CMS Home Health Care Compare · Kentucky
Home-health agencies in Kentucky
All 88 Medicare-certified agencies in Kentucky — 84 rated by CMS — with the recovery outcomes that decide whether your parent gets better at home, not just a star.
How to choose, in two steps
Home health is about recovery — will the agency get your parent walking, breathing, and managing on their own again after a hospital stay. CMS publishes two things: a quality star (its risk-adjusted summary, only given to agencies with enough patients to judge fairly — use it to find the strong agencies) and the specific recovery rates (then read the one that matches your situation). This page puts both in front of you.
CMS-rated agencies in Kentucky (84)
Ordered by CMS quality star (the risk-adjusted, volume-aware spine). Each rate is banded against all U.S. agencies: ▲ top 25% · · typical · ▼ bottom 25% · ⚠ 99%+ (unsized — no patient count, treat as small-sample, not best). Picking a situation above re-ranks agencies within each star tier by that outcome.
| Agency | CMS star | Mobility | Breathing | Meds | Self-care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH DANVILLE | 5★ | 100%⚠ | 93%· | 100%⚠ | 100%⚠ |
| AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE MIDDLESBORO | 4★ | 94%▲ | 93%· | 91%· | 94%· |
| AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF KENTUCKY CRESTVIEW HILLS | 4★ | 91%· | 93%· | 90%· | 92%· |
| AMEDISYS SP-KY, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH MOUNT STERLING | 4★ | 90%· | 95%▲ | 88%· | 92%· |
| AMEDISYS SP-KY, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 4★ | 92%· | 93%· | 90%· | 93%· |
| AMEDISYS SP-KY, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 4★ | 91%· | 93%· | 89%· | 93%· |
| ARH PIKE COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY PIKEVILLE | 4★ | 100%⚠ | 99%⚠ | 98%▲ | 93%· |
| BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS HEALTH AT HOME MADISONVILLE | 4★ | 92%· | 95%▲ | 90%· | 91%· |
| CARESOUTH HHA HOLDINGS OF WINCHESTER, LLC DBA ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OWENSBORO | 4★ | 91%· | 91%· | 93%▲ | 92%· |
| CARETENDERS OWENSBORO | 4★ | 92%▲ | 93%· | 91%· | 93%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH FORT MITCHELL | 4★ | 93%▲ | 95%▲ | 92%· | 93%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 4★ | 92%· | 94%· | 91%· | 94%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH LEXINGTON | 4★ | 95%▲ | 94%· | 92%▲ | 94%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH HOPKINSVILLE | 4★ | 95%▲ | 96%▲ | 95%▲ | 95%▲ |
| COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH LEXINGTON | 4★ | 91%· | 90%· | 88%· | 92%· |
| COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH RICHMOND | 4★ | 90%· | 94%· | 91%· | 93%· |
| FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH COLUMBIA | 4★ | 91%· | 93%· | 90%· | 92%· |
| FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH LEXINGTON | 4★ | 89%· | 95%▲ | 89%· | 92%· |
| FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH ASHLAND | 4★ | 92%· | 92%· | 93%▲ | 94%▲ |
| FRANKFORT REGIONAL HEALTHCARE AT HOME LEXINGTON | 4★ | 94%▲ | 93%· | 93%▲ | 94%· |
| HARLAN ARH HHA HARLAN | 4★ | 98%▲ | 98%▲ | 94%▲ | 99%⚠ |
| HAZARD ARH HHA HAZARD | 4★ | 93%▲ | 92%· | 87%· | 92%· |
| HOME CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC PIKEVILLE | 4★ | 92%· | 92%· | 91%· | 92%· |
| HOUSECALL HOME HEALTH, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 4★ | 88%· | 93%· | 87%· | 93%· |
| JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN HOME HEALTH AGENCY PAINTSVILLE | 4★ | 94%▲ | 94%· | 88%· | 94%· |
| LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF FAYETTE NICHOLASVILLE | 4★ | 90%· | 92%· | 91%· | 92%· |
| LIFELINE OF JACKSON PURCHASE HOME HEALTH MAYFIELD | 4★ | 93%▲ | 93%· | 91%· | 94%· |
| LIFELINE ROCKCASTLE HOME HEALTH MOUNT VERNON | 4★ | 91%· | 94%· | 94%▲ | 94%· |
| MORGAN COUNTY ARH HHA WEST LIBERTY | 4★ | 92%· | 94%· | 93%▲ | 93%· |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH HOME CARE OWENSBORO | 4★ | 90%· | 94%· | 88%· | 92%· |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOM CENTRAL CITY | 4★ | 95%▲ | 93%· | 82%· | 93%· |
| ST ELIZABETH HOME CARE FLORENCE | 4★ | 95%▲ | 97%▲ | 92%▲ | 94%· |
| T. J. SAMSON COMM HOSP HOME CARE PROGRAM GLASGOW | 4★ | 94%▲ | 93%· | 92%· | 94%▲ |
| VNA HEALTH AT HOME LEXINGTON | 4★ | 91%· | 95%▲ | 90%· | 93%· |
| ADVENTHEALTH HOME HEALTH MANCHESTER | 3★ | 88%· | 86%· | 87%· | 89%· |
| BAPTIST HEALTH HOME CARE KY, LLC DBA BAPTIST HOME HEALTH CARE LOUISVILLE | 3★ | 86%· | 91%· | 84%· | 89%· |
| BAPTIST HEALTH HOME CARE KY, LLC DBA BAPTIST HOME HEALTH CARE LEXINGTON | 3★ | 87%· | 89%· | 81%· | 89%· |
| CALDWELL COUNTY HOME HEALTH PRINCETON | 3★ | 91%· | 93%· | 91%· | 93%· |
| CARETENDERS LEXINGTON | 3★ | 87%· | 90%· | 84%· | 90%· |
| CARETENDERS ELIZABETHTOWN | 3★ | 85%· | 90%· | 86%· | 89%· |
| CARETENDERS LOUISVILLE | 3★ | 89%· | 92%· | 86%· | 90%· |
| CARETENDERS - LOUISA LOUISA | 3★ | 93%▲ | 92%· | 89%· | 93%· |
| CARETENDERS HOME HEALTH OF HENDERSON HENDERSON | 3★ | 86%· | 90%· | 87%· | 90%· |
| CARETENDERS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY FORT WRIGHT | 3★ | 86%· | 89%· | 86%· | 88%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH ELIZABETHTOWN | 3★ | 87%· | 90%· | 88%· | 90%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH HENDERSON | 3★ | 88%· | 91%· | 86%· | 89%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH MURRAY | 3★ | 87%· | 92%· | 90%· | 93%· |
| ENHABIT HOME HEALTH OF KENTUCKY LEXINGTON | 3★ | 84%· | 88%· | 92%▲ | 91%· |
| FAMILY HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC DBA ADORATION HOME HEALTH OWENSBORO | 3★ | 89%· | 92%· | 87%· | 91%· |
| HAYSWOOD HOME HEALTH SERVICES MAYSVILLE | 3★ | 86%· | 84%· | 79%· | 85%· |
| HIGHLANDS ARH HOME HEALTH PRESTONSBURG | 3★ | 89%· | 93%· | 85%· | 89%· |
| HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS, INC. DBA BLUEGRASS CARE NAVIGATORS DBA BLUEGRASS HOME HEALTH CARE CYNTHIANA | 3★ | 81%· | 93%· | 86%· | 90%· |
| LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF LOGAN RUSSELLVILLE | 3★ | 89%· | 90%· | 83%· | 89%· |
| LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF PULASKI SOMERSET | 3★ | 89%· | 90%· | 86%· | 89%· |
| LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF WARREN BOWLING GREEN | 3★ | 85%· | 92%· | 80%· | 86%· |
| LIFELINE HOME HEALTH TOMPKINSVILLE | 3★ | 91%· | 93%· | 90%· | 91%· |
| LIFELINE HOME HEALTH CARE OF FULTON FULTON | 3★ | 92%· | 90%· | 89%· | 92%· |
| LIFELINE HOME HEALTH OF WESTERN KENTUCKY HOPKINSVILLE | 3★ | 88%· | 94%· | 87%· | 91%· |
| MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH BENTON | 3★ | 87%· | 95%▲ | 90%· | 92%· |
| MARY BRECKINRIDGE ARH HOME HEALTH AGENCY HYDEN | 3★ | 91%· | 94%· | 86%· | 88%· |
| MCDOWELL HOME HEALTH AGENCY DANVILLE | 3★ | 85%· | 87%· | 83%· | 87%· |
| MERCY HEALTH - HOME CARE, PADUCAH PADUCAH | 3★ | 90%· | 88%· | 85%· | 91%· |
| MIDDLESBORO ARH HOME HEALTH AGENCY MIDDLESBORO | 3★ | 95%▲ | 95%▲ | 88%· | 90%· |
| PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF KY COLUMBIA | 3★ | 93%▲ | 80%▼ | 90%· | 91%· |
| PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE, INC LONDON | 3★ | 84%· | 85%· | 90%· | 82%▼ |
| ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH MOREHEAD | 3★ | 85%· | 93%· | 85%· | 88%· |
| THE MEDICAL CENTER HOME CARE PROGRAM BOWLING GREEN | 3★ | 84%· | 86%· | 85%· | 85%· |
| TWIN LAKES HOME HEALTH LEITCHFIELD | 3★ | 86%· | 91%· | 83%· | 91%· |
| VNA HEALTH AT HOME LOUISVILLE | 3★ | 91%· | 99%⚠ | 90%· | 91%· |
| VNA HEALTH AT HOME 1 LONDON | 3★ | 89%· | 94%· | 91%· | 91%· |
| WHITESBURG ARH HHA WHITESBURG | 3★ | 86%· | 92%· | 86%· | 88%· |
| WHITLEY COUNTY HOME HEALTH AGENCY WILLIAMSBURG | 3★ | 80%· | 82%· | 79%· | 79%▼ |
| BREATHITT COUNTY HHA JACKSON | 2★ | 85%· | 65%▼ | 66%▼ | 87%· |
| CARETENDERS CADIZ | 2★ | 84%· | 88%· | 84%· | 86%· |
| CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH SOMERSET | 2★ | 82%· | 86%· | 81%· | 85%· |
| CUMBERLAND VALLEY DISTRICT HEALTH DEPT HHA MANCHESTER | 2★ | 77%▼ | 76%▼ | 44%▼ | 82%▼ |
| INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY EDGEWOOD | 2★ | 80%· | 91%· | 81%· | 88%· |
| KENTUCKY RIVER DISTRICT HHA BEATTYVILLE | 2★ | 86%· | 62%▼ | 51%▼ | 78%▼ |
| KING'S DAUGHTERS' MEDICAL CENTER HHA ASHLAND | 2★ | 71%▼ | 83%· | 72%▼ | 80%▼ |
| KNOX COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HHA BARBOURVILLE | 2★ | 83%· | 74%▼ | 67%▼ | 78%▼ |
| MARION HOME HEALTH AGENCY MARION | 2★ | 71%▼ | 88%· | 61%▼ | 72%▼ |
| NORTON HOME HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 2★ | 84%· | 87%· | 81%· | 82%▼ |
| PERSONAL TOUCH HOME CARE OF KY, INC. FLORENCE | 2★ | 79%· | 81%▼ | 73%▼ | 82%▼ |
| SOMC HOME HEALTH SERVICES VANCEBURG | 2★ | 81%· | 84%· | 80%· | 81%▼ |
Not yet rated by CMS (4)
CMS hasn't assigned these a quality star — usually too new, or too few patients to rate reliably. They may be fine; CMS just can't summarize them yet. Open any to see whatever measures it has reported.
What these figures mean
- MODELED — the quality star is CMS's risk-adjusted, volume-aware composite; the trustworthy way to rank.
- RECORDED — each recovery rate is a CMS-published, risk-adjusted OASIS outcome (the share of patients who improved), banded by national quartile (top 25% / typical / bottom 25%). A rate of 99%+ is flagged unsized, never rewarded, because CMS publishes no patient count to size it.
- NOT HERE — this dataset has no hospital-readmission or ER-visit rate (the other half of the home-health story); check that directly at Care Compare.
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What this is — and is not
This is published CMS Home Health Care Compare data — the same facts CMS shows the public, arranged so you can compare. It informs and compares; it does not rate, rank, or recommend an agency for your relative's specific needs, and no rate here is a guarantee. Shortlist a few strong-starred agencies, then ask each how they handle your situation, and confirm at medicare.gov/care-compare.