Hospice

HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS, INC DBA BLUEGRASS CARE N

Address

1733 Harrodsburg Rd

Lexington, KY 40504

Contact

(859) 276-5344

Certification Date

11/07/1983

Details

CMS Certification Number

181500

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Fayette

CMS Region

4

Hospice Provider List

Measure Name Score Measure Date Range
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 97.1 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 85.5 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 99.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 95.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 89.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 3,623 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 48.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 384,975 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 2.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 94 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 2,714 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 77.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 84 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 740 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 8.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 64 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 740 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 39.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 740 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 740 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 7,187 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 10,023 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 16 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 373,120 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 45 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 4,425,000 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 34 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 6,234 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 91.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 38 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 546.0 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 17 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 11 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 10 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 8 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 63 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 5 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 27 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 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility 2 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in All other locations 3 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 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 4 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 83 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 7 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 2 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 92 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 16 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 74 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 12 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 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 77 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 16 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 75 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 3 04/01/2021-03/31/2023