The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in North Dakota

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 North Dakota

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 North Dakota.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
BENEDICTINE HOME HEALTH 1307 N 7TH ST WAHPETON, ND 58075	2.5:
JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 2422 20TH ST SW JAMESTOWN, ND 58401	2.5:
TRINITY HOSPITALS HOME HEALTH 1015 S BROADWAY STE 306 MINOT, ND 58701	2.5:
SANFORD HOME CARE FARGO 100 4TH SOUTH STREET FARGO, ND 58103	3:
SANFORD HOME CARE 910 18TH ST NW MANDAN, ND 58554	3:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME 367 2ND ST NW VALLEY CITY, ND 58072	3.5:
ALTRU'S HOME HEALTH 1380 SOUTH COLUMBIA RD GRAND FORKS, ND 58201	3.5:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME 1310 EAST MAIN AVENUE BISMARCK, ND 58501	3.5:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME 986 2ND AVE WEST DICKINSON, ND 58601	3.5:
CARINGEDGE HEALTHCARE OF MINOT 800 16TH AVENUE SE MINOT, ND 58701	3.5:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME 1301 15TH AVENUE WEST WILLISTON, ND 58801	3.5:
ETHOS HOME CARE 3361 45TH ST S SUITE 100 FARGO, ND 58104	4:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE 302 7TH AVENUE NE DEVILS LAKE, ND 58301	4:
CITY COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT 415 2ND AVENUE NE SUITE 101 VALLEY CITY, ND 58072	-:
RICHLAND COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY 413 3RD AVE N WAHPETON, ND 58075	-:
HEALTHY AT HOME 1205 4TH AVE S, SUITE 2 FARGO, ND 58103	-:
NIZHONI HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 825 25TH ST SOUTH SUITE F FARGO, ND 58103	-:
TRI CARE HOME HEALTH, INC. 1104 MAIN AVE W ROLLA, ND 58367	-:

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 North Dakota

Major Cities in North Dakota

Fargo, ND (best, worst)	Bismarck, ND (best, worst)
Grand Forks, ND (best, worst)	Minot, ND (best, worst)
West Fargo, ND (best, worst)	Williston, ND (best, worst)
Dickinson, ND (best, worst)	Mandan, ND (best, worst)
Jamestown, ND (best, worst)	Wahpeton, ND (best, worst)
Watford City, ND (best, worst)	Devils Lake, ND (best, worst)
Valley City, ND (best, worst)	Minot AFB, ND (best, worst)
Lincoln, ND (best, worst)	Grafton, ND (best, worst)
Beulah, ND (best, worst)	Horace, ND (best, worst)
Grand Forks AFB, ND (best, worst)	Stanley, ND (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)