The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

There are 69 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 South Carolina.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
CHESTERFIELD VISITING NURSES PO BOX 813 CHERAW, SC 29520	2:
PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH 202 WALL ST PIEDMONT, SC 29673	2:
HEALTHY AT HOME YORK 226 NORTHPARK DRIVE, SUITE 120 ROCK HILL, SC 29730	2.5:
LIBERTY HOME CARE, LLC 1293 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577	2.5:
HOME CARE OF TRMC 1175 COOK ROAD SUITE 325 ORANGEBURG, SC 29118	2.5:
ROPER-ST. FRANCIS HOME HEALTH 1483 TOBIAS GADSON BLVD., SUITE 208A CHARLESTON, SC 29407	2.5:
TRI COUNTY HOME HEALTH 2 PALMETTO WOOD PKWY SUITE 201 IRMO, SC 29063	2.5:
MCLEOD HOME HEALTH INC 2210 ENTERPRISE DR FLORENCE, SC 29501	2.5:
ADORATION HOME HEALTH 448 LAKESHORE PARKWAY ROCK HILL, SC 29730	2.5:
MUSC HEALTH AT HOME KERSHAW 1165 HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400 LUGOFF, SC 29078	3:
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL HOME CARE 10 PATEWOOD DRIVE, BLDG 6, STE 300 GREENVILLE, SC 29615	3:
MEDICAL SERVICES OF AMERICA HOME HEALTH - COASTAL 4685 HWY 17 BYPASS SOUTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577	3:
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HOME HEALTH 120 HEYWOOD AVE SPARTANBURG, SC 29302	3:
ANMED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 1926 MCCONNELL SPRINGS RD PO BOX 195 ANDERSON, SC 29622	3:
ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA-BLUFFTON 110 TRADERS CROSS, SUITE #206 BLUFFTON, SC 29909	3.5:
UNIVERSITY HOME HEALTH 106B EAST MARTINTOWN RD NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29841	3.5:
MUSC HEALTH AT HOME BY BAYADA-CONWAY 1300 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 544 CONWAY, SC 29526	3.5:
NHC HOME CARE MIDLANDS 3227 SUNSET BLVD, SUITE F101 WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169	3.5:
PHC HOME HEALTH 408 FOLLY ROAD CHARLESTON, SC 29412	3.5:
NHC HOMECARE AIKEN 233 PENDLETON ST. NW AIKEN, SC 29801	3.5:
COASTAL HEALTH LLC 2420 HOFFMEYER RD FLORENCE, SC 29501	3.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF THE UPSTATE 100 VERDE BLVD STE 300 GREENVILLE, SC 29615	3.5:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH AIKEN 37 VARDEN DRIVE AIKEN, SC 29803	3.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 2000 CENTER POINT ROAD SUITE 2300 COLUMBIA, SC 29210	3.5:
HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE 1325 SPRING STREET GREENWOOD, SC 29646	3.5:
FLORENCE VISITING NURSES SERVICE, INC/SUNCREST HOME HEALTH 2527 S CASHUA DRIVE FLORENCE, SC 29501	3.5:
CAROLINAS HOME HEALTH 121 E. CEDAR STREET, PO BOX 100550 FLORENCE, SC 29501	4:
PRUITTHEALTH HOME HEALTH-FLORENCE 2051 ELIJAH LUDD RD, SUITE 1 FLORENCE, SC 29501	4:
PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY 500 PINEWOOD ROAD SUITE 2 SUMTER, SC 29154	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 702 PAMPLICO HWY, UNIT B FLORENCE, SC 29505	4:
HEALTH RELATED HOME CARE 104 W PICKENS STREET ABBEVILLE, SC 29620	4:
NHC HOMECARE MURRELLS INLET 11947 GRANDHAVEN DRIVE MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576	4:
PRISMA HEALTH HOMECARE 1400 PICKENS STREET SUITE 310, PO BOX 7275 COLUMBIA, SC 29202	4:
KINDRED AT HOME- ANDERSON 1704 E GREENVILLE STREET, SUITE 2D ANDERSON, SC 29621	4:
BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE-ROCK HILL 454 SOUTH ANDERSON ROAD, SUITE 320 ROCK HILL, SC 29730	4:
KINDRED AT HOME 2521 EVANS STREET NEWBERRY, SC 29108	4:
PRISMA HEALTH HOME HEALTH-UPSTATE 440 ROPER MOUNTAIN ROAD SUITE C GREENVILLE, SC 29605	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON 2675 LAKE PARK DRIVE NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406	4:
NHC HOMECARE GREENWOOD 315 WEST ALEXANDER AVENUE GREENWOOD, SC 29646	4:
HOME CARE OF LANCASTER 901 MEETING ST LANCASTER, SC 29720	4:
PROVIDENCE HOME HEALTH 140 STONERIDGE DRIVE, STE 520 COLUMBIA, SC 29210	4:
PRUITTHEALTH HOME HEALTH-COLUMBIA 240 STONERIDGE DR COLUMBIA, SC 29210	4:
MUSC HEALTH AT HOME, BY BAYADA- CHARLESTON 1671 BELLE ISLE AVE, STE 115B MOUNT PLEASANT, SC 29464	4:
INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES 201 SIGMA DR. SUITE 130A SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486	4:
NHC HOMECARE LAURENS 700 PLAZA CIRCLE, SUITE O CLINTON, SC 29325	4:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CLINTON 210 PHYSICIANS PARK DR, STE U CLINTON, SC 29325	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 206 CHESNEE HIGHWAY, SUITE H GAFFNEY, SC 29341	4.5:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE 3820 FABER PLACE DR. STE 200 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405	4.5:
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE 127 E MILL STREET KINGSTREE, SC 29556	4.5:
KINDRED AT HOME 4975 LACROSS RD, SUITE 354 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406	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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in South Carolina

Major Cities in South Carolina

Charleston, SC (best, worst)	Columbia, SC (best, worst)
Greenville, SC (best, worst)	Myrtle Beach, SC (best, worst)
Spartanburg, SC (best, worst)	Mauldin, SC (best, worst)
Rock Hill, SC (best, worst)	North Charleston, SC (best, worst)
Florence, SC (best, worst)	Mount Pleasant, SC (best, worst)
Anderson, SC (best, worst)	Hilton Head Island, SC (best, worst)
Sumter, SC (best, worst)	Beaufort, SC (best, worst)
Summerville, SC (best, worst)	Goose Creek, SC (best, worst)
Greenwood, SC (best, worst)	Greer, SC (best, worst)
Aiken, SC (best, worst)	Orangeburg, SC (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)