The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Defiance, Ohio

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 Defiance, Ohio

There are 65 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 Defiance, Ohio.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HERITAGE HEALTH CARE SERVICES 2615 FT AMANDA ROAD LIMA, OH 45804	1.5:
ASPIRE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC 306 REICHELDERFER ROAD CRIDERSVILLE, OH 45806	1.5:
CONTINUED CARE INC 920 WEST MARKET STREET, SUITE 202 LIMA, OH 45805	1.5:
PRIVATE DUTY OF VNA 1157 WESTWOOD DRIVE VAN WERT, OH 45891	1.5:
PUTNAM COUNTY HOMECARE 575 O-G ROAD OTTAWA, OH 45875	2:
PHC HOMECARE 1446 REYNOLDS ROAD, SUITE 100 MAUMEE, OH 43537	2.5:
CARETENDERS 4427 TALMADGE ROAD, SUITE E TOLEDO, OH 43623	2.5:
UNIQUE HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC 3430 BRIARFIELD BLVD MAUMEE, OH 43537	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF LIMA 3745 SHAWNEE ROAD, SUITE 108 LIMA, OH 45806	2.5:
ARISTA HOME CARE SOLUTIONS 7850 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE TOLEDO, OH 43617	2.5:
GENACROSS AT HOME 2021 NORTH MCCORD ROAD TOLEDO, OH 43615	2.5:
PROMEDICA HOME HEALTH CARE (DUNDEE) 100 POWELL DR, SUITE 1AND 3 DUNDEE, MI 48131	2.5:
PROMEDICA HOME HEALTH (COLDWATER) 300 EAST CHICAGO ST COLDWATER, MI 49036	2.5:
GUARDIAN ANGEL HOME CARE OF SYLVANIA 5800 MONROE STREET, BLDG E, SUITE 2 SYLVANIA, OH 43560	2.5:
LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE 1301 BELLEFONTAINE AVENUE LIMA, OH 45804	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF TOLEDO 3100 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 250 TOLEDO, OH 43606	2.5:
HILLSDALE HOSPITAL 1711 S HILLSDALE RD HILLSDALE, MI 49242	3:
MERCY HEALTH-HOME HEALTH, LIMA 959 WEST NORTH STREET LIMA, OH 45805	3:
PROMEDICA HOME HEALTH CARE (SYLVANIA) 5855 MONROE STREET SYLVANIA, OH 43560	3:
MERCER HEALTH HOME CARE 909 EAST WAYNE STREET, SUITE 126 CELINA, OH 45822	3:
BRIDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 15100 BIRCHAVEN LANE FINDLAY, OH 45840	3.5:
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INC 1159 WESTWOOD DRIVE VAN WERT, OH 45891	3.5:
OHIO LIVING HOME HEALTH GREATER TOLEDO 1730 SOUTH REYNOLDS ROAD TOLEDO, OH 43614	3.5:
PARKVIEW HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 1900 CAREW ST STE 6 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	3.5:
OHIOANS HOME HEALTHCARE 14930 LAPLAISANCE RD, SUITE 115 MONROE, MI 48161	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF FORT WAYNE 111 E. LUDWIG ROAD, SUITE 105 FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	3.5:
LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK HOME HEALTH 5718 COVENTRY LANE FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	3.5:
OHIOANS HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 28315 KENSINGTON LANE PERRYSBURG, OH 43551	4:
ELARA CARING 7030 POINTE INVERNESS WAY, SUITE 130 FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2200 LAKE AVE STE 150 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805	4:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (FORT WAYNE) 2720 DUPONT COMMERCE COURT, SUITE 130 FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	4:
ELARA CARING 3425 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 206 TOLEDO, OH 43606	4:
PRIME HOME CARE LLC 3454 OAK ALLEY COURT, SUITE 500 TOLEDO, OH 43606	4.5:
MED1CARE, LLC 116 SOUTH MAIN STREET FINDLAY, OH 45840	5:
NEW VISION NURSING AND HOME CARE, LLC 310 PERRY STREET WAPAKONETA, OH 45895	5:
ALLCARING HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 424 EAST SECOND STREET DEFIANCE, OH 43512	5:
HOME CARE NETWORK INC 134 WEST SOUTH BOUNDARY STREET, SUITE G-1 PERRYSBURG, OH 43551	-:
HOME CARE NETWORK, INC 134 WEST SOUTH BOUNDARY STREET, SUITE G-2 PERRYSBURG, OH 43551	-:
BAYADA PEDIATRICS 6351 CONSTITUTION DRIVE FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	-:
WELLSBROOKE CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE INC 480 DUSSELL DRIVE, SUITE 120 MAUMEE, OH 43537	-:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH CARE 4640 W JEFFERSON BLVD FORT WAYNE, IN 46804	-:
ABC HEALTH CARE INC 1605 HOLLAND ROAD, SUITE A1 MAUMEE, OH 43537	-:
BLESSED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 2735 NAVARRE AVENUE, SUITE 102 OREGON, OH 43616	-:
NEW HORIZONS HOME HEALTH SERVICES 621 BROADWAY NEW HAVEN, IN 46774	-:
TOLEDO HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 5810 SOUTHWYCK BLVD SUITE 203C TOLEDO, OH 43614	-:
DIVINE HOME CARE OF OHIO, LLC 904 NORTH CABLE ROAD LIMA, OH 45805	-:
ALPINE HOME HEALTH 1440 SOUTH BYRNE ROAD TOLEDO, OH 43614	-:
RICHARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLC 5237 RENWYCK DRIVE TOLEDO, OH 43615	-:
OMNICARE HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY 44 HILLWYCK DRIVE TOLEDO, OH 43615	-:
HOME HEALTH SYSTEMS OF LIMA-ALLEN COUNTY 3737 SHAWNEE ROAD LIMA, OH 45806	-:

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 Ohio

Major Cities in Ohio

Cleveland, OH (best, worst)	Cincinnati, OH (best, worst)
Columbus, OH (best, worst)	Dayton, OH (best, worst)
Akron, OH (best, worst)	Toledo, OH (best, worst)
Youngstown, OH (best, worst)	Canton, OH (best, worst)
Lorain, OH (best, worst)	Middletown, OH (best, worst)
Springfield, OH (best, worst)	Newark, OH (best, worst)
Parma, OH (best, worst)	Mansfield, OH (best, worst)
Lima, OH (best, worst)	Hamilton, OH (best, worst)
Kettering, OH (best, worst)	Elyria, OH (best, worst)
Lakewood, OH (best, worst)	Cuyahoga Falls, OH (best, worst)