Home Health Agencies in Columbus on Medicare Care Compare

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Home health agencies serving Columbus with CMS Care Compare ratings

Medicare Care Compare lists several home health agencies with Columbus, Ohio addresses; three currently show an overall star rating, and five do not show a rating in the listing used for this page. Confirm each profile on Care Compare before you hire, because ratings and participation can change.

Addresses below are the CMS-listed locations. A missing star score means no overall rating was included in that listing, not that the agency is unlicensed.

Agencies with a published overall star rating

• Mount Carmel Home Care, overall star rating: 3.5. Address: 5955 E. Broad Street, Floor 2, Columbus, OH 43213. View Mount Carmel Home Care on CMS Care Compare.
• Heartland Home Health, overall star rating: 3. Address: 6500 Busch Boulevard, Suite 210, Columbus, OH 43229. View Heartland Home Health on CMS Care Compare.
• Caretenders, overall star rating: 2.5. Address: 445 Hutchinson Avenue, Suite 640, Columbus, OH 43235. View Caretenders on CMS Care Compare.

Agencies listed on Care Compare without an overall star rating in this set

• A-1 Nursing Care, LLC, overall star rating not shown. Address: 2550 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 110, Columbus, OH 43231. View A-1 Nursing Care, LLC on CMS Care Compare.
• Rx Home Healthcare, Inc, overall star rating not shown. Address: 1000 East Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43205. View Rx Home Healthcare, Inc on CMS Care Compare.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare, overall star rating not shown. Address: 255 East Main Street Suite 1A, Columbus, OH 43215. View Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare on CMS Care Compare. Confirm whether any agency serves the age group and condition you need before scheduling.
• Advanced Home Care Inc, overall star rating not shown. Address: 4133 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43213. View Advanced Home Care Inc on CMS Care Compare.
• Carepartners Home Health, Inc, overall star rating not shown. Address: 2931 East Dublin Granville Road, Suite 170, Columbus, OH 43231. View Carepartners Home Health, Inc on CMS Care Compare.

What CMS overall star ratings mean on this Columbus list

CMS Care Compare overall star ratings give families one quality score for Medicare-certified home health agencies so Columbus providers can be compared side by side. In this set, Mount Carmel Home Care is listed at 3.5 stars, Heartland Home Health at 3 stars, and Caretenders at 2.5 stars.

A higher published score is one comparison point, not a medical recommendation and not a guarantee of dementia-specific skill. Read the full Care Compare profile, ask about staff training, and match the agency's actual services to the help your household needs.

Questions to ask about dementia-specific training

Ask every Columbus home health agency whether its nurses and aides receive dementia-specific training, how often that training is refreshed, and how staff support communication, safety, and daily routines for someone living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Star ratings do not, by themselves, prove that a team is prepared for memory-related care.

Use questions like these on a phone screen or in-home assessment:

• Do nurses and aides complete dementia-specific training before they are assigned to a client?
• How many hours of that training are required, and how often is it updated?
• What experience does the proposed team have with Alzheimer's disease specifically, versus other memory or cognitive changes?
• How do you assign consistent caregivers, and what happens if a scheduled aide is unavailable?
• How do staff communicate with a person who is confused, repeats questions, or resists help with bathing, dressing, or meals?
• What is your process if wandering, nighttime restlessness, or agitation occurs during a visit?
• How will the agency share updates with family and coordinate with the client's own clinicians, without giving new medical advice from this website?
• Can you describe backup coverage, supervision, and how you handle a hospital return or a change in condition?

If you need ongoing cueing, supervision, and daily-living help beyond intermittent skilled visits, ask whether the agency can meet that need or whether memory care at home is a better fit alongside home health. For background on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, see the CDC overview of Alzheimer's and dementia. Families who want research-center information can find NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.

How home health compares with other in-home support in Columbus

Home health agencies typically focus on intermittent skilled nursing and therapy, which Columbus families often combine with longer-hour help such as personal care or companion care. Confirm hours, tasks, and whether the provider serves adults with Alzheimer's disease before you sign a plan of care.

After a hospital stay, ask the discharge planner which Medicare-certified agency will visit and which daily tasks still fall to family or a separate caregiver. Home health does not automatically mean round-the-clock coverage. Pair skilled visits with the right non-medical supports when someone needs help with meals, mobility, or companionship between nurse visits.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Columbus home health agencies currently show a CMS overall star rating?

In the Care Compare listings used for this page, Mount Carmel Home Care is rated 3.5 stars, Heartland Home Health is rated 3 stars, and Caretenders is rated 2.5 stars. The other Columbus agencies listed above do not show an overall star rating in that set.

Where are the rated Columbus agencies located?

Mount Carmel Home Care is listed at 5955 E. Broad Street, Floor 2, Columbus, OH 43213. Heartland Home Health is listed at 6500 Busch Boulevard, Suite 210, Columbus, OH 43229. Caretenders is listed at 445 Hutchinson Avenue, Suite 640, Columbus, OH 43235.

What should I ask a Columbus home health agency about dementia training?

Ask whether aides and nurses complete dementia-specific training before assignment, how many hours they complete, how often training is refreshed, and how staff handle communication, wandering, and resistance to daily care. Also ask about consistent caregiver assignment and backup coverage. Those answers are not a diagnosis and do not replace guidance from the client's own clinicians.

Is Medicare home health the same as full-time help at home?

No. The agencies on this page are Medicare-certified home health providers, which usually means part-time skilled visits rather than all-day support. If your household needs help with bathing, dressing, meals, or companionship between visits, ask about personal care or companion care in addition to home health.

How do I double-check a rating before I hire?

Open the agency's CMS Care Compare page using the links above, confirm the Columbus address, and review the current overall star rating and quality measures. Then interview the agency with the dementia-training questions in this guide before you agree to a start date.