The Best Home Health Care Agencies in Harrisonburg, Virginia

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 Harrisonburg, Virginia

There are 17 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 Harrisonburg, Virginia.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PATHWELL HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 118 CREEKSIDE LANE WINCHESTER, VA 22602	5:
SHENANDOAH VALLEY HOME HEALTH 19 MYERS CORNER DRIVE, SUITE A05 STAUNTON, VA 24401	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 729 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE B STAUNTON, VA 24401	4.5:
PENDLETON HOME HEALTH SERVICES 75 ST JOHN DRIVE FRANKLIN, WV 26807	4.5:
GRANT MEMORIAL HOMECARE 100 HOSPITAL DRIVE, SUITE 3 PETERSBURG, WV 26847	4.5:
CONTINUUM HOME HEALTH CARE 2205 FONTAINE AVENUE SUITE 104 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE - CHARLOTTESVILLE 103 SOUTH PANTOPS DRIVE STE 205 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911	3.5:
AVALON IN HOME NURSING AND REHABILITATION LLC 200 LITTLE FALLS STREET SUITE 410-A FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046	3.5:
SENTARA HOME CARE SERVICES 154 HANSEN ROAD, SUITE 101 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911	3:
AUGUSTA HOME CARE, 64 SPORTS MEDICINE DRIVE FISHERSVILLE, VA 22939	3:
SENTARA HOME CARE SERVICES 229 NORTH MONROE AVE COVINGTON, VA 24456	3:
SENTARA HOME CARE SERVICES 871 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, STE 201 HARRISONBURG, VA 22801	3:
FIRST CHOICE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 1819 VIRGINIA AVENUE HARRISONBURG, VA 22802	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 130 CREEKSIDE LANE WINCHESTER, VA 22602	2.5:
ALL ABOUT HOME HEALTH 1924 ARLINGTON BLVD SUITE 100 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903	2:
VIRGINIA HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF THE VALLEY LLC 115 CREEKSIDE LANE WINCHESTER, VA 22602	2:
CONTINUING CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 579 EAST MARKET STREET HARRISONBURG, VA 22801	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.

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