The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Grayslake, Illinois

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 Grayslake, Illinois

There are 419 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 Grayslake, Illinois.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
DELUXE HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 415 AIRPORT RD ELGIN, IL 60123	1:
PRESTIGE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 7667 W 95TH STREET SUITE 306 HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457	1:
ALL AMERICAN HOME CARE, INC 9944 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD PALOS HILLS, IL 60465	1:
PHYSICIANS PREFERRED HOME CARE, INC 2637 W 79TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60652	1:
MIDWEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INC 4556 OAKTON STREET, SUITE 201 SKOKIE, IL 60077	1:
STELLAR HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 3530 W PETERSON AVE, STE 209 CHICAGO, IL 60659	1.5:
HANDS AND HEART HOME HEALTH, INC 1159 WILMETTE AVE, STE 9 WILMETTE, IL 60091	1.5:
SHUREE HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 4492 W LAWRENCE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60630	1.5:
CENTRAL HEALTHCARE, INC 4900 S ARCHER AVE, STE 3&4 CHICAGO, IL 60632	1.5:
CHICAGO HEALTH, INC 2604 E DEMPSTER STREET SUITE 206 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
CHICAGOLAND HOME HEALTH PROVIDER, INC 1974 MINER ST DES PLAINES, IL 60016	1.5:
SPECTRUM NURSES, INC 280 S SCHMIDT RD BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440	1.5:
NOVA HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 6900 MAIN STREET, STE 161 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60516	1.5:
DELIVERANCE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 5940 WEST TOUHY AVENUE, STE 205 NILES, IL 60714	1.5:
ANGEL'S CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 5418 N KEDZIE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60625	1.5:
CARE SOLUTIONS, INC 365 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, STE D CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012	1.5:
NORTH SHORE HEALTHCARE, INC 8755 TRUMBULL AVE SKOKIE, IL 60076	1.5:
PRIME HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2664 W DEMPSTER ST, STE T-207 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
VANGUARD HEALTH & WELLNESS, LLC 1585 ELLINWOOD AVENUE, SUITE 100 DES PLAINES, IL 60016	1.5:
VOLNIK HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 8430 GROSS POINT ROAD SUITE 104 SKOKIE, IL 60076	1.5:
REGAL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 8205 S CASS AVENUE, SUITE 108B DARIEN, IL 60561	1.5:
GUARDIAN HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 7370 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE SUITE C LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712	1.5:
TRU-CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 4001 W DEVON AVENUE, SUITE 207 CHICAGO, IL 60646	1.5:
EPIC HOME CARE, INC 710 E OGDEN AVE SUITE 690 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563	1.5:
IDEAL CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 6348 OAKTON STREET MORTON GROVE, IL 60053	1.5:
ANUCO HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 17 N. LECLAIRE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60644	1.5:
STAR HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 8130 1/2 S KEDZIE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60652	1.5:
AT HOMEHEALTH, INC 3344 W PETERSON AVE, STE 104 CHICAGO, IL 60659	1.5:
ST. CAMILLUS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 10101 W. WISCONSIN AVE WAUWATOSA, WI 53226	1.5:
OPTIMUM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC OF IL 6600 N LINCOLN AVE. STE 415 LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712	1.5:
OPEN WATERS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 5940 WEST TOUHY AVENUE SUITE 145 NILES, IL 60714	1.5:
LUXE HOME HEALTH 2860 S RIVER ROAD DES PLAINES, IL 60018	1.5:
GOVVAS HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC 670 N 1ST BANK DRIVE PALATINE, IL 60067	1.5:
EXPRESS PROF HOME HEALTH SERV INC 900 JORIE BLVD., SUITE 85 OAK BROOK, IL 60523	1.5:
HEROES HOME HEALTH 400 N MAY, STE 101 CHICAGO, IL 60642	1.5:
RELIABLE MEDICAL SERVICES, INC 1 TIFFANY POINTE, G-12 BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108	1.5:
ROYAL HELP HEALTH SERVICES, INC 2500 W HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1280 HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60169	1.5:
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTHCARE, LLC 3144 W MONTROSE AVE, STE 200 CHICAGO, IL 60618	1.5:
EXCELCARE HOME HEALTH 9933 LAWLER AVENUE, SUITE 521 SKOKIE, IL 60077	1.5:
RELIABLE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 3900 W 95TH ST, STE 9,10,11 EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805	1.5:
HEALTH FIRST HOME HEALTH INC 2604 DEMPSTER ST, STE 402 PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
1ST CHOICE HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS, LLC 1420 RENAISSANCE DRIVE PARK RIDGE, IL 60068	1.5:
INFINITY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 3315 W. ALGONQUIN RD, STE 410 ROLLING MEADOWS, IL 60008	1.5:
FMR HOME HEALTH, INC 2122 S 17TH AVENUE 1ST FLOOR BROADVIEW, IL 60155	1.5:
HOME HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY LLC 5533 WEST 109TH, SUITE 106 OAK LAWN, IL 60453	1.5:
ANCHOR HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INC 9800 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD, SUITE 100 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465	2:
LIFE PLUS HEALTH CARE, INC 2714 WEST PETERSON STREET, 1ST FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60659	2:
LOVING HOME HEALTH CARE 625 PLAINFIELD ROAD, STE 142 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527	2:
QUALITY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 246 E JANATA BLVD SUITE 360 LOMBARD, IL 60148	2:
DIRECT HOME HEALTHCARE, INC 6035 N KEDZIE AVENUE UNIT 103B CHICAGO, IL 60659	2:

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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