIVOT POINT HOMECARE SERVICES LLC 112 TURNPIKE ROAD, STE 303 WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581	-:
CARIDAD INDEPENDENT LIVING 247 N MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:
COMMONWEALTH CLINICAL SERVICES INC 217 LINCOLN STREET WINTHROP, MA 02152	-:
DIVINE WATCH HEALTHCARE LLC 859 WILLARD STREET, SUITE 400 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
CONVENIENT HOMECARE SERVICES, INC 329 BOSTON POST ROAD, UNIT A SUDBURY, MA 01776	-:
M&F HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT 3 ELY STREET WORCESTER, MA 01610	-:
GREATER HORIZON HEALTHCARE LLC 413 NEPONSET AVENUE DORCHESTER, MA 02122	-:
TOP AID HEALTHCARE 11 CRESTWOOD STREET WORCESTER, MA 01605	-:
EDEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 369 MAIN STREET, SUITE 12 SPENCER, MA 01562	-:
DERIVIERE MEDICAL CORPORATION 156 HIGHLAND AVENUE E SOMERVILLE, MA 02143	-:
VISITING NURSE HOMEHEALTH INC 905 TURNPIKE STREET, SUITE A CANTON, MA 02021	-:
TAK-PROGRESSIVE HEALTH SERVICES INC 100 EVERETT AVENUE, UNIT 3A CHELSEA, MA 02150	-:
CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LLC 65 JAMES STREET, SUITE 220 WORCESTER, MA 01603	-:
NATICK VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 209 WEST CENTRAL STREET SUITE NATICK, MA 01760	-:
TAPHYS HEALTH SERVICES LLC 221 CHANDLER STREET, SUITE 201 WORCESTER, MA 01609	-:
BEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 459 BROADWAY SUITE 306 EVERETT, MA 02149	-:
GRACE EXCEL HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC 340 MAIN STREET, SUITE 817 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
A CARING TOUCH NURSING AND HOMECARE SERVICES 369 MAIN STREET, SUITE 10 SPENCER, MA 01562	-:
AMONG FRIENDS HOME HEALTH INC 91 STAFFORD STREET, SUITE 1A WORCESTER, MA 01603	-:
RUMANA HOME CARE INC 2343 WASHINGTON STREET, UNIT 6 ROXBURY, MA 02119	-:
OMAMA HOME HEALTH CARE 370 MAIN STREET, STE 660 WORCESTER, MA 01608	-:
PERNET FAMILY HEATLH SERVICES 237 MILLBURY STREET WORCESTER, MA 01610	-:
VITRA VNA 331 MONTVALE AVE SUITE 100 WOBURN, MA 01801	-:
RITE TIME HOMECARE SERVICES INC 10 LEWIS STREET, REAR SUITE MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
ANALIA HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 205 QUINCY STREET, UNIT 4 BROCKTON, MA 02302	-:
ESSY HOMECARE AND NURSING SERVICES INC 1 BRIDGEVIEW CIRCLE, BLDG D, UNIT 2 TYNGSBORO, MA 01879	-:
COMPASSION HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 687 SALEM STREET MALDEN, MA 02148	-:
GRACIOUS CARE AGENCY LLC 1175 MAIN STREET CLINTON, MA 01510	-:
GLOBAL HOME CARE SERVICES LLC 5 HIGH STREET, SUITE 205 MEDFORD, MA 02155	-:
DOMINION HEALTHCARE, LLC 1044 CENTRAL STREET, SUITE 104 STOUGHTON, MA 02072	-:
ALLIED HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 67 CODDINGTON STREET, SUITE 203 QUINCY, MA 02169	-:
BETTER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 324 NORTH MAIN STREET RANDOLPH, MA 02368	-:

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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Major Cities in New Hampshire

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