The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Gonzales, Louisiana

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 Gonzales, Louisiana

There are 66 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 Gonzales, Louisiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CLARITY HOME HEALTH 10620 TIMBERLAKE ACE BATON ROUGE, LA 70810	2:
TOTAL HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 330 AMELIA STREET GRETNA, LA 70053	2:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-BATON ROUGE 3266 DRUSILLA LANE, STE A-2 BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2:
STAT HOME HEALTH TRITON 19184 DR JOHN LAMBERT DR HAMMOND, LA 70403	2.5:
CONCERNED CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 19550 N 10TH ST, STE B COVINGTON, LA 70433	2.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 1020 DAVID DRIVE SUITE 110 MORGAN CITY, LA 70380	2.5:
TERREBONNE HOMECARE, INC. 760 W TUNNEL BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360	3:
SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC 4301 BLUEBONNET BLVD BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
UNITY HOME HEALTH 111 1/2 MAIN STREET BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517	3:
POINTE COUPEE HOMEBOUND HEALTH 350 HOSPITAL ROAD NEW ROADS, LA 70760	3:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH, LLC 2816 ATHANIA PKWY METAIRIE, LA 70002	3:
ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 101 ASHLAND WAY MADISONVILLE, LA 70447	3:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH 9256 INTERLINE AVENUE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
NOTRE DAME HOME HEALTH 2121 N CAUSEWAY BLVD STE 100 METAIRIE, LA 70001	3.5:
DIVINITY HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC 200 EAST 6TH STREET THIBODAUX, LA 70301	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 3300 WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE, SUITE 200 METAIRIE, LA 70002	3.5:
THE MEDICAL TEAM INC 4722 HIGHWAY 311 HOUMA, LA 70360	3.5:
FAMILY HOMECARE, INC. 3636 S I-10 SERVICE ROAD METAIRIE, LA 70001	3.5:
LANE HOME HEALTH AN AFFILIATE OF LANE REG MEDICAL 6300 MAIN STREET. ZACHARY, LA 70791	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF THE NORTHSHORE 112 INNWOOD DRIVE COVINGTON, LA 70433	3.5:
CHASE HEALTH CARE INC. 8755 SULLIVAN ROAD , BLDG 2C BATON ROUGE, LA 70818	3.5:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH OF HAMMOND 307 W MINNESOTA PARK RD HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
MODERN HOME HEALTH, INC 15781 PROFESSIONAL PLAZA HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
BAYOU HOME CARE, LLC 232 CIVIC CENTER BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 1211 NORTH RANGE AVENUE DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 42268 VETERANS BLVD., HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOME HEALTH, LLC 832 E BOSTON STREET STE 10 COVINGTON, LA 70433	4:
NURSES REGISTRY HOME HEALTH, INC. 800 W COMMERCE ROAD, SUITE 202 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70123	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 3501 N CAUSEWAY BLVD STE 200 METAIRIE, LA 70002	4:
HOME HEALTH CTR OF THIBODAUX 804 BAYOU LANE THIBODAUX, LA 70301	4:
GUARDIAN HOME HEALTH CARE OF LA., INC. 3510 CAUSEWAY BLVD, SUITE 501 METAIRIE, LA 70002	4:
PINNACLE HOME HEALTH OF BATON ROUGE 5627 SOUTH SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD STE A BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE D BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4:
TOURO AT HOME TOURO INFIRMARY 1401 FOUCHER ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115	4:
ELARA CARING 3901 HOUMA BLVD PLAZA METAIRIE, LA 70006	4:
PINNACLE HOME HEALTH OF ZACHARY 5333 MAIN STREET ZACHARY, LA 70791	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 5779 HIGHWAY 311, STE 1 HOUMA, LA 70360	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 58725 BELLEVIEW ROAD, SUITE A-3 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764	4:
ELARA CARING 1200 DERRICK DRIVE, STE 201A HAMMOND, LA 70403	4.5:
LAKESHORE HOME HEALTH 1724 HERMAN DUPUIS ROAD BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517	4.5:
CYPRESS HOME HEALTH 3050 TEDDY DRIVE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	4.5:
ELARA CARING 12035 JUSTICE AVE BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF BATON ROUGE 2645 O'NEAL LANE BUILDING C SUITE C BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	4.5:
EGAN-OCHSNER HOME HEALTH NORTHSHORE 1200 DEREK DRIVE, STE 202 HAMMOND, LA 70403	4.5:
KEY HOME HEALTH CARE 16030 LAMONTE DRIVE SUITE A HAMMOND, LA 70403	4.5:
BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOME HEALTH 10235 JEFFERSON HWY, STE C BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF NEW ORLEANS 3500 N CAUSEWAY BLVD, STE 220 METAIRIE, LA 70002	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF COVINGTON 121 PARK PLACE, SUITE 1, COVINGTON, LA 70433	4.5:
STAT HOME HEALTH, LLC 1707 CHANTILLY DR, STE A LA PLACE, LA 70068	4.5:
OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF RACELAND 4560 HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 4 RACELAND, LA 70394	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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