The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Nebraska

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 Nebraska

There are 66 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 Nebraska.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
AMBI'S HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC 806 HOGAN DR PAPILLION, NE 68046	1.5:
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AND HOSPICE 711 EAST 11TH STREET SUITE A MCCOOK, NE 69001	1.5:
VCHS HOME HEALTH 400 SOUTH 23RD STREET ORD, NE 68862	2:
HOME HEALTH OF COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 3005 19TH STREET, SUITE 600 COLUMBUS, NE 68601	2:
CHARTER HOME HEALTH OF OMAHA, LLC 9140 WEST DODGE ROAD, STE. 285 OMAHA, NE 68114	2:
JOHNSON CO HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES 202 HIGH STREET TECUMSEH, NE 68450	2:
HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF MARY LANNING MEM HEALTHCAR 747 N BURLINGTON AVE SUITE 202 HASTINGS, NE 68901	2:
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH & LIFE HOME HEALTH 825 22ND STREET FAIRBURY, NE 68352	2:
CENTRAL PLAINS HOME HEALTH 835 MERIDAN AVENUE, PO BOX 207 COZAD, NE 69130	2:
BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 3701 AVENUE D, SUITE 2105 SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 69361	2:
MORRILL COUNTY COMM HOSP HOME HEALTH AGENC 925 MAIN STREET BRIDGEPORT, NE 69336	2:
MIDWEST HOME HEALTH INC DBA ANGELS CARE HOMEHEALTH 10832 OLD MILL ROAD, STE 3 OMAHA, NE 68154	2:
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH 803 PROVIDENCE ROAD WAYNE, NE 68787	2.5:
AMBASSADOR HEALTH AT HOME, INC. 1240 N 19TH STREET NEBR CITY, NE 68410	2.5:
YORK GENERAL HOSP HOME HEALTH 2319 N LINCOLN AVENUE YORK, NE 68467	2.5:
BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 507 WEST AVE HOLDREGE, NE 68949	2.5:
BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 904 PARKVIEW CT. NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101	2.5:
CHI HEALTH HEALTH AT HOME PLAINVIEW PO BOX 489, 202 S MAIN STREET PLAINVIEW, NE 68769	2.5:
HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTHCARE OF SAUNDERS COUNTY 141 EAST 5TH STREET WAHOO, NE 68066	2.5:
FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH 435 NORTH MONITOR STREET WEST POINT, NE 68788	2.5:
ST. JOSEPH VILLA HOMECARE & HOSPICE 825 DORCAS ST OMAHA, NE 68108	3:
NYE HOME HEALTH CARE 1687 N AIRPORT RD. FREMONT, NE 68025	3:
ELITE PROFESSIONALS HOME CARE COMPANY 3901 FAULKNER DR LINCOLN, NE 68516	3:
PERSONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC 11319 P STREET, SUITE 2B OMAHA, NE 68137	3:
FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES HOME HEALTH 2622 W NORFOLK AVE, STE 200 NORFOLK, NE 68701	3:
ANGELS CARE PROGRESSIVE HOME HEALTH 3032 W STOLLEY PARK RD GRAND ISLAND, NE 68801	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 11414 WEST CENTER ROAD #125 OMAHA, NE 68144	3:
METHODIST FREMONT HEALTH HOME CARE 450 EAST 23RD ST, SUITE 2224 FREMONT, NE 68025	3:
HOME NURSING WITH HEART 7602 PARK DRIVE OMAHA, NE 68127	3:
COMPER CARE REHAB, INC 11110 FORT STREET, SUITE 103 OMAHA, NE 68164	3:
TABITHA HOME HEALTH CARE 4720 RANDOLPH STREET LINCOLN, NE 68510	3.5:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - OMAHA METRO HOME CARE 12875 DEAUVILLE DRIVE OMAHA, NE 68137	3.5:
AVERA AT HOME DBA AVERA@HOME 209 EAST BENTON STREET, SUITE 110 O' NEILL, NE 68763	3.5:
CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES 825 CENTENNIAL DR CHADRON, NE 69337	3.5:
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GSS HOME CARE OF CENTRAL NE 2209 EAST 32ND STREET KEARNEY, NE 68847	3.5:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE OF SOUTHEAST NE 918 26TH STREET, SUITE C AUBURN, NE 68305	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF THE MIDLANDS 10040 REGENCY CIRCLE, SUITE 125 OMAHA, NE 68114	4:
FREEDOM IN HOME SERVICES, LLC 9314 BINNEY STREET OMAHA, NE 68134	4:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME - LINCOLN 245 SOUTH 84TH STREET, SUITE 300 LINCOLN, NE 68510	4:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE 6040 SOUTH 58TH STREET, SUITE A LINCOLN, NE 68516	4:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME - OMAHA 810 N 96TH ST SUITE 201 OMAHA, NE 68114	4:
BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER HOME HEALTH 632 WEST FAIRVIEW STREET ROOM #4 ALBION, NE 68620	4:
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF NEBRASKA 900 S 74TH PLAZA, SUITE 111 OMAHA, NE 68114	4:
CHI HEALTH AT HOME - GRAND ISLAND 2116 W FAIDLEY AVE GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803	4:
HILLCREST HOME CARE 1820 HILLCREST DRIVE SUITE A BELLEVUE, NE 68005	4:
PHYSICIANS CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE 8212 F STREET OMAHA, NE 68127	4.5:
HERITAGE ONCARE HOME HEALTH, LLC 16934 FRANCES STREET, SUITE 105 OMAHA, NE 68130	4.5:
BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH CARE 600 BROOKESTONE MEADOWS PLZ STE100 ELKHORN, NE 68022	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 8055 O STREET, SUITE 111 LINCOLN, NE 68510	5:
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME HEALTH 4075 TIMBERLINE GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803	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 Nebraska

Major Cities in Nebraska

Omaha, NE (best, worst)	Lincoln, NE (best, worst)
Bellevue, NE (best, worst)	Grand Island, NE (best, worst)
Kearney, NE (best, worst)	Fremont, NE (best, worst)
Norfolk, NE (best, worst)	Scottsbluff, NE (best, worst)
Hastings, NE (best, worst)	North Platte, NE (best, worst)
Columbus, NE (best, worst)	Papillion, NE (best, worst)
La Vista, NE (best, worst)	South Sioux City, NE (best, worst)
Beatrice, NE (best, worst)	Chalco, NE (best, worst)
Lexington, NE (best, worst)	Gering, NE (best, worst)
Alliance, NE (best, worst)	Blair, NE (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)