Hospice

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS INC

Address

524 Garrison Avenue

Fort Smith, AR 72902

Contact

(479) 783-5550

Certification Date

01/24/1986

Details

CMS Certification Number

041502

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Sebastian

CMS Region

6

Hospice Provider List

Measure Name Score Measure Date Range
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 97.1 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment Not Available 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 97.1 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment Not Available 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 74.3 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 80 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 42.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 7.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 20,772 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) 114 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 74.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 79 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 34 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 2.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 26 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 34 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 61.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 92 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 34 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 11.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 76 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 34 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 $) 150 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 20,644 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 76 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 20,635 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 6.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 128,985 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 3.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 95 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 81.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 15 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 7.0 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 Not Available 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 35 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke Not Available 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 68 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 31 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility Not Available 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 Not Available 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in All other locations Not Available 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

CAHPS Survey Data List

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