Address
160 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
Contact
(617) 969-6130
Certification Date
10/01/1984
CMS Certification Number
221500
Ownership Type
Non-Profit
County/Parish
Middlesex
CMS Region
1
| Measure Name | Score | Measure Date Range |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 99.9 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 99.9 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 99.9 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 100.0 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 99.9 | 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 | 100.0 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 99.9 | 04/01/2022-03/31/2023 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | 1,118 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | 83.3 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | 10.0 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 144,714 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 0.1 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 64 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 882 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 47.8 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 37 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 161 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 5.0 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 41 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 161 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 49.7 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 75 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) | 161 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 5.6 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 44 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) | 161 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 3.7 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 79 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 1,690 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 16,671 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 56 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 144,466 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 15.2 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 77 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 2,198,055 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 12.0 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 82 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 1,318 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 97.6 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 85 | 01/01/2021-12/31/2022 |
| Average Daily Census | 191.0 | 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 | 30 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Percent of Patients with Dementia | 15 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Percent of Patients with Stroke | 6 | 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 | 4 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Percent of Patients with Other Conditions | 7 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Care Provided in Home | 55 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility | 22 | 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 |
| Care Provided in Nursing Facility | 21 | 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 | Not Available | 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 |
| 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 | 5 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 | 16 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 | 79 | 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 | 10 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice | 86 | 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 | 11 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| The hospice team always treated the patient with respect | 87 | 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 | 13 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| The hospice team usually provided timely help | 16 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| The hospice team always provided timely help | 71 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| They did not receive the training they needed | 6 | 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 | 77 | Not Applicable | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |
| Family caregiver survey rating | Not Applicable | 3 | 04/01/2021-03/31/2023 |