The Best Home Health Care Agencies in New York

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 New York

There are 113 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 New York.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
BRIAH HOME CARE 3525 BAYCHESTER AVENUE BRONX, NY 10466	-:
SUFFOLK CO DOH SVS BUR OF PUB HLTH NURSING CHHA 3500 SUNRISE HIGHWAY BLDG 300 GREAT RIVER, NY 11739	-:
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION FAMILY HEALTH SVS 333 EAST 115TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10029	-:
BETHEL N H COMPANY CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 2042 ALBANY POST ROAD, SUITE # 2 CROTON ON HUDSON, NY 10520	-:
ABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC CHHA 50 CLINTON STREET, SUITE 208 HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550	-:
HILLSIDE CERTIFIED HOME CARE AGENCY 3155 GRACE AVENUE BRONX, NY 10469	-:
ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM HOME CARE- CLOSED 89 GENESEE STREET ROCHESTER, NY 14611	-:
BROOKS-TLC HOSPITAL SYSTEM HOME HEALTH CARE-CLOSED 12644 SENECA ROAD IRVING, NY 14081	-:
WESTCHESTER CO DOH CHHA 145 HUGUENOT STREET NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801	-:
DATAHR HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 120 KISCO AVENUE MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549	-:
GUTHRIE CORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER LTHHCP 4005 WEST ROAD CORTLAND, NY 13045	-:
CALVARY HOSPITAL CHHA 1740 EASTCHESTER ROAD BRONX, NY 10461	-:
ST MARY'S HOME CARE 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, SUITE 200 NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11042	-:
TENDER LOVING CARE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 3237 ROUTE 112, BUILDING 6 MEDFORD, NY 11763	5:
FAMILY CARE CERTIFIED SERVICES (HEMPSTEAD) 50 CLINTON STREET, SUITE 601 HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550	5:
CONSTELLATION HOME CARE 6851 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SUITE 150 SYOSSET, NY 11791	5:
AMERICARE CERTIFIED SPECIAL SERVICES, INC CHHA 5923 STRICKLAND AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11234	5:
KINDRED AT HOME (BALLSTON LAKE) 320 USHERS ROAD BALLSTON LAKE, NY 12019	5:
TENDER LOVING CARE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 100 GARDEN CITY PLAZA, SUITE 100 GARDEN CITY, NY 11530	5:
KINDRED AT HOME (LIVERPOOL) 115 CONTINUUM DRIVE, SUITE 2E LIVERPOOL, NY 13088	5:
KINDRED AT HOME (CORNING) 11849 EAST CORNING ROAD, SUITE 108 CORNING, NY 14830	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME (WESTBURY) 865 MERRICK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR WESTBURY, NY 11590	4.5:
CHEMUNG CO DEPT HEALTH CHHA 103 WASHINGTON STREET ELMIRA, NY 14901	4.5:
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHHA 1 LEO MOSS DRIVE OLEAN, NY 14760	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME (HAUPPAUGE) 888 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SUITE 210 HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788	4.5:
VNS & HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK INC CHHA 505 MAIN STREET NORTHPORT, NY 11768	4.5:
WILLCARE CHHA (BUFFALO) 346 DELAWARE AVENUE BUFFALO, NY 14202	4.5:
EDDY VISITING NURSE & REHAB ASSOCIATION 433 RIVER STREET SUITE 3000 TROY, NY 12180	4.5:
YOUR CHOICE AT HOME, INC 380 HENRY STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11201	4.5:
SELFHELP FAMILY HOME CARE 520 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018	4:
M J H S HOME CARE 6323 SEVENTH AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11220	4:
VNA OF WESTERN NY CHHA 650 AIRBORNE PARKWAY CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14225	4:
PERSONAL TOUCH HOME AIDES OF NEW YORK INC 2555 OCEAN AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11229	4:
MCAULEY SETON HOME CARE CORP CHHA 144 GENESEE STREET BUFFALO, NY 14203	4:
PRIME HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 3125 EMMONS AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11235	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE (AMHERST) 1127 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 50 AMHERST, NY 14221	4:
ST CAMILLUS HOME CARE AGENCY 813 FAY RD SYRACUSE, NY 13219	4:
NYU LANGONE HEALTH HOME CARE 290 OLD COUNTRY ROAD MINEOLA, NY 11501	4:
ST JOSEPH'S HEALTH AT HOME 7246 JANUS PARK DRIVE LIVERPOOL, NY 13088	4:
EVERCARE AT HOME 31 CERONE PLACE NEWBURGH, NY 12550	4:
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CHHA 2 - 8 WEST MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWN, NY 12095	4:
NYACK HOSP HOME CARE CHHA ONE BLUE HILL PLAZA, 6TH FLOOR PEARL RIVER, NY 10965	4:
THE VALLEY VIEW CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 2 GLENMERE COVE RD GOSHEN, NY 10924	4:
VNA OF STATEN ISLAND 669 CASTLETON AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301	4:
VNS OF NY HOME CARE CHHA 220 E 42ND STREET, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	4:
FAMILY CARE CERTIFIED SERVICES CHHA (BROOKLYN) 1414 UTICA AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR BROOKLYN, NY 11203	3.5:
REVIVAL HOME HEALTH CARE 5350 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN, NY 11203	3.5:
EXCELLENT HOME CARE SERVICES LLC 91-93 SOUTH THIRD STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11211	3.5:
CENTERLIGHT CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1000 GATES AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR BROOKLYN, NY 11221	3.5:
HHC HEALTH AND HOME CARE 50 WATER STREET, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10004	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.

Other Lists of the Best Home Health Care Agencies

The best home health care agencies in New York

Major Cities in New York

New York, NY (best, worst)	Brooklyn, NY (best, worst)
Queens, NY (best, worst)	Manhattan, NY (best, worst)
Bronx, NY (best, worst)	Buffalo, NY (best, worst)
Rochester, NY (best, worst)	Albany, NY (best, worst)
Staten Island, NY (best, worst)	Syracuse, NY (best, worst)
Poughkeepsie, NY (best, worst)	Yonkers, NY (best, worst)
Binghamton, NY (best, worst)	Utica, NY (best, worst)
New Rochelle, NY (best, worst)	Saratoga Springs, NY (best, worst)
Mount Vernon, NY (best, worst)	Schenectady, NY (best, worst)
Glens Falls, NY (best, worst)	Brentwood, NY (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)