Hospice

VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, INC

Address

32 Union Street

Winsted, CT 06098

Contact

(860) 379-8561

Certification Date

01/26/1995

Details

CMS Certification Number

071523

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Litchfield

CMS Region

1

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) 99.2 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.2 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 64.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.6 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 87.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 98.3 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 74.4 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 274 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 69.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 21,079 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 4.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 98 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 165 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 40.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 27 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 6.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 48 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 14.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 35 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 59 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 507 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 9,010 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 11 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 20,137 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 65 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 276,900 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 10.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 76 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 442 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 95.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 26.0 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 33 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 22 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 11 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 5 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 5 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 60 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 25 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 13 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 2 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 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 85 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 7 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 19 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 74 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 19 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 75 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect 2 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 88 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 19 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 70 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 79 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 12 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 73 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 7 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 76 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 3 04/01/2021-03/31/2023