The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Athens, Georgia

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 Athens, Georgia

There are 26 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 Athens, Georgia.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CSRA HOME HEALTH AGENCY COLUMBIA 415 WEST HILL STREET, SUITE 1 THOMSON, GA 30824	2:
BRIDGEWAY HOME HEALTH 2135 EASTVIEW PARKWAY SUITE 800 CONYERS, GA 30013	2:
MESUN HOME HEALTH 88 JOHNSON ROAD BLDG 1B LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046	2:
ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 1021 JAMESTOWN BLVD SUITE 215 WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 2825 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD STE 160 DULUTH, GA 30096	3:
PIEDMONT HOME HEALTH 1550 TIMOTHY RD SUITE 201B ATHENS, GA 30606	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 601 BROAD STREET SE, SUITE F GAINESVILLE, GA 30501	3:
ANMED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1926 MCCONNELL SPRINGS RD PO BOX 195 ANDERSON, SC 29622	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 600 CHANDLER STREET HARTWELL, GA 30643	3.5:
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HOME HEALTH 157 ADAMS DRIVE DEMOREST, GA 30535	3.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF COVINGTON 4162 BAKER STREET NE COVINGTON, GA 30014	4:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - ATLANTA 1626 JEURGENS COURT NORCROSS, GA 30093	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 2080 RONALD REAGAN BLVD, SUITE 500 CUMMING, GA 30041	4:
KINDRED AT HOME- ANDERSON 1704 E GREENVILLE STREET, SUITE 2D ANDERSON, SC 29621	4:
SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 10113 HIGHWAY 142 NORTH COVINGTON, GA 30014	4.5:
CENTRAL HOME HEALTH CARE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 1990 LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 240 TUCKER, GA 30084	4.5:
GUARDIAN HOME CARE OF CENTRAL GEORGIA 1551 JENNINGS MILL ROAD, BUILDING 2500 A WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677	4.5:
STAFF BUILDERS HOME HEALTH, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 3505 DULUTH PARK LANE SUITE 300 DULUTH, GA 30096	4.5:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA 5089 BRISTOL INDUSTRIAL WAY, STE B BUFORD, GA 30518	4.5:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - CUMMING 102 PILGRIM VILLAGE DRIVE, SUITE 100 CUMMING, GA 30040	4.5:
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HOME HEALTH 915 INTERSTATE RIDGE DRIVE, STE A1 GAINESVILLE, GA 30501	4.5:
PRUITTHEALTH AT HOME - GAINESVILLE 2545 FLINTRIDGE ROAD, SUITE 110 GAINESVILLE, GA 30501	4.5:
TUGALOO HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDISY COMPANY 2565 THOMPSON BRIDGE RD, STE 204 & 205 GAINESVILLE, GA 30501	4.5:
TUGALOO HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY 817 GROGAN ST LAVONIA, GA 30553	4.5:
CHSGA HOME HEALTH 825 BAXTER STREET ATHENS, GA 30605	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 6075 THE CORNERS PARKWAY, SUITE 120 PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA 30092	-:

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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