The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Texas

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 Texas

There are 1,959 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 Texas.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
MARANATHA HOME HEALTH 2100 VIRGINA DR STE 100-A GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051	1:
HOME HEALTH PLUS INC 12115 SELF PLAZA DR DALLAS, TX 75218	1:
C N G HOME HEALTH INC 12318 DE FORREST ST HOUSTON, TX 77066	1:
AFFORDABLE HOME HEALTH 12115 SELF PLAZA DR DALLAS, TX 75218	1:
NURSES HEALTHCARE INC 2665 VILLA CREEK DRIVE SUITE 246 FARMERS BRANCH, TX 75234	1:
NURSING SERVICES AND CONSULTANTS OF LAREDO 7917 MCPHERSON SUITE 210 LAREDO, TX 78041	1:
ARBOR TRINITY HOME HEALTH LLC 4324 N BELT LINE ROAD STE 205C IRVING, TX 75038	1:
TOFY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC. 8303 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY #445 HOUSTON, TX 77074	1:
RESOURCE CARE CORPORATION 7211 REGENCY SQUARE 116 HOUSTON, TX 77036	1:
CENTRAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF TEXAS INC 720 NORTH POST OAK ROAD SUITE 140 HOUSTON, TX 77024	1:
BRIT-TEX NURSING SERVICES INC 6655 FIRST PARK TEN BLVD SUITE #102 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213	1:
EBENEZER HOME HEALTH 1515 E KEARNEY ST SUITE 100 MESQUITE, TX 75149	1:
FARIAS HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 9803 STERLING LOOP UNIT 190 LAREDO, TX 78045	1:
GLOBAL NURSING SERVICES INC 6801 MCPHERSON SUITE 221 LAREDO, TX 78041	1:
MAR DEL HOME HEALTH LLC 1401 CALLE DEL NORTE #5 LAREDO, TX 78041	1:
AMERIPRO HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC 929 GRAHAM DR SUITE A TOMBALL, TX 77375	1:
CRESCENT HOME HEALTH INC 11251 NORTHWEST FREEWAY STE 470 HOUSTON, TX 77092	1:
AMAZING GRACE HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC 383 PERRY AVENUE LEWISVILLE, TX 75057	1:
TEXAS HOME CARE & ASSOCIATES LLC 26314 MIDDLECREST HILL COURT KATY, TX 77494	1:
AMERICANSENIOR 1177 ROCKINGHAM DRIVE SUITE 200 RICHARDSON, TX 75080	1:
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES 6201 BONHOMME RD SUITE 468S HOUSTON, TX 77036	1:
ST MARYS HOME HEALTH INC 908 TOWN AND COUNTRY LANE SUITE 240 HOUSTON, TX 77024	1:
UNITED AMERICA HOME HEALTH SERVICES 3721 BRIARPARK DR STE 155 HOUSTON, TX 77042	1:
PATHFINDER HOME HEALTH 311 SOUTH PALESTINE ATHENS, TX 75751	1:
NOAH'S ARK HOME HEALTHCARE INC 1201 N. WATSON ROAD, STE #297A ARLINGTON, TX 76006	1:
HEALTHY HORIZONS HOMECARE LLC 1006 E 6TH ST ALICE, TX 78332	1:
SMARTCARE HEALTH SERVICES INC 811 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPWY SUITE 411 RICHARDSON, TX 75080	1:
SAVE HOME HEALTH CARE INC 719 NORTH UPPER BROADWAY CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401	1:
AMERICAN FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES INC 211 MASTERS AVENUE, SUITE 101 WYLIE, TX 75098	1:
PRIME CARE HOME HEALTH INC 3833 SOUTH STAPLES SUITE N 215 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411	1:
EMRICK HOME HEALTH 2307 FOREST LANE SUITE 400 GARLAND, TX 75042	1:
TORRES HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LC 7511 MCPHERSON RD STE 6A LAREDO, TX 78041	1:
MILLENNIUM HOME HEALTH SERVICES 13706 FLORENCE RD SUITE B2 SUGAR LAND, TX 77498	1:
SERENITY HOME CARE 4600 OCEAN DR. APT #405, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412	1:
LIFECARE OPTIONS HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 434 PARK GROVE LANE KATY, TX 77450	1:
UNITY CARE HOME HEALTH INC 906 DERBY LN MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489	1:
DIAMOND HOME HEALTH INC 14780 MEMORIAL DRIVE SUITE 202C HOUSTON, TX 77079	1:
TRI-FLEXSI HOME HEALTH CARE INC 6646 BRIARGATE DRIVE MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489	1:
ALL SAINTS HOME HEALTH CARE INC 9916 BITTERROOT DR OAK POINT, TX 75068	1:
RESOURCE HOME HEALTH SERVICES 7322 SOUTHWEST FWY, STE 1750 HOUSTON, TX 77074	1:
HARBOR HOME HEALTH LP 11980 KIRBY DR STE 120 HOUSTON, TX 77045	1:
VANGUARD HEALTHCARE 1520 E SAN PEDRO STREET SUITE 202 LAREDO, TX 78504	1:
ROYAL STAR HEALTHCARE INC 7457 HARWIN DRIVE SUITE #252 HOUSTON, TX 77036	1:
EVANGEL HOME CARE SERVICES 6464 SAVOY DRIVE SUITE 825 HOUSTON, TX 77036	1:
DREAM CARE LLC 1725 BOCA CHICA BLVD SUITE B BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520	1:
ONLY LOVE HOME CARE 5500 N 29TH ST MCALLEN, TX 78504	1:
YOUR QUALITY HEALTH CARE INC 3721 BRIARPARK DR SUITE 200 HOUSTON, TX 77042	1:
CLASSIC HOME CARE 4025 WOODLAND PARK BLVD SUITE 130 ARLINGTON, TX 76013	1:
MORRIS INFINITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCORPORATED 7920 BELTLINE ROAD STE 830 DALLAS, TX 75254	1:
CORDIAL CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC 601 ROSEMARY DR ROYSE CITY, TX 75189	1:

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 Texas

Major Cities in Texas

Dallas, TX (best, worst)	Houston, TX (best, worst)
San Antonio, TX (best, worst)	Austin, TX (best, worst)
Fort Worth, TX (best, worst)	El Paso, TX (best, worst)
McAllen, TX (best, worst)	Denton, TX (best, worst)
Arlington, TX (best, worst)	Corpus Christi, TX (best, worst)
Plano, TX (best, worst)	Lubbock, TX (best, worst)
Laredo, TX (best, worst)	McKinney, TX (best, worst)
Killeen, TX (best, worst)	Garland, TX (best, worst)
Irving, TX (best, worst)	Brownsville, TX (best, worst)
College Station, TX (best, worst)	Amarillo, TX (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)