The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, Alabama

There are 31 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 Birmingham, Alabama.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CV HOME HEALTH OF BIBB COUNTY 155 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, SUITES 118, 123, & 125 CENTREVILLE, AL 35042	2:
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:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 71 JACKSON ST. HARPERSVILLE, AL 35078	3:
CULLMAN REGIONAL HOME CARE 1938 AL HIGHWAY 157, SUITE 102 CULLMAN, AL 35058	3:
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF ALABASTER 240 VILLAGE DRIVE PELHAM, AL 35124	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2970 LORNA ROAD, STE 104 VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 919 SHARIT AVENUE, STE 213 GARDENDALE, AL 35071	3.5:
PROHEALTH HOME HEALTH, LLC 25522 HIGHWAY 75 NORTH ONEONTA, AL 35121	3.5:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 222-224 7TH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 224 CLANTON, AL 35045	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 118 6TH STREET SOUTH CLANTON, AL 35045	4:
COOSA VALLEY HOMECARE 209 WEST SPRING STREET, SUIT 305 SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF TUSCALOOSA 4116 WATERMELON ROAD NORTHPORT, AL 35473	4:
ASCENSION AT HOME 1900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1025 WEST FORT WILLIAMS ST SYLACAUGA, AL 35150	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2100 RIVERCHASE CTR, STE 450 HOOVER, AL 35244	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH LAKESHORE OF BIRMINGHAM 2204 LAKESHORE DRIVE, SUITE 200 HOMEWOOD, AL 35209	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2100 SOUTHBRIDGE PKWY, SUITE 480 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209	4.5:
ASCENSION AT HOME 2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE ROAD, SUITE 7 PELL CITY, AL 35128	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 4735 NORREL DRIVE, SUITE 125 TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WALKER 1301 HIGHWAY 78 E, SUITE E & D JASPER, AL 35501	4.5:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF ONEONTA 1104 2ND AVE EAST, SUITE C ONEONTA, AL 35121	4.5:
ALABAMA HOMECARE OF GADSDEN 300 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 403 GADSDEN, AL 35903	4.5:
COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA 201 S. 1ST STREET GADSDEN, AL 35901	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 68278 MAIN STREET BLOUNTSVILLE, AL 35031	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 614 MARTIN ST N PELL CITY, AL 35125	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1458 JONES DAIRY ROAD SUITE 100 JASPER, AL 35501	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 3225 RAINBOW DRIVE, SUITE 256 RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1015 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE A CULLMAN, AL 35055	5:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2700 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 200 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242	-:
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC 500 ESPLANADE DRIVE, SUITE #660 OXNARD, CA 93036	-:

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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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)