The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Barnstable, Massachusetts

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 Barnstable, Massachusetts

There are 95 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 Barnstable, Massachusetts.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
EZ HEALTHCARE OF BOSTON GROUP INC 73 CEDAR STREET ROXBURY, MA 02119	1:
SOLACE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC 16 GREENDALE ROAD, UNIT 2 BOSTON, MA 02126	1:
BRIGHAM HOME CARE SERVICES INC 84 S FRANKLIN ST, UNIT B HOLBROOK, MA 02343	1:
LOVE AND MERCY HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 30 EASTBROOK RD UNIT 403 DEDHAM, MA 02026	1.5:
ABP BEST HOME CARE AGENCY, INC 29 CRAFTS STREET, SUITE 550 NEWTON, MA 02458	1.5:
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS 319A ALLSTON STREET BRIGHTON, MA 02135	2:
VNA OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 259 LOWELL STREET SOMERVILLE, MA 02144	2:
NIGHTINGALE VISITING NURSES 125 COUNTY STREET TAUNTON, MA 02780	2:
VISITING REHAB AND NURSING SERVICES 125 HIGH STREET, MANSFIELD, MA 02048	2:
ALL AT HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 20 LINDEN STREET, 2ND FLOOR ALLSTON, MA 02134	2:
RELIEF HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC 35 WINTER STREET SUITE 301 HYANNIS, MA 02601	2:
ART OF CARE INC 1320 CENTRE STREET, SUITE 104 NEWTON, MA 02459	2:
SOUTHCOAST VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC 200 MILL ROAD FAIRHAVEN, MA 02719	2.5:
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE, INC 95 WELLS AVE STE 320 NEWTON, MA 02459	2.5:
OVERLOOK VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC 267 AMHERST ROAD, SUITE 2B SUNDERLAND, MA 01375	2.5:
NATICK WALPOLE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 55 WEST STREET PO BX 252 WALPOLE, MA 02081	2.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 30 RIVERSIDE DR SUITE 203 LAKEVILLE, MA 02347	2.5:
CARING BEES HEALTHCARE INC 1558 DORCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE 202 DORCHESTER, MA 02122	2.5:
ALPHACARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1707 GAR HIGHWAY SWANSEA, MA 02777	2.5:
SOUTH SHORE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 30 RESERVOIR PARK DRIVE ROCKLAND, MA 02370	2.5:
AT HOME SENIOR CARE, INC 36 JACONNET STREET, #104 NEWTON, MA 02461	2.5:
UPHAMS HOME HEALTH CARE 415 COLUMBIA ROAD, MAIL STOP 415-1 BOSTON, MA 02125	2.5:
COMMUNITY VNA 10 EMORY STREET ATTLEBORO, MA 02703	2.5:
GUARDIAN HEALTHCARE 891 CENTRE STREET JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130	3:
PEACE AND HARMONY HOME CARE, LLC 28 SOUTH MAIN STREET SHARON, MA 02067	3:
HEBREW SENIORLIFE - HOME HEALTH CARE 29 NEWBRIDGE WAY DEDHAM, MA 02026	3:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 80 DAVIS STRAITS, BLDG A, UNIT 104 FALMOUTH, MA 02540	3:
GREATER BOSTON HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 1208B VFW PARKWAY, SUITE 302 BOSTON, MA 02132	3:
VISITING NURSE HOME AND HOSPICE 1184 EAST MAIN ROAD PORTSMOUTH, RI 02871	3:
ELMWOOD HOME CARE, INC 100 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD TAUNTON, MA 02780	3.5:
VNA OF CAPE COD 434 ROUTE 134, BLDG G, SUITE 1 SOUTH DENNIS, MA 02660	3.5:
STOUGHTON PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 10 PEARL STREET STOUGHTON, MA 02072	3.5:
CHELSEA JEWISH VISITING NURSE AGENCY 123 CAPTAIN'S ROW CHELSEA, MA 02150	3.5:
ABBOTT HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1 KIDDIE DRIVE, SUITE 106 AVON, MA 02322	3.5:
NORTH HILL HOME HEALTH CARE INC 865 CENTRAL AVENUE NEEDHAM, MA 02492	3.5:
NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE 120 LONGWATER DRIVE NORWELL, MA 02061	3.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 45 DAN ROAD, SUITE 200 CANTON, MA 02021	3.5:
MARY ANN MORE HOME HEALTH AGENCY 747 WATER STREET FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701	3.5:
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON 97 LIBBEY INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY WEYMOUTH, MA 02189	3.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE , INC 750 ATTUCKS LANE HYANNIS, MA 02601	3.5:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC 20 NORTH PARK AVENUE, SUITE 2200A PLYMOUTH, MA 02360	4:
PRESIDENTIAL HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 59 CODDINGTON STREET, SUITE 204 QUINCY, MA 02169	4:
SUBURBAN HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 1050 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, SUITE 300 BOSTON, MA 02115	4:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 88 ROUTE 6A 101 SANDWICH, MA 02563	4:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 30 PERWAL STREET WESTWOOD, MA 02090	4:
ELARA CARING 320 NEVADA STREET SUITE 402 NEWTON, MA 02460	4.5:
DIVINE MERCY HOME HEALTH CARE, INC 805 EAST BROADWAY, SUITE A & H GLENDALE, CA 91205	4.5:
COMMUNITY NURSE HOME CARE 62 CENTER ST FAIRHAVEN, MA 02719	4.5:
GUARDIAN HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 320 WEST CENTER STREET, 2ND FLOOR W BRIDGEWATER, MA 02379	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 275 MARTINE STREET, SUITE 104 FALL RIVER, MA 02723	4.5:

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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Major Cities in Massachusetts

Boston, MA (best, worst)	Springfield, MA (best, worst)
Worcester, MA (best, worst)	Barnstable, MA (best, worst)
New Bedford, MA (best, worst)	Leominster, MA (best, worst)
Cambridge, MA (best, worst)	Lowell, MA (best, worst)
Brockton, MA (best, worst)	Quincy, MA (best, worst)
Lynn, MA (best, worst)	Fall River, MA (best, worst)
Newton, MA (best, worst)	Somerville, MA (best, worst)
Lawrence, MA (best, worst)	Framingham, MA (best, worst)
Haverhill, MA (best, worst)	Waltham, MA (best, worst)
Malden, MA (best, worst)	Weymouth, MA (best, worst)