Hospice

UNITY HOSPICE OF NORTHWEST INDIANA LLC

Address

3313 East 83rd Place

Merrillville, IN 46410

Contact

(219) 769-8648

Certification Date

11/13/2003

Details

CMS Certification Number

151583

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Lake

CMS Region

5

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) 99.3 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 99.4 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 72.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 81.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 305 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 62.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 38,726 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 82 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 196 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 65.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 64 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 42 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 4.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 39 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 42 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 42.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 60 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 42 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 7.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 54 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 42 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 64 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 515 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 12,726 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 31 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 38,425 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 425,550 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 7.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 46 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 425 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 90.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 35 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 60.0 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 23 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 22 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 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 9 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 6 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 34 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 23 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 40 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility 1 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 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 87 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 76 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 17 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 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 91 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 16 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 71 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 82 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 79 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 79 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 3 04/01/2021-03/31/2023