The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Idaho

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 Idaho

There are 48 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 Idaho.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
BRIO IDAHO HEALTHCARE 950 MEMORIAL DR IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402	2:
SALMON VALLEY HOME HEALTH LLC 404 COURTHOUSE DRIVE SALMON, ID 83467	2:
FRANKLIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE 122 N STATE ST PRESTON, ID 83263	2.5:
HOMESTEAD HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE, LLC 407 WEST 1ST N REXBURG, ID 83440	2.5:
HERITAGE HOME HEALTH 1009 W QUINN RD POCATELLO, ID 83202	3:
VISIONS HOME HEALTH & VISIONS HOME CARE LLC 455 PARK VIEW LOOP TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	3:
AUBURN CREST HOME HEALTH LLC 397 BLUE LAKES BLVD N TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	3:
REXBURG HOME HEALTH 280 EAST MAIN STREET REXBURG, ID 83440	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF WESTERN IDAHO 435 S WHITLEY DR FRUITLAND, ID 83619	3:
CREST HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE, LLC 2100 NORTHWEST BLVD, STE 120 COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814	3:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 1230 NORTHWOOD CENTER CT, SUITE C COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814	3:
ADVANCED HOME CARE OF COEUR D'ALENE 1578 W RIVERSTONE DR COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814	3:
WELCOME HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 120 E LAKE STREET, SUITE 319 SANDPOINT, ID 83864	3:
LOVING CARE AND MORE 104 WINDRIVER ROAD SILVERTON, ID 83867	3:
BEAR LAKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 465 WASHINGTON STREET MONTPELIER, ID 83254	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF IDAHO 1411 FALLS AVENUE EAST, STE 815 TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	3.5:
INTERMOUNTAIN HOME CARE OF CASSIA 1501 HILAND AVENUE. SUITE Z BURLEY, ID 83318	3.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH 850 ENERGY PL, STE 1 IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401	3.5:
INTEGRICARE OF EASTERN IDAHO 3470-B WASHINGTON PKWY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	3.5:
ASPEN HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3470 WASHINGTON PKWY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF EASTERN IDAHO 3686 WASHINGTON PARKWAY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	3.5:
HANDS OF HOPE HOME HEALTH, LLC 3242 WOODRUFF AVE, STE B IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	3.5:
ST LUKES HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 3330 E LOUISE DR SUITE 400 MERIDIAN, ID 83642	3.5:
BLUEBIRD HOME HEALTH 3080 GENTRY WAY, STE 203 MERIDIAN, ID 83642	3.5:
ASPEN HOME CARE 2867 E COPPER POINT DR MERIDIAN, ID 83642	3.5:
TERRACE HOME HEALTH 2929 W NAVIGATOR DRIVE, SUITE 320 MERIDIAN, ID 83642	3.5:
ST LUKES MAGIC VALLEY HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 601 POLE LINE ROAD SUITE #2 TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	4:
HORIZON HOME HEALTH MAGIC VALLEY 1411 FALLS AVE E SUITE 615 TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	4:
ALLIANCE HOME HEALTH CARE 1655 1ST ST IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401	4:
ONESOURCE HOME HEALTH 1680 ELK CREEK DR IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	4:
CANYON HOME CARE & HOSPICE 929 NW 16TH STREET FRUITLAND, ID 83619	4:
SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE AT HOME 3904 E FLAMINGO AVE SUITE 100 NAMPA, ID 83687	4:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 9199 WEST BLACK EAGLE DRIVE BOISE, ID 83709	4:
RELIANT HEALTHCARE, INC 1103 E BEST AVENUE, SUITE E COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814	4:
ABILITY HOME HEALTH 250 NORTHWEST BLVD STE 211 COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814	4:
EDEN HOME HEALTH 204 TRIANGLE DRIVE PONDERAY, ID 83852	4:
SYMBII HOME HEALTH 240 WEST BURNSIDE AVENUE, SUITE B CHUBBUCK, ID 83202	4.5:
ALL CARE HEALTH SOLUTIONS 815 S BRIDGEWAY PL, SUITE 122 EAGLE, ID 83616	4.5:
TOUCHMARK HOME HEALTH 625 SOUTH ARBOR LANE, SUITE B MERIDIAN, ID 83642	4.5:
MULTICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 324 SOUTH MERIDIAN ROAD, SUITE 10 MERIDIAN, ID 83642	4.5:
IDAHO HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 722 N COLLEGE RD 150 TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	5:
EDEN HOME HEALTH -IDAHOFALLS 2540 CHANNING WAY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	5:
HORIZON HOME HEALTH 63 WEST WILLOWBROOK DR MERIDIAN, ID 83646	5:
FIRST CHOICE HOME CARE 12400 WEST OVERLAND ROAD, SUITE 100 BOISE, ID 83709	5:
NORTH IDAHO HOME HEALTH 850 W KATHLEEN AVENUE COEUR D ALENE, ID 83815	5:
A BRIDGE HOME LLC 1201 FALLS AVE E, STE 34 TWIN FALLS, ID 83301	-:
BEST HOMECARE AND STAFFING LLC 16174 N HIGH DESERT ST NAMPA, ID 83687	-:
KIDSCARE HOME HEALTH OF IDAHO 1835 WILDWOOD ST BOISE, ID 83713	-:

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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in Idaho

Major Cities in Idaho

Boise, ID (best, worst)	Nampa, ID (best, worst)
Coeur d'Alene, ID (best, worst)	Meridian, ID (best, worst)
Idaho Falls, ID (best, worst)	Pocatello, ID (best, worst)
Caldwell, ID (best, worst)	Twin Falls, ID (best, worst)
Lewiston, ID (best, worst)	Post Falls, ID (best, worst)
Rexburg, ID (best, worst)	Eagle, ID (best, worst)
Moscow, ID (best, worst)	Kuna, ID (best, worst)
Ammon, ID (best, worst)	Mountain Home, ID (best, worst)
Burley, ID (best, worst)	Chubbuck, ID (best, worst)
Blackfoot, ID (best, worst)	Hayden, ID (best, worst)

Best and Worst Home Health Care Lists in Other States

Alaska (best, worst)	Alabama (best, worst)
Arizona (best, worst)	Arkansas (best, worst)
California (best, worst)	Colorado (best, worst)
Connecticut (best, worst)	Delaware (best, worst)
District of Columbia (best, worst)	Florida (best, worst)
Georgia (best, worst)	Hawaii (best, worst)
Idaho (best, worst)	Illinois (best, worst)
Indiana (best, worst)	Iowa (best, worst)
Kansas (best, worst)	Kentucky (best, worst)
Louisiana (best, worst)	Maine (best, worst)
Maryland (best, worst)	Massachusetts (best, worst)
Michigan (best, worst)	Minnesota (best, worst)
Mississippi (best, worst)	Missouri (best, worst)
Montana (best, worst)	Nebraska (best, worst)
Nevada (best, worst)	New Hampshire (best, worst)
New Jersey (best, worst)	New Mexico (best, worst)
New York (best, worst)	North Carolina (best, worst)
North Dakota (best, worst)	Ohio (best, worst)
Oklahoma (best, worst)	Oregon (best, worst)
Pennsylvania (best, worst)	Rhode Island (best, worst)
South Carolina (best, worst)	South Dakota (best, worst)
Tennessee (best, worst)	Texas (best, worst)
Utah (best, worst)	Vermont (best, worst)
Virginia (best, worst)	Washington (best, worst)
West Virginia (best, worst)	Wisconsin (best, worst)
Wyoming (best, worst)	Guam (best, worst)
U.S. Virgin Islands (best, worst)	Puerto Rico (best, worst)