The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Albemarle, North Carolina

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 Albemarle, North Carolina

There are 52 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 Albemarle, North Carolina.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CHESTERFIELD VISITING NURSES PO BOX 813 CHERAW, SC 29520	2:
IREDELL HOME HEALTH 541 GAITHER ROAD STATESVILLE, NC 28625	2.5:
HEALTHY AT HOME YORK 226 NORTHPARK DRIVE, SUITE 120 ROCK HILL, SC 29730	2.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 448 LAKESHORE PARKWAY ROCK HILL, SC 29730	2.5:
PHC HOME HEALTH 1515 MOCKINGBIRD LANE STE 520B CHARLOTTE, NC 28209	2.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 1100 S STRATFORD ROAD SUITE 410 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103	2.5:
ATRIUM HEALTH AT HOME CHARLOTTE 5040 AIRPORT CENTER PARKWAY CHARLOTTE, NC 28232	3:
ATRIUM HEALTH AT HOME UNIVERSITY CITY 101 EAST W T HARRIS BLVD, BLDG 5000, STE 5105 CHARLOTTE, NC 28262	3:
ATRIUM HEALT AT HOME STANLY 901 NORTH SECOND STREET ALBEMARLE, NC 28001	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 320 COPPERFIELD BLVD NE SUITE A CONCORD, NC 28025	3:
LIBERTY HOME CARE II, LLC 5 EAST MAIN STREET THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 4135 MENDENHALL DRIVE HIGH POINT, NC 27265	3:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - FORSYTH 1393 CARROLLTON CROSSING DR KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 9731 SOUTHERN PINE BLVD SUITE L CHARLOTTE, NC 28273	3:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 609 LAUCHWOOD DRIVE LAURINBURG, NC 28352	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 112 CHARTER STREET ALBEMARLE, NC 28001	3:
MEDI HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 1007 LEXINGTON AVE LEXINGTON, NC 27360	3:
ATRIUM HEALTH AT HOME UNION 101 EAST FRANKLIN STREET MONROE, NC 28112	3:
LIBERTY HOME CARE II, LLC 2015 MOORE ROAD MATTHEWS, NC 28105	3:
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES/SALISB 201 SECURITY STREET KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083	3:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 1941 S NC HIGHWAY 119 MEBANE, NC 27302	3:
LIBERTY HOME CARE II, LLC 119 W WADE STREET WADESBORO, NC 28170	3:
HOME HEALTH OF RANDOLPH HOSPITAL 212 FOUST ST ASHEBORO, NC 27203	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 401 E THIRD STREET SILER CITY, NC 27344	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 729 VINEYARDS CROSSING LEXINGTON, NC 27295	3.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 8520 CLIFF CAMERON DRIVE STE 140 CHARLOTTE, NC 28269	3.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1500 PINECROFT ROAD, SUITE 119 GREENSBORO, NC 27407	3.5:
FIRST HEALTH HOME CARE - RICHMOND 925 SOUTH LONG DRIVE ROCKINGHAM, NC 28379	3.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE 300 W PENNSYVANIA AVENUE SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28387	3.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH 2116 STATESVILLE BLVD SUITE A SALISBURY, NC 28147	3.5:
FIRSTHEALTH HOME CARE 181 WESTGATE DRIVE SUITE A WEST END, NC 27376	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 900 W COOKSEY DR SUITE G THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 8801 J M KEYNES DRIVE SUITE 350 CHARLOTTE, NC 28262	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE-ROCK HILL 454 SOUTH ANDERSON ROAD, SUITE 320 ROCK HILL, SC 29730	4:
HOME CARE OF LANCASTER 901 MEETING ST LANCASTER, SC 29720	4:
BROOKDALE HOME HEALTH CHARLOTTE 9300 HARRIS CORNERS PKWY SUITE 410 CHARLOTTE, NC 28269	4:
LOGAN ARH HOME HEALTH AGENCY 113 LB&T WAY LOGAN, WV 25601	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 103 DORSETT DRIVE SUITE 300 SALISBURY, NC 28144	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 1630 LIBERTY DRIVE SUITE 100 THOMASVILLE, NC 27360	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 11111 CARMEL COMMONS BLVD STE 350 CHARLOTTE, NC 28226	4.5:
WELL CARE HOME HEALTH OF PIEDMONT, INC. 320 SEAGLE STREET, SUITE 200 HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078	4.5:
ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH OF NORTH CAROLINA 5 OAK BRANCH DRIVE, STE 5E GREENSBORO, NC 27407	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WINSTON SALEM 1100 SOUTH STRATFORD ROAD, SUITE 531 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106	4.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 805 TRADE STREET NW SUITE 103 CONCORD, NC 28027	4.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE TRIAD INC. 330 BILLINGSLEY ROAD CHARLOTTE, NC 28211	4.5:
LAKE NORMAN HOME HEALTH 142 S CARDIGAN WAY SUITE D-1 MOORESVILLE, NC 28117	4.5:
WELL CARE HOME HEALTH OF THE TRIAD INC 146 DORNACH WAY ADVANCE, NC 27006	5:
ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST -CARE AT HOME 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD SUITE 303 WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103	5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1605 WESTBROOK PLAZA DRIVE SUITE 401 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103	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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