The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Wallingford, Connecticut

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 Wallingford, Connecticut

There are 59 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 Wallingford, Connecticut.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
NURSING SERVICES INC 21 HIGH ST EAST HARTFORD, CT 06118	1:
HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NETWORK 2571 WHITNEY AVENUE HAMDEN, CT 06518	1:
TOTALITY HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 546 BOSTON POST ROAD MILFORD, CT 06460	1.5:
AVERY HEIGHTS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 705 NEW BRITAIN AVE HARTFORD, CT 06106	1.5:
KEEPMEHOME 1340 WORTHINGTON RIDGE BERLIN, CT 06037	1.5:
ADVANCED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INC 104 PARK ROAD WEST HARTFORD, CT 06119	2:
FRANCISCAN HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CARE 267 FINCH AVE MERIDEN, CT 06450	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF HARTFORD 231 FARMINGTON AVE FARMINGTON, CT 06032	2.5:
VISITING NURSE SERVICES, INC OF SO CT 24 SCOTT STREET HAMDEN, CT 06514	2.5:
AMERICAN HOME HEALTH, INC 567 NEW PARK AVENUE WEST HARTFORD, CT 06110	2.5:
TOUCHPOINTS AT HOME 1838 SILAS DEANE HIGHWAY ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	2.5:
MCANGEL HOME VISITING NURSES, LLC 1135 SHERMAN AVENUE HAMDEN, CT 06514	2.5:
UTOPIA HOME CARE INC 444 FOXON ROAD EAST HAVEN, CT 06512	2.5:
ATHENA HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 135 SOUTH ROAD FARMINGTON, CT 06032	3:
ATRINITY HOME HEALTH LLC 8 RESEARCH PARKWAY, SUITE 2 WALLINGFORD, CT 06492	3:
ENHABIT HOME HEALTH 2080 SILAS DEANE HWY, 2ND FL ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	3:
FAMILY CARE VISITING NURSE & HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY LLC 999 ORONOQUE LANE STRATFORD, CT 06614	3:
HOME HEALTH SPECIALTY SERVICES INC 2258 WHITNEY AVENUE, BUILDING2 HAMDEN, CT 06518	3:
HOME CARE PLUS, INC 500 BIC DRIVE, SUITE 200 MILFORD, CT 06461	3:
WESTBROOK VISITING NURSES & PUBLIC HEALTH 866 BOSTON POST ROAD WESTBROOK, CT 06498	3:
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE AT HOME 1 NORTHWESTERN DRIVE SUITE 101 BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002	3:
THE ROY AND ALINE FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN HOME CARE AGENCY 4200 PARK AVENUE BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604	3:
MIDDLESEX HEALTH CARE AT HOME AND HOSPICE PROGRAM 117 MAIN STREET MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457	3:
VISITING NURSE & HEALTH SERVICES OF CONNECTICUT 8 KEYNOTE DRIVE VERNON, CT 06066	3:
INFINITY HOMECARE SERVICES, LLC 653 MAIN STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT 06479	3.5:
VNA HEALTH AT HOME 365 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3A WATERTOWN, CT 06795	3.5:
MASTERS IN HOME CARE, LLC 40 COLD SPRING ROAD ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	3.5:
ENLIVEN HOME HEALTH 2189 SILAS DEANE HWY, SUITE 7 ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	3.5:
BRISTOL HOSPITAL HOME CARE AGENCY 32 VALLEY STREET, STE D, BRISTOL, CT 06010	3.5:
STRATFORD VNA 3060 MAIN STREET STRATFORD, CT 06614	3.5:
LIGHTHOUSE HOME HEALTH CARE LLC 129 MAIN STREET OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475	3.5:
NURSES AT HOME INC 1251 SOUTH MAIN STREET MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457	3.5:
MASONICARE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE, INC 97 BARNES RD, STE 4 WALLINGFORD, CT 06492	4:
TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND AT HOME 76 BATTERSON PARK ROAD FARMINGTON, CT 06032	4:
PATHWELL HEALTH 99 HAWLEY LN, STE 1001, STRATFORD, CT 06614	4:
ORANGE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 605A ORANGE CENTER RD ORANGE, CT 06477	4:
THERE FOR YOU HOME CARE SERVICES 534 FROST ROAD WATERBURY, CT 06705	4:
TOTALCARE HOMECARE 2321 WHITNEY AVE STE 503 HAMDEN, CT 06518	4.5:
PATIENT CARE 56 QUARRY ROAD TRUMBULL, CT 06611	4.5:
BERLIN VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 240 KENSINGTON RD BERLIN, CT 06037	4.5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 30 STANFORD DRIVE FARMINGTON, CT 06032	4.5:
GLOBAL HORIZON HOME CARE 2 BARNARD LANE BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002	4.5:
ALL ABOUT YOU HOME CARE SERVICES 21 CHURCH STREET NAUGATUCK, CT 06770	4.5:
ELARA CARING 136 BERLIN ROAD CROMWELL, CT 06416	5:
PATIENT CARE 400 CAPITAL BOULEVARD, STE 103 ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	5:
CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH 99 HAWLEY LANE, SUITE 1101 STRATFORD, CT 06614	-:
STAFF MATES HOMECARE 5 WEST MAIN STREET HEBRON, CT 06248	-:
PATIENT CARE 1344 SILAS DEANE HIGHWAY, SUITE 513 ROCKY HILL, CT 06067	-:
EQUINOX HOME CARE, LLC 80 FERRY BOULEVARD, SUITE 205 STRATFORD, CT 06615	-:
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE 999 ORONOQUE LANE STRATFORD, CT 06614	-:

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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