The Worst Home Health Care Agencies in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

There are 102 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 Wisconsin.)

Name	5-Star Quality of Care Rating
TRANSITIONS AT HOME OF WESTERN WISCONSIN 100 S. 1ST ST. MOUNT HOREB, WI 53572	1:
INTERNATIONAL QUALITY HOMECARE OF WISCONSIN, LLC 5600 WOODLAND ST, SUITE 1 STEVENS POINT, WI 54482	1.5:
ST. CAMILLUS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 10101 W. WISCONSIN AVE WAUWATOSA, WI 53226	1.5:
ALMOST FAMILY 1052 OAK FOREST DR., SUITE 160 ONALASKA, WI 54650	1.5:
AVANTI HOME CARE 1601 BEASER AVE ASHLAND, WI 54806	1.5:
INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR HHA 113 4TH AVE SHELL LAKE, WI 54871	1.5:
ALMOST FAMILY 2100 RIVERSIDE DR SUITE 103 GREEN BAY, WI 54301	1.5:
ALMOST FAMILY 3900 HALL AVE SUITE A MARINETTE, WI 54143	1.5:
BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOMECARE 311 COUNTY HIGHWAY A BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI 54615	2:
LAKELAND HOME HEALTHCARE 27477 HIGHWAY 64, SUITE D CORNELL, WI 54732	2:
AFFILIATED HOME HEALTH CARE 8550 W NATIONAL AVE WEST ALLIS, WI 53227	2:
MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER - RICE LAKE 2304 S MAIN ST SUITE 6 RICE LAKE, WI 54868	2:
ALPHA CARE HEALTH SERVICES OF WI, INC. 600 N. PLANKINTON AVE. #302 MILWAUKEE, WI 53203	2:
PRN HOME HEALTH AND THERAPY, LLC 1101 E SOUTH RIVER ST APPLETON, WI 54915	2:
HOMEWARD BOUND HOME HEALTH 130 W ELM ST LANCASTER, WI 53813	2:
AT HOME HEALTHCARE 1904 E. HUEBBE PARKWAY BELOIT, WI 53511	2:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME MONROE 515 22ND AVE MONROE, WI 53566	2:
CEDAR COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH AGENCY 5505 COUNTY ROAD Z WEST BEND, WI 53095	2:
BRIDGES HOME HEALTHCARE 20875 CROSSROADS CIRCLE, SUITE 400 WAUKESHA, WI 53186	2:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF NE WI INC. 1600 SHAWANO AVE, SUITE 201 GREEN BAY, WI 54303	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME HOME HEALTH - FOND DU LAC 239 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE FOND DU LAC, WI 54937	2.5:
WOODLANDS HOME HEALTH 425 MANOR DRIVE SURING, WI 54174	2.5:
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN HHS 831 PINE BEACH RD MARINETTE, WI 54143	2.5:
HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH (GREEN BAY) 1145 WEST MAIN ST STE 205 DE PERE, WI 54115	2.5:
FROEDTERT HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL HOME CARE 2300 WESTERN AVENUE MANITOWOC, WI 54221	2.5:
UPLAND HILLS HOME HEALTH 218 E SWAYNE ST SUITE 100 DODGEVILLE, WI 53533	2.5:
UW HEALTH CARE DIRECT 1345 DEMING WAY, SUITE 200 MIDDLETON, WI 53562	2.5:
MMC - PARK FALLS HOME HEALTH AGENCY 133 N LAKE AVE PHILLIPS, WI 54555	2.5:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH N6359 US HIGHWAY 12 ELKHORN, WI 53121	2.5:
MERCYHEALTH AT HOME 901 MINERAL POINT AVE JANESVILLE, WI 53548	2.5:
SSM HEALTH AT HOME HOME HEALTH-WISCONSIN 2802 WALTON COMMONS LANE MADISON, WI 53718	2.5:
TRANSITIONS HOME HEALTH OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN 4949 KIRSCHLING CT., SUITE 2 STEVENS POINT, WI 54481	2.5:
HORIZON HOME CARE AND HOSPICE 11400 W LAKE PARK DRIVE MILWAUKEE, WI 53224	2.5:
REGAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES 11805 W HAMPTON AVE, SUITE 100 MILWAUKEE, WI 53225	2.5:
HOMECARE HEALTH SERVICES 1004 WASHINGTON ST MANITOWOC, WI 54220	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN WISCONSIN 625 COMMERCE DR, SUITE 200 HUDSON, WI 54016	3:
THEDACARE AT HOME 3000 E COLLEGE AVE STE A APPLETON, WI 54915	3:
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN EAU CLAIRE 200 SPRING ST EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703	3:
ALLAY HOME AND HOSPICE 325 N CORPORATE DR SUITE 260 BROOKFIELD, WI 53045	3:
GRANT COUNTY HOME NURSING SERVICE 111 S JEFFERSON ST LANCASTER, WI 53813	3:
HSHS HOME CARE WISCONSIN 2661 COUNTY HIGHWAY I CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI 54729	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF WAUSAU 510 N 17TH AVE WAUSAU, WI 54401	3:
INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF WISCONSIN 2801 COHO ST SUITE 101 MADISON, WI 53713	3:
ST. NICHOLAS HSPTL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE 3100 SUPERIOR AVENUE SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081	3:
HSHS HOME CARE WISCONSIN 1726 SHAWANO AVE. GREEN BAY, WI 54303	3:
HILLSIDE HOME CARE 707 S UNIVERSITY AVE BEAVER DAM, WI 53916	3:
CALUMET COUNTY HHC AGENCY 206 COURT ST COURTHOUSE CHILTON, WI 53014	3:
PRECEPTOR HOME HEALTH W175 N11117 STONEWOOD DR STE 100 GERMANTOWN, WI 53022	3.5:
COMMONHEART HOME HEALTH 1020 HILL STREET WATERTOWN, WI 53098	3.5:
DIVINE SAVIOR HOME CARE 2805 HUNTERS TRAIL PORTAGE, WI 53901	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.

Other Lists of the Worst Home Health Care Agencies

The worst home health care agencies in Wisconsin

Major Cities in Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI (best, worst)	Madison, WI (best, worst)
Appleton, WI (best, worst)	Green Bay, WI (best, worst)
Racine, WI (best, worst)	Kenosha, WI (best, worst)
Eau Claire, WI (best, worst)	La Crosse, WI (best, worst)
Oshkosh, WI (best, worst)	Wausau, WI (best, worst)
Waukesha, WI (best, worst)	Janesville, WI (best, worst)
West Bend, WI (best, worst)	Sheboygan, WI (best, worst)
Beloit, WI (best, worst)	West Allis, WI (best, worst)
Fond du Lac, WI (best, worst)	Wauwatosa, WI (best, worst)
Manitowoc, WI (best, worst)	Stevens Point, WI (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)