Hospice

AMERICARE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Address

1212 North Spencer Street, Suite 2

Mesa, AZ 85203

Contact

(480) 726-7773

Certification Date

09/20/2005

Details

CMS Certification Number

031563

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Maricopa

CMS Region

9

Hospice Provider List

Measure Name Score Measure Date Range
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 245 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 76.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 39,073 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 71 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 300 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 52.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 44 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 181 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 3.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 33 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 181 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 56.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 87 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 181 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 5.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 41 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 181 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 41 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 489 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 14,244 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 40 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 38,717 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 16.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 86 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 652,050 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 24 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 327 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 98.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 89 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 102.0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care Yes 01/01/2018-12/31/2020
Provided Routine Home Care only No 01/01/2018-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Cancer 15 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 28 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 8 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 14 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 3 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 6 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 29 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 33 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 1 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 4 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in All other locations 33 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year Yes 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year Yes 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023

CAHPS Survey Data List

Measure Name Score Star Rating Date
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 90 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 84 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 89 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect 1 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 95 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 81 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 86 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 74 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 17 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 74 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 4 04/01/2021-03/31/2023