Hospice

CARE CENTRAL VNA & HOSPICE

Address

34 Pearly Lane

Gardner, MA 01440

Contact

(978) 632-1230

Certification Date

07/09/1991

Details

CMS Certification Number

221529

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Worcester

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) 99.7 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 100.0 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 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 99.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 370 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 77.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 27,449 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 49 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 199 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 26.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 13 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 11.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 38.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 49 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 0.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 20 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 36 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 $) 492 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 10,817 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 20 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 27,416 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 16.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 85 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 452,310 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 9.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 425 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 97.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 87 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 33.0 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 42 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 4 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 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 92 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 1 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 5 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

CAHPS Survey Data List

Measure Name Score Star Rating Date
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 91 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 86 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 88 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 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 94 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 77 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 87 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help 7 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 85 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 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 83 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 5 04/01/2021-03/31/2023