For several years, the home health industry hasn’t had any positive or negative changes in any of the five major HHCAHPS categories.
 
But the percentage of patients who would definitely recommend the home health agency to family and friends took a slight dip in the May 2019 release of Home Health Compare.
 
HHCAHPS category
Number of agencies, May 2019
Number of agencies, January 2019
Number of agencies, October 2018
Number of agencies, July 2018
Home health team gave care in a professional way
88%
88%
88%
88%
Patients reported that their home health team communicated well with them
85%
85%
85%
85%
Patients reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain and home safety with them
83%
83%
83%
83%
Patients gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
83%
83%
84%
84%
Patients reported they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
77%
78%
78%
78%
 
Source: Home Health Compare