The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Indiana

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 Indiana

There are 185 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 Indiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HOME CARE SERVICES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA 240 COMMERCE SQUARE DRIVE MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360	1.5:
PROCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 8300 BROADWAY STREET STE B1 MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	1.5:
SCOTT'S HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 3208 S. LAFOUNTAIN STREET KOKOMO, IN 46902	1.5:
STAR HOME HEALTH INC 9515 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD SUITE 4 HIGHLAND, IN 46322	1.5:
INDEPENDENT HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 7318 CROSSING PLACE FISHERS, IN 46038	1.5:
HOOSIER UPLANDS HOME HEALTH CARE 500 W MAIN ST MITCHELL, IN 47446	1.5:
SUNRISE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC 2711 W LINCOLN HIGHWAY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	1.5:
PASSIONATE CARE INC 1650 45TH AVENUE, SUITE B MUNSTER, IN 46321	2:
PRAIRIE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC 5920 HOHMAN AVENUE HAMMOND, IN 46320	2:
CLINICAL HOME HEALTH CARE 610 N HALLECK ST DEMOTTE, IN 46310	2:
PURPOSECARE OF INDIANA 5455 HARRISON PARK LA INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46216	2:
LMR INDIANA HOME CARE INC 7863 BROADWAY STE 124 MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	2:
ADIEL HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC 608 W 81ST AVE MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	2:
REMEDY HOME HEALTHCARE, LLC 813 MAIN ST, SUITE A BROOKVILLE, IN 47012	2:
PREMIER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 504 N BRADNER AVE MARION, IN 46952	2:
RESIDENTIAL CLINICAL SERVICES INC 8102 GEORGIA STREET MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	2:
GUARDIAN ANGEL HOME HEALTH CARE INC 11617 E SR 67 PO BOX 95 BICKNELL, IN 47512	2:
HEALING HANDS HOME HEALTH LLC 216 E 9TH STREET ANDERSON, IN 46016	2:
ASSURED HOME HEALTHCARE INC 1947 HARDER CT STE B SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375	2:
PROFESSIONAL CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 9721 PRAIRIE AVENUE HIGHLAND, IN 46322	2:
AAA HOOSIER HOME HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS INC 5241 FOUNTAIN DR STE G CROWN POINT, IN 46307	2:
ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH 315 W LINCOLN ROAD, SUITE B KOKOMO, IN 46902	2:
UNITED HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 4535 N WHEELING AVE MUNCIE, IN 47304	2:
PURE HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 777 E MAIN STREET, SUITE 211 WESTFIELD, IN 46074	2:
CAREGIVERS INC 3536 WASHINGTON BLVD INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46205	2.5:
MAJESTIC HOME HEALTH LLC 777 E MAIN STREET, SUITE 211 WESTFIELD, IN 46074	2.5:
MEMORIAL HOME CARE 213 U S 231 JASPER, IN 47546	2.5:
TOTAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 770 N MAIN STREET CROWN POINT, IN 46307	2.5:
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE SERVICES 115 HWY 66 E TELL CITY, IN 47586	2.5:
HOME HEALTH ANGELS LLC 117 N MAIN ST PO BOX 283 WINCHESTER, IN 47394	2.5:
HCMH HOME CARE 798 N 16TH STREET NEW CASTLE, IN 47362	2.5:
TENDERCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 6308 RUCKER RD SUITE D INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220	2.5:
AT HOME QUALITY CARE 751 E PORTER AVENUE, SUITE 9 CHESTERTON, IN 46304	2.5:
GREATLAND HOME HEALTH 9616 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD 2ND FLOOR STE D HIGHLAND, IN 46322	2.5:
HARMONYCARES HOME HEALTH 9100 PURDUE ROAD, STE 110 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268	2.5:
AMORE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC 9209 WICKER AVENUE, SUITE WEST SAINT JOHN, IN 46373	2.5:
COMMUNITY HOME CARE SERVICES INC 1909 SOUTH HEATON STREET KNOX, IN 46534	2.5:
NORTHWEST HOME HEALTH CARE INC 2834 45TH STREET UNIT 5B HIGHLAND, IN 46322	2.5:
AMERICAN CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE 131 RIDGE ROAD UNIT 1 SOUTH MUNSTER, IN 46321	2.5:
HOME SERVICES UNLIMITED INC 7750 N MICHIGAN RD INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268	2.5:
CARDINAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 7863 BROADWAY STE 202 MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	2.5:
CARING FIRST HOME HEALTH LLC 28441 STATE ROUTE 1 W HARRISON, IN 47060	2.5:
LARRIS-IFY HOME CARE 5445 LAFAYETTE ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46254	2.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF INDIANAPOLIS 373 MERIDIAN PARKE LANE, SUITE A-1 GREENWOOD, IN 46142	2.5:
ALLPOINTS HOME HEALTH CARE INC 9801 PRAIRIE AVE HIGHLAND, IN 46322	2.5:
BEST CHOICE HOME CARE 5701 ELMWOOD AVE STE N INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46203	2.5:
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH HOME CARE 950 N MERIDIAN ST STE 700 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204	2.5:
NORTHERN INDIANA HOME HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC 7870 BROADWAY, SUITE G -SOUTH MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410	3:
ABILITY HOME HEALTH LLC 4555 NORTHWESTERN DR STE 1A ZIONSVILLE, IN 46077	3:
GOSHEN HOME CARE & HOSPICE 1147 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE GOSHEN, IN 46526	3:

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 Indiana

Major Cities in Indiana

Indianapolis, IN (best, worst)	Fort Wayne, IN (best, worst)
South Bend, IN (best, worst)	Evansville, IN (best, worst)
Lafayette, IN (best, worst)	Elkhart, IN (best, worst)
Bloomington, IN (best, worst)	Carmel, IN (best, worst)
Fishers, IN (best, worst)	Terre Haute, IN (best, worst)
Muncie, IN (best, worst)	Anderson, IN (best, worst)
Kokomo, IN (best, worst)	Hammond, IN (best, worst)
Gary, IN (best, worst)	Michigan City, IN (best, worst)
Noblesville, IN (best, worst)	Columbus, IN (best, worst)
Greenwood, IN (best, worst)	West Lafayette, IN (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)