The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Hauppauge, New York

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 Hauppauge, New York

There are 113 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 Hauppauge, New York.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NETWORK 2571 WHITNEY AVENUE HAMDEN, CT 06518	1:
TOTALITY HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 546 BOSTON POST ROAD MILFORD, CT 06460	1.5:
SHINING STAR HOME HEALTH CARE 6024 14TH AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11219	2:
PARKER JEWISH INST FOR HEALTH CARE & REHAB CHHA 271-11 76TH AVENUE NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040	2:
FRANCISCAN HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CARE 267 FINCH AVE MERIDEN, CT 06450	2:
NIGHTINGALE VISITING NURSES OF CONNECTICUT 9 W BROAD STREET, STE 610 STAMFORD, CT 06902	2:
WARTBURG HOME CARE 1 WARTBURG PLACE, HAUSELT BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MOUNT VERNON, NY 10552	2.5:
SEABROOK HOME HEALTH AGENCY 3000 ESSEX ROAD TINTON FALLS, NJ 07753	2.5:
MONTEFIORE MED CTR HOME CARE CHHA ONE FORDHAM PLAZA SUITE 1100 BRONX, NY 10458	2.5:
COMPASSIONATE HOME CARE LLC 40 RICHARDS AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR NORWALK, CT 06854	2.5:
CABRINI CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 115 SOUTH BROADWAY DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522	2.5:
MCANGEL HOME VISITING NURSES, LLC 1135 SHERMAN AVENUE HAMDEN, CT 06514	2.5:
VISITING NURSE SERVICES, INC OF SO CT 24 SCOTT STREET HAMDEN, CT 06514	2.5:
ATARA HOME CARE 3525 BAYCHESTER AVENUE BRONX, NY 10466	2.5:
GURWIN CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 330 CONKLIN STREET FARMINGDALE, NY 11735	2.5:
UTOPIA HOME CARE INC 444 FOXON ROAD EAST HAVEN, CT 06512	2.5:
HOLY NAME HOME CARE 718 TEANECK ROAD TEANECK, NJ 07666	3:
NORTH SHORE HOME CARE CHHA 972 BRUSH HOLLOW ROAD WESTBURY, NY 11590	3:
HOME CARE GREGORIA AUFFANT 114 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT URB EL VEDADO SAN JUAN, PR 00918	3:
FAMILY CARE VISITING NURSE & HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 999 ORONOQUE LANE STRATFORD, CT 06614	3:
WAVENY HOME HEALTHCARE 22 DANBURY RD, STE 2 WILTON, CT 06897	3:
UNITED HEBREW OF NEW ROCHELLE CHHA 40 WILLOW DRIVE NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805	3:
CENTERS HOME HEALTH REVIVAL (BRONX) 4770 WHITE PLAINS ROAD BRONX, NY 10470	3:
WESTBROOK VISITING NURSES & PUBLIC HEALTH 866 BOSTON POST ROAD WESTBROOK, CT 06498	3:
RIVERSPRING CHHA / ELDERSERVE CHHA 530 WEST 166TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10032	3:
HOME CARE PLUS, INC 500 BIC DRIVE, SUITE 200 MILFORD, CT 06461	3:
CATHOLIC HOME CARE 110 BI-COUNTY BOULEVARD, SUITE 114 FARMINGDALE, NY 11735	3:
ATRINITY HOME HEALTH LLC 8 RESEARCH PARKWAY, SUITE 2 WALLINGFORD, CT 06492	3:
HOME HEALTH SPECIALTY SERVICES INC 2258 WHITNEY AVENUE, BUILDING2 HAMDEN, CT 06518	3:
THE ROY AND ALINE FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN HOME CARE AGENCY 4200 PARK AVENUE BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604	3:
FOUR SEASONS NURSING & REHABILITATION CHHA 1535 ROCKAWAY PARKWAY BROOKLYN, NY 11236	3:
MIDDLESEX HEALTH CARE AT HOME AND HOSPICE PROGRAM 117 MAIN STREET MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457	3:
VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, INC 22 DANBURY ROAD SUITE 1 WILTON, CT 06897	3:
RVNAHEALTH 27 GOVERNOR STREET RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877	3:
SOUTH NASSAU COMM HOSP CHHA 1000 SOUTH OYSTER BAY ROAD HICKSVILLE, NY 11801	3:
FISHKILL CENTER FOR REHAB & NURSING LTHHCP 22 ROBERT R KASIN WAY BEACON, NY 12508	3:
PECONIC BAY HOMEHEALTH SERVICES 1300 ROANOKE AVENUE RIVERHEAD, NY 11901	3:
EXTENDED HOME CARE 7 PENN PLAZA, SUITE 422 NEW YORK, NY 10001	3:
CENTERLIGHT CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1000 GATES AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR BROOKLYN, NY 11221	3.5:
LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOME CARE 103 WEST MAIN STREET PATCHOGUE, NY 11772	3.5:
HHC HEALTH AND HOME CARE 50 WATER STREET, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10004	3.5:
ROYAL CARE CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 30-50 WHITESTONE EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 304 FLUSHING, NY 11354	3.5:
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL HOME CARE DEPARTMENT CHHA ONE CROSFIELD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR WEST NYACK, NY 10994	3.5:
REVIVAL HOME HEALTH CARE 5350 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN, NY 11203	3.5:
ARCHCARE AT HOME 115 EAST STEVENS AVENUE, SUITES 104 AND 105 VALHALLA, NY 10595	3.5:
EXCELLENT HOME CARE SERVICES LLC 91-93 SOUTH THIRD STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11211	3.5:
WELLBOUND 2004 MCDONALD AVENUE, SUITE 2-A BROOKLYN, NY 11223	3.5:
REBEKAH CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1040 HAVEMEYER AVENUE BRONX, NY 10462	3.5:
ASCEND HOME HEALTH 201 W PASSAIC ST, STE 202 ROCHELLE PARK, NJ 07662	3.5:
FAMILY CARE CERTIFIED SERVICES CHHA (BROOKLYN) 1414 UTICA AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR BROOKLYN, NY 11203	3.5:

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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