The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Fort Smith, Arkansas

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 Fort Smith, Arkansas

There are 29 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 Fort Smith, Arkansas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HOLISTIC HOME CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC 102 S.E. MAIN STREET KEOTA, OK 74941	1.5:
PREMIER HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1016 EAST SHAWNTEL SMITH BOULEVARD MULDROW, OK 74948	1.5:
PETERS AGENCY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 2523 N VAN BUREN ENID, OK 73703	1.5:
NORTHEASTERN HEALTH SYSTEM SEQUOYAH 213 EAST REDWOOD SALLISAW, OK 74955	1.5:
COMPASSION HOME CARE, INC. 901 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE D STIGLER, OK 74462	2:
OLDHAM HOME CARE LLC 519 EAST MAIN STREET STIGLER, OK 74462	2:
CHEROKEE NATION HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 1630 N CEDAR AVENUE TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464	2:
AHNI HEALTH SERVICES INC. 119 SW MAIN KEOTA, OK 74941	2.5:
AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS INC 333 SOUTH FIRST STREET PARIS, AR 72855	2.5:
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE 1401 WEST LOCUST STREET STILWELL, OK 74960	2.5:
CORNERSTONE AT HOME CARE 1409 SOUTH MUSKOGEE AVENUE, SUITE 2 TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464	2.5:
TRADITIONS HEALTH OF STIGLER 401 W. MAIN STREET STIGLER, OK 74462	3.5:
KAL HOME HEALTH, INC 302 NORTH POCOLA BLVD POCOLA, OK 74902	3.5:
MERCY HOME HEALTH 3300 SOUTH 70TH FORT SMITH, AR 72903	3.5:
PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH 507 E. REDWOOD AVENUE SALLISAW, OK 74955	3.5:
AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS, INC. 3600 WHEELER AVE STE 2 FORT SMITH, AR 72901	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 72 WEST 2ND STREET WALDRON, AR 72958	4.5:
ELITE HOME HEALTH 2910 JENNY LIND ROAD, SUITE 9A FORT SMITH, AR 72901	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 1 2120 SOUTH WALDRON ROAD, BUILDING C FORT SMITH, AR 72903	4.5:
ELARA CARING XVIII 103 N WALNUT STREET, SUITE A SALLISAW, OK 74955	4.5:
SPARKS HEALTH SYSTEM HOME HEALTH 4300 ROGERS AVENUE, SUITE 34 & 35 FORT SMITH, AR 72903	5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE OF ARKANSAS 2700 BRYAN ROAD, SUITE A VAN BUREN, AR 72956	5:
GATEWAY HOME HEALTH CARE 1007 NORTH BROADWAY POTEAU, OK 74953	-:
CREATIVE HOME CARE INC 27096 HWY 59 NORTH, SUITE #4 SHADY POINT, OK 74956	-:
WICARE HOME HEALTH LLC 7050 OWENSMOUTH AVE. SUITE 211 CANOGA PARK, CA 91303	-:
PLATINUM HEALTHCARE, INC 1304 NW 7TH STREET STIGLER, OK 74462	-:
PARAMOUNT HOME HEALTH 2828 NW 57TH STREET, SUITE 304 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73112	-:
HAVEN HOME HEALTH 211 EAST CHOCTAW AVE SALLISAW, OK 74955	-:
CORNERSTONE HEALTH CARE, INC. 1409 SOUTH MUSKOGEE AVENUE, SUITE 1 TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464	-:

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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