The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Leitchfield, Kentucky

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 Leitchfield, Kentucky

There are 18 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 Leitchfield, Kentucky.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
GREEN RIVER DISTRICT HHA 1600 BRECKINRIDGE STREET OWENSBORO, KY 42303	2:
THE MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE PROGRAM 1953 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD, SUITE 200 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	2.5:
OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOM 101 LEGION DRIVE CENTRAL CITY, KY 42330	2.5:
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME CARE SERVICES 115 HWY 66 E TELL CITY, IN 47586	2.5:
OWENSBORO HEALTH HOME CARE 2816 VEACH RD SUITE 303 OWENSBORO, KY 42302	3:
T. J. SAMSON COMM HOSP HOME CARE PROGRAM 1301 NORTH RACE STREET GLASGOW, KY 42141	3.5:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2411 RING ROAD, SUITE 106 ELIZABETHTOWN, KY 42701	3.5:
LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF LOGAN 1527 NASHVILLE STREET RUSSELLVILLE, KY 42276	4:
LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF WARREN 165 NATCHEZ TRACE AVENUE, SUITE 206 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	4:
TWIN LAKES HOME HEALTH 2337 ELIZABETHTOWN ROAD LEITCHFIELD, KY 42754	4:
CARETENDERS 1105 JULIANA COURT, SUITE 3 ELIZABETHTOWN, KY 42701	4:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2625 FREDERICA STREET SUITE 1A OWENSBORO, KY 42301	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES 833 VALLEY COLLEGE DRIVE, SUITE 5 LOUISVILLE, KY 40272	4:
VNA HEALTH AT HOME 5111 COMMERCE CROSSINGS DRIVE, SUITE 110 LOUISVILLE, KY 40229	4:
CARETENDERS 4545 BISHOP LANE, SUITE 200 SEE NOTES FOR MAILING LOUISVILLE, KY 40218	4:
CARETENDERS 2200 EAST PARRISH AVENUE, BLDG E, SUITE 203 OWENSBORO, KY 42303	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH 2200 EAST PARRISH AVENUE, SUITE 103 E OWENSBORO, KY 42303	5:
RAINBOW, LLC 1143 FAIRWAY STREET, SUITE 106 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104	-:

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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