The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Northampton, Pennsylvania

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 Northampton, Pennsylvania

There are 203 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 Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
NEIGHBORHOOD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 795 E MARSHALL ST SUITE 204 WEST CHESTER, PA 19380	-:
VISITING NURSE GROUP, INC. 128 WEST GIRARD AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
FIRST HOPE HOME CARE AGENCY INC 515 WEST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123	-:
DIVINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES 6800 CASTOR AVENUE, SUITE B PHILADELPHIA, PA 19149	-:
ELITE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 100 WEST AVENUE, SUITE 910S JENKINTOWN, PA 19046	-:
MARSCARE 739 NORTH 24TH ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130	-:
EKIDZCARE 1860 CHARTER LANE SUITE 104 LANCASTER, PA 17601	-:
AT PEACE HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 3222 WEST CHELTENHAM AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19150	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE ONE BELMONT AVENUE, SUITE 200 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
GERAS HEALTHCARE, INC 3415 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	-:
LADY OF FATIMA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 6122 TORRESDALE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135	-:
VITAL SUPPORT HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INC 4711 WELLINGTON STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC 1 BELMONT AVENUE SUITE 800 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
365 HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 301 CITY AVENUE SUITE 300 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
ATLANTIC HOME CARE, INC 101 EAST 8TH AVENUE SUITE 103 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 100 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, SUITE 220 DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335	-:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING SERVICES INC. 130 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD SUITE 200 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 1862 CHARTER LANE SUITE 102 LANCASTER, PA 17601	-:
HEALTHCARE STAT HOME CARE (HCSH) 9539 BUSTLETON AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 3409 WEST CHESTER PIKE SUITE 102 NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	-:
GOLDEN HEALTH SERVICES INC 2100 SCATTERGOOD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124	-:
SIGMA HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. 3501 NEWBERRY ROAD PHILDELPHIA, PA 19154	-:
KINDEST CARE HEALTHCARE LLC 8400 BUSTLETON AVENUE, SUITE 2 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152	-:
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH INC 525 WEST CHESTER PIKE, SUITE 311A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
PEACE IN THE VALLEY HEALTH CARE AGENCY, LLC 7107 WEST CHESTER PIKE, 1ST FLOOR UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
MPAC AT HOME 4001 FORD ROAD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 748 SPRINGDALE DRIVE SUITE 120 EXTON, PA 19341	-:
ABUNDANT CARE, LLC 510 DARBY ROAD, SUITE 1A HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	-:
ADWA HOME CARE INC 213 N 9TH ST, FL 1 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107	-:
TEAM SELECT HOME CARE 100 FRONT STREET SUITE 1325 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428	-:
CRITICARE LANCASTER, INC. 2135 NOLL DRIVE, SUITE A LANCASTER, PA 17603	-:
ALWAYS INDEPENDENT INC 9150 MARSHALL STREET SUITE 12 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114	-:
CARE IN ACTION HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY LLC 105 E JOHNSON ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 2365 WELSH ROAD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114	-:
CAS HOME HEALTH CARE 2414 RHAWN STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152	-:
WEALLCARE HOME HEALTH LLC 251 EAST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125	-:
EXTENDED FAMILY CARE 1860 CHARTER LANE SUITE 208 LANCASTER, PA 17601	-:
AMAZING CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 1714 GRANT AVENUE SUITE 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115	-:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 1850 WILLIAM PENN WAY SUITE 110 LANCASTER, PA 17601	-:
CITIZENS HOME CARE AGENCY, LLC 885 N 66TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19151	-:
RELIANCE HOME CARE AGENCY, INC 2101 STENTON AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19138	-:
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HOME CARE 3000 HORIZON DRIVE KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406	-:
KEN-CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 6952 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119	-:
CARE FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 8400 WEST CHESTER PIKE UPPER DARBY, PA 19082	-:
ONE CARE, INC 2417 WELSH RD SUITE 201 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114	-:
HELPING HAND NURSE, LLC 2500 STATE ROAD UNIT B SUITE 108 BENSALEM, PA 19020	-:
RRB HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 501 CAMBRIA AVENUE, SUITE 111 BENSALEM, PA 19020	-:
ONEPLACE HOME HEALTH, LLP 3070 BRISTOL PIKE, SUITE 103 BENSALEM, PA 19020	-:
CAREPINE HOME HEALTH, LLC 300 WELSH ROAD SUITE 1-100 HORSHAM, PA 19044	-:
HOME CARE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - CHESTER 525 HIGHLANDS BLVD SUITE 105 COATESVILLE, PA 19320	-:

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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