The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Alabama

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 Alabama

There are 116 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 worst home health care agencies in the market ranked by their overall 5-star quality of care rating. (Click here to see the best home health care agencies in Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
MONROE CO HOSP PROGRESSIVE HOM DR WOODROW EDDINS MED DR-P.O. 886 MONROEVILLE, AL 36461	1.5:
RELIABLE HOME HEALTH 435 MEETING AVENUE GEORGIANA, AL 36033	2:
CV HOME HEALTH OF BIBB COUNTY 155 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUITES 118, 123, & 125 CENTREVILLE, AL 35042	2:
EVERGREEN HOME CARE 308 SOUTH MAIN STREET EVERGREEN, AL 36401	2:
SPECTRUM HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1310 PULASKI PIKE, UNIT A HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816	2:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH 1526 GILMER AVENUE TALLASSEE, AL 36078	2:
NORTHWEST HOME HEALTH 711 HOSPITAL DRIVE, NE RUSSELLVILLE, AL 35653	2.5:
SAAD HEALTHCARE 1515 UNIVERSITY BLVD, SOUTH MOBILE, AL 36609	2.5:
HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 1207 STATE STREET GREENSBORO, AL 36744	2.5:
PRIME HOME HEALTH OF LEE COUNTY 2125 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE OPELIKA, AL 36801	2.5:
HIGHLANDS HOME HEALTH 901 HEROES DRIVE SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768	2.5:
JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 3748N COLLEGE AVENUE JACKSON, AL 36545	2.5:
BRYAN W. WHITFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 105 HIGHWAY 80 EAST DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732	2.5:
NORTHWEST HOME HEALTH - HALEYVILLE 42030 HIGHWAY 195 SUITE D HALEYVILLE, AL 35565	2.5:
DCH HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY 1110 DR EDWARD HILLARD DRIVE TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401	3:
CULLMAN REGIONAL HOME CARE 1938 AL HIGHWAY 157, SUITE 102 CULLMAN, AL 35058	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 1430 PARAMOUNT DRIVE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 71 JACKSON ST. HARPERSVILLE, AL 35078	3:
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOME CARE 201 MONROE STREET, THE RSA TOWER, SUITE 1200 MONTGOMERY, AL 36104	3:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1204 W MAGNOLIA AVENUE GENEVA, AL 36340	3.5:
DALE MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 311 JAMES STREET OZARK, AL 36360	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 115 JOHNSTON STREET SE, SUITE 301A DECATUR, AL 35601	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2970 LORNA ROAD, STE 104 VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216	3.5:
CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME CARE, LLC 83825 HIGHWAY 9 ASHLAND, AL 36251	3.5:
PROHEALTH HOME HEALTH, LLC 25522 HIGHWAY 75 NORTH ONEONTA, AL 35121	3.5:
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER 240 VILLAGE DRIVE PELHAM, AL 35124	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 5009 RIVER CHASE DRIVE, BLDG 100, SUITE D PHENIX CITY, AL 36867	3.5:
HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL HOMECARE 500 BOULEVARD SOUTH SW, SUITE 203 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35802	3.5:
PROHEALTH HOME HEALTH, LLC 4092 MEMORIAL PKWY SW STE 202 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35802	3.5:
LAKE MARTIN HOME HEALTH 729 EAST SOUTH STREET DADEVILLE, AL 36853	3.5:
IVY CREEK HOME HEALTH OF ELMORE 500 HOSPITAL DRIVE WETUMPKA, AL 36092	3.5:
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH 1306 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET LIVINGSTON, AL 35470	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 824 HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH TROY, AL 36081	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 316 BEL AIR BLVD. MOBILE, AL 36606	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 919 SHARIT AVENUE, STE 213 GARDENDALE, AL 35071	3.5:
MARION REGIONAL HOMECARE 234 1ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 2 HAMILTON, AL 35570	4:
KELLER HOME CARE 203 4TH AVENUE SW RED BAY, AL 35582	4:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 131 1ST AVENUE NW VERNON, AL 35592	4:
DECATUR MORGAN HOMECARE 2708 HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH, SUITE B DECATUR, AL 35603	4:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 3379 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 3 DOTHAN, AL 36305	4:
ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOMECARE 725 WEST MARKET STREET, SUITE A ATHENS, AL 35611	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1239 RUCKER BLVD ENTERPRISE, AL 36330	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 118 6TH STREET SOUTH CLANTON, AL 35045	4:
PREFERRED HOME HEALTH 1106 BRADSHAW DRIVE FLORENCE, AL 35630	4:
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA HOMECARE 1435 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE, SUITE 2 DOTHAN, AL 36301	4:
ASCENSION AT HOME 1900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1512 E THREE NOTCH STREET ANDALUSIA, AL 36420	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 2740 HEADLAND AVE DOTHAN, AL 36303	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF HUNTSVILLE 250 CHATEAU DRIVE SW, SUITE 245 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1900 LEIGHTON AVENUE, SUITE 102 ANNISTON, AL 36207	4:

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 Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in Alabama

Major Cities in Alabama

Birmingham, AL (best, worst)	Huntsville, AL (best, worst)
Mobile, AL (best, worst)	Montgomery, AL (best, worst)
Tuscaloosa, AL (best, worst)	Auburn, AL (best, worst)
Hoover, AL (best, worst)	Florence, AL (best, worst)
Anniston, AL (best, worst)	Dothan, AL (best, worst)
Daphne, AL (best, worst)	Decatur, AL (best, worst)
Gadsden, AL (best, worst)	Madison, AL (best, worst)
Enterprise, AL (best, worst)	Albertville, AL (best, worst)
Foley, AL (best, worst)	Phenix City, AL (best, worst)
Prattville, AL (best, worst)	Vestavia Hills, AL (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)