Hospice

HOSPICECARE IN THE BERKSHIRES

Address

877 South Street, Suite 1w

Pittsfield, MA 01201

Contact

(413) 443-2994

Certification Date

09/19/1991

Details

CMS Certification Number

221531

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Berkshire

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) 99.9 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 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 96.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.4 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 776 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 72.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 67,587 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 1.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 87 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 538 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 49.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 39 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 136 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 8.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 136 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 32.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 31 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 136 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 1.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 22 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 136 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 43 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 1,263 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 10,566 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 18 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 66,841 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 17.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 91 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 1,198,770 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 11.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 1,083 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 97.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 95.0 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 31 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 17 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 18 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 6 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 4 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 53 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 3 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 42 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 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 7 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 93 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 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 92 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect 1 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 93 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 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 75 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 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 84 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 81 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 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 82 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 4 04/01/2021-03/31/2023