The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in 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 Louisiana

There are 179 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 Louisiana.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000- OAKDALE 114 NORTH 11TH STREET OAKDALE, LA 71463	1.5:
WEST CARROLL MEM. HOSPITAL HOME 110 NORTH FRONT STREET OAK GROVE, LA 71263	1.5:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH OF ACADIANA 5750 JOHNSTON ST, STE 210 LAFAYETTE, LA 70503	1.5:
ST MICHAEL'S HOME HEALTH 332 AMELIA ST GRETNA, LA 70053	1.5:
ALLEN PARISH HOME HEALTH 532 N 8TH STREET KINDER, LA 70648	1.5:
TOTAL HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 330 AMELIA STREET GRETNA, LA 70053	2:
ALLEGIANCE HOME HEALTH OF WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA 3117 HWY 71 CAMPTI, LA 71411	2:
CLARITY HOME HEALTH 10620 TIMBERLAKE ACE BATON ROUGE, LA 70810	2:
STAT HOME HEALTH-CENTRAL 101 YORKTOWN ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303	2:
MERCY HOME HEALTH SERVICES 5150 HWY 22, STE C-9 MANDEVILLE, LA 70471	2:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000-BATON ROUGE 3266 DRUSILLA LANE, STE A-2 BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	2:
PRIMESTAR HOME HEALTH OF NWLA, INC 2434 MANNING ST RINGGOLD, LA 71068	2:
BEST HOME HEALTH 1903 N 7TH STREET WEST MONROE, LA 71291	2:
LASALLE GEN HOSP HOME HEALTH AGENCY 212 NINTH STREET JENA, LA 71342	2.5:
HME HLTH DEPT WILLIS KNIGHTON 3300 ALBERT BICKNELL DR SHREVEPORT, LA 71103	2.5:
FIRST OPTION HOME HEALTH 4906 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PKWY BLDG A, STE 1 LAFAYETTE, LA 70508	2.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 1020 DAVID DRIVE SUITE 110 MORGAN CITY, LA 70380	2.5:
PRIMESTAR HOME HEALTH INC 1008 JULIA STREET RAYVILLE, LA 71269	2.5:
INTENSIVE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1633 CARTER STREET VIDALIA, LA 71373	2.5:
CLAIBORNE HOME HEALTH 620 EAST COLLEGE STREET HOMER, LA 71040	2.5:
CONCERNED CARE HOME HEALTH, INC 19550 N 10TH ST, STE B COVINGTON, LA 70433	2.5:
STAT HOME HEALTH TRITON 19184 DR JOHN LAMBERT DR HAMMOND, LA 70403	2.5:
ACTS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 401 WHITNEY AVENUE, SUITE 304 GRETNA, LA 70056	2.5:
ARK LA TEX HOME HEALTH, INC. 7591 FERN AVENUE, SUITE 1503 SHREVEPORT, LA 71105	3:
POINTE COUPEE HOMEBOUND HEALTH 350 HOSPITAL ROAD NEW ROADS, LA 70760	3:
ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH 101 ASHLAND WAY MADISONVILLE, LA 70447	3:
VITALCARING GROUP 100 GENERAL MOUTON LAFAYETTE, LA 70501	3:
LADY OF THE SEA HOME HEALTH AGENCY 17108 W MAIN STREET CUT OFF, LA 70345	3:
COVENANT HOME HEALTH, LLC 2816 ATHANIA PKWY METAIRIE, LA 70002	3:
PROFESSIONAL HH SVC OF MINDEN 1316 SIBLEY RD MINDEN, LA 71055	3:
FOUR RIVERS HOME HEALTH OF LOU 2801 FOURTH STREET SUITE 1 JONESVILLE, LA 71343	3:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH 9256 INTERLINE AVENUE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
STAT HOME HEALTH INNOVATIVE 19924 HWY 182 BUNKIE, LA 71322	3:
NATIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES 606 SIBLEY ROAD MINDEN, LA 71055	3:
BETTER CARE HOME HEALTH, INC. 2735 CULPEPPER ROAD ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301	3:
LAGNIAPPE HOMECARE NORTHERN LOUISIANA 2310 COMMONS CURT RUSTON, LA 71270	3:
UNITY HOME HEALTH 111 1/2 MAIN STREET BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517	3:
HOME HEALTH CARE 2000 - LAFAYETTE 1304 BERTRAND DRIVE, SUITE A2 AND A3 LAFAYETTE, LA 70506	3:
MANGHAM HOME CARE, INC. 714 BROADWAY MANGHAM, LA 71259	3:
SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC 4301 BLUEBONNET BLVD BATON ROUGE, LA 70809	3:
TERREBONNE HOMECARE, INC. 760 W TUNNEL BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360	3:
VITALCARING GROUP 1211 NORTH RANGE AVENUE DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 3300 WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE, SUITE 200 METAIRIE, LA 70002	3.5:
STAT HOME HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, LLC 1011 3RD AVE KINDER, LA 70648	3.5:
AUDUBON HOME HEALTH OF HAMMOND 307 W MINNESOTA PARK RD HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF THE NORTHSHORE 112 INNWOOD DRIVE COVINGTON, LA 70433	3.5:
MODERN HOME HEALTH, INC 15781 PROFESSIONAL PLAZA HAMMOND, LA 70403	3.5:
PROFESSIONAL HHS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA 538 S E COURT CIRCLE CROWLEY, LA 70526	3.5:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 1200 HOSPITAL DRIVE STE 8 OPELOUSAS, LA 70570	3.5:
VITALCARING GROUP 42268 VETERANS BLVD., HAMMOND, LA 70403	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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in Louisiana

Major Cities in Louisiana

New Orleans, LA (best, worst)	Baton Rouge, LA (best, worst)
Shreveport, LA (best, worst)	Lafayette, LA (best, worst)
Lake Charles, LA (best, worst)	Metairie, LA (best, worst)
Houma, LA (best, worst)	Monroe, LA (best, worst)
Mandeville, LA (best, worst)	Slidell, LA (best, worst)
Alexandria, LA (best, worst)	Hammond, LA (best, worst)
Bossier City, LA (best, worst)	Kenner, LA (best, worst)
Prairieville, LA (best, worst)	Marrero, LA (best, worst)
Central, LA (best, worst)	Laplace, LA (best, worst)
New Iberia, LA (best, worst)	Morgan City, LA (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)