The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in New Castle, Delaware

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 New Castle, Delaware

There are 199 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 New Castle, Delaware.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF DELAWARE LLC 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STE 203 SMYRNA, DE 19977	1:
PATRIOT HOMECARE 1225 N. KING STREET, SUITE 300 WILMINGTON, DE 19801	1:
PENN HOME PALLIATIVE CARE 150 MONUMENT ROAD, SUITE 600 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	1.5:
GOLDEN AGE HOME CARE , INC 600 WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNIT 18UB/UD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147	1.5:
MEADOWOOD HOME HEALTH AGENCY 3205 SKIPPACK PIKE WORCESTER, PA 19490	1.5:
DYNAMIC HOME HEALTH CARE INC 550 STATE ROAD, SUITE 113 BENSALEM, PA 19020	1.5:
PRESTIGE HOME CARE AGENCY 10890 BUSTLETON AVE STE 211 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116	2:
TAHARA HEALTH INC. 589 BETHLEHEM PIKE SUITE 600 MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA 18936	2:
SALUS HEALTH INC 1333 BUCK ROAD SUITE 2 FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053	2:
A-TEAM HOME CARE, INC 2 PARK LANE UNIT 106 FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053	2:
OAK CREST VILLAGE 8820 WALTHER BLVD BALTIMORE, MD 21234	2:
NEW LIFE HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY INC 2655 PHILMONT AVENUE SUITE 101 HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA 19006	2:
ANN'S CHOICE VISITING NURSE SERVICES 10000 ANN'S CHOICE WAY WARMINSTER, PA 18974	2:
ALWAYS BEST CARE 427 W GIARAD AVENUE 1ST FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146	2:
PRIORITY HOME CARE LLC 1653 FAIRWAY SUITE 215 JENKINTOWN, PA 19046	2.5:
ACHILLES HOME HEALTH 8118 OLD YORK ROAD, SUITE D ELKINS PARK, PA 19027	2.5:
SALEM HOME HEALTH 310 SALEM-WOODSTOWN ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, 2 EAST SALEM, NJ 08079	2.5:
COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH INC 351 EAST STREET ROAD FEASTERVILLE TREVOSE, PA 19053	2.5:
FIDELITY HOME HEALTH LLC 83 BUSTLETON PIKE, UNIT C FEASTERVILLE TREVOSE, PA 19053	2.5:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH ONE READ'S WAY, SUITE 100 NEW CASTLE, DE 19720	2.5:
RENAISSANCE HOME HEALTH 319 N POTTSTOWN PIKE SUITE 101 EXTON, PA 19341	2.5:
HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE NJ SOUTH 160 E NINTH AVENUE, SUITE B RUNNEMEDE, NJ 08078	3:
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME - BERKS 739 READING AVENUE VF BLDG 202 WEST READING, PA 19611	3:
DEER MEADOWS HOME HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES, LLC 8301 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152	3:
JEFFERSON HEALTH AT HOME BY BAYADA 100 WITMER ROAD SUITE 180 HORSHAM, PA 19044	3:
VITACARE HOME HEALTH INC 255 EAST STATE ROAD FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053	3:
AURORA HOME CARE INC 520 BUSTLETON PIKE FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053	3:
ARGO HOME HEALTH CARE INC 950 INDUSTRIAL BLVD SOUTHAMPTON, PA 18966	3:
PENN MEDICINE HOME HEALTH 150 MONUMENT ROAD, SUITE 300 BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 1100 BERKSHIRE BLVD SUITE 210 WYOMISSING, PA 19610	3:
CROZER KEYSTONE HOME HEALTH 501 N LANSDOWNE AVENUE, 2 EAST DREXEL HILL, PA 19026	3:
DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL VISITING NURSE/HCD 4259 WEST SWAMP ROAD SUITE 204 DOYLESTOWN, PA 18902	3:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. 1850 WILLIAM PENN WAY SUITE 104 LANCASTER, PA 17601	3:
KEYSTONE CARE, LLC 8765 STENTON AVENUE WYNDMOOR, PA 19038	3:
CHRISTIANACARE HOMEHEALTH 2116 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY SUITE 2 CAMDEN, DE 19934	3:
VIRTUA HOME CARE AT WEST JERSEY 523 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 250 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054	3:
ACTS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 420 DELAWARE DRIVE FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034	3:
BACI HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 715 TWINING ROAD SUITE 203 DRESHER, PA 19025	3:
AVEANNA HOME HEALTH 1400 N PROVIDENCE ROAD SUITE 212 MEDIA, PA 19063	3:
MOORESTOWN VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 300 HARPER DRIVE MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057	3:
MCMANUS HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY INC 2336 S BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145	3:
IMMEDIATE HOMECARE INC 2920 OLGA AVENUE BENSALEM, PA 19020	3:
CONTINUOUS HOME CARE INC 28 WEST EAGLE ROAD, SUITE 201 HAVERTOWN, PA 19083	3:
MERCER CARE 52 GEORGETOWN ROAD BORDENTOWN, NJ 08505	3:
JEFFERSON HEALTH AT HOME BY BAYADA 227 LAUREL ROAD, STE 220 VOORHEES, NJ 08043	3:
VICDANIA HEALTH SERVICES LLC 1006 COLLEGE ROAD, SUITE 101 DOVER, DE 19904	3:
ACCENTCARE HEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 1501 GRUNDY LANE, SUITE 100 BRISTOL, PA 19007	3.5:
HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE-PA 12265 TOWNSEND RD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19154	3.5:
CHESTER RIVER HOME CARE AND HOSPICE LLC 103 BROWN STREET CHESTERTOWN, MD 21620	3.5:
MAIN LINE HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE - HOME HEALTH 240 RADNOR CHESTER ROAD SUITE 100 RADNOR, PA 19087	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.

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The worst home health care agencies in Delaware

Major Cities in Delaware

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Bear, DE (best, worst)	Ocean View, DE (best, worst)
Glasgow, DE (best, worst)	Brookside, DE (best, worst)
Hockessin, DE (best, worst)	Smyrna, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek Valley, DE (best, worst)	Millsboro, DE (best, worst)
Georgetown, DE (best, worst)	Claymont, DE (best, worst)
Seaford, DE (best, worst)	Wilmington Manor, DE (best, worst)
Pike Creek, DE (best, worst)	North Star, DE (best, worst)