The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Chestertown, Maryland

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 Chestertown, Maryland

There are 99 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 Chestertown, Maryland.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
PATRIOT HOMECARE 1225 N. KING STREET, SUITE 300 WILMINGTON, DE 19801	1:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF DELAWARE LLC 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 203 SMYRNA, DE 19977	1:
GOLDEN AGE HOME CARE , INC 600 WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNIT 18UB/UD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	1.5:
OAK CREST VILLAGE 8820 WALTHER BLVD BALTIMORE, MD 21234	2:
ALWAYS BEST CARE 427 W GIARAD AVENUE 1ST FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146	2:
PENINSULA HOME CARE AT NANTICOKE 501 HEALTH SERVICES DRIVE SEAFORD, DE 19973	2.5:
VNA OF HANOVER AND SPRING GROVE 440 NORTH MADISON ST HANOVER, PA 17331	2.5:
CHARLESTOWN HOME HEALTH AGENCY 715 MAIDEN CHOICE LANE CATONSVILLE, MD 21228	2.5:
SALEM HOME HEALTH 310 SALEM-WOODSTOWN ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, 2 EAST SALEM, NJ 08079	2.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 11155 DOLFIELD BOULEVARD, SUITE 212 OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117	2.5:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH ONE READ'S WAY, SUITE 100 NEW CASTLE, DE 19720	2.5:
SPIRITRUST LUTHERAN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 187 EAST MAIN STREET WESTMINSTER, MD 21157	2.5:
VNA OF MARYLAND 121 FEDERAL STREET, STE 3 EASTON, MD 21601	3:
VICDANIA HEALTH SERVICES LLC 1006 COLLEGE ROAD, SUITE 101 DOVER, DE 19904	3:
PHR OF BALTIMORE, INC 1501 S EDGEWOOD ST SUITE A BALTIMORE, MD 21227	3:
MCMANUS HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY INC 2336 S BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145	3:
HOMECARE MARYLAND, LLC 10090 RED RUN BLVD, FL 3 OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117	3:
CROZER KEYSTONE HOME HEALTH 501 N LANSDOWNE AVENUE, 2 EAST DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	3:
COMMUNITY HOME NURSING AND THERAPY SERVICES, INC 850 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD SUITE 305B CARLISLE, PA 17013	3:
HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH OF MARYLAND, INC 2141 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SUITE 207 SILVER SPRING, MD 20904	3:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH 2116 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY SUITE 2 CAMDEN, DE 19934	3:
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 5901 HOLABIRD AVENUE SUITE A BALTIMORE, MD 21224	3:
PHR OF MARYLAND, INC 4429 FORBES BLVD LANHAM, MD 20706	3:
CHESAPEAKE POTOMAC HOME HEALTH AGENCY 7627 LEONARDTOWN ROAD HUGHESVILLE, MD 20637	3:
MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE 6525 BELCREST RD, 7TH FLOOR HYATTSVILLE, MD 20782	3.5:
CHESTER RIVER HOME CARE AND HOSPICE LLC 103 BROWN STREET CHESTERTOWN, MD 21620	3.5:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTHCARE 1017 MATTLIND WAY MILFORD, DE 19963	3.5:
BRANDYWINE RIVER VALLEY HOME HEALTH 1011 W BALTIMORE PIKE WEST GROVE, PA 19390	3.5:
BEEBE HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 232 MITCHELL ST STE 200 MILLSBORO, DE 19966	3.5:
MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE 5233 KING AVENUE, SUITE 200 BALTIMORE, MD 21237	3.5:
RIDERWOOD VILLAGE, INC 3120 GRACEFIELD ROAD SILVER SPRING, MD 20904	3.5:
INSPIRED HOMECARE OF MARYLAND, LLC 725 MOUNT WILSON LANE, STE 134 BALTIMORE, MD 21208	3.5:
HOME CALL 490 N. DUPONT HWY. DOVER, DE 19901	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 11 CAMPUS BLVD NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	4:
HOMECENTRIS HOME HEALTH II 10 CROSSROADS DRIVE, SUITE 102 OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117	4:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF MARYLAND 110 WEST ROAD SUITE 215 TOWSON, MD 21204	4:
SAINT FRANCIS HOME CARE 100 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 100 NEWARK, DE 19713	4:
REVIVAL HOMECARE AGENCY - HOME HEALTH 4701 MOUNT HOPE DRIVE, SUITE B BALTIMORE, MD 21215	4:
HOLY CROSS HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 10720 COLUMBIA PIKE SECOND FLOOR SILVER SPRING, MD 20901	4:
MERCY HOME HEALTH 41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE SUITE 103 NEWTOWN, PA 18940	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 4250 LANCASTER PIKE SUITE 300 WILMINGTON, DE 19805	4:
ADVENTIST HOME HEALTH SERVICES 12041 BOURNEFIELD WAYSUITE B SILVER SPRING, MD 20904	4:
REVIVAL HOMECARE AGENCY 1101 MERCANTILE LANE, SUITE 292 UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20774	4:
AMERICARE IN HOME NURSING 10905 FORT WASHINGTON ROAD FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE AT BAYHEALTH 651 S BAY ROAD, UNIT K-1 DOVER, DE 19901	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF BALTIMORE 134 INDUSTRY LANE, SUITE 3 FOREST HILL, MD 21050	4.5:
HOMECALL 29509 CANVASBACK DRIVE, SUITE 204 EASTON, MD 21601	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MARYLAND 811 CROMWELL PARK DRIVE, SUITE 109 GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061	4.5:
AMEDISYS DELAWARE, LLC 1201 COLLEGE PARK DRIVE, STE 101 DOVER, DE 19904	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 107 CHESAPEAKE BLVD, SUITE 124 ELKTON, MD 21921	4.5:

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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