Hospice

ASCEND HOSPICE

Address

352 Belmont Street

Worcester, MA 01604

Contact

(508) 229-8390

Certification Date

11/18/2005

Details

CMS Certification Number

221566

Ownership Type

For-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) 99.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 98.1 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 98.9 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 97.3 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 97.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 94.3 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 575 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 71.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 86,730 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) 490 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 65.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 65 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 100 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) 100 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 37.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 43 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 100 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 3.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 29 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 100 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 97 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 885 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 18,454 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 66 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 86,690 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 14.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 67 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 1,210,200 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 31 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 679 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 93.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 49 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 130.0 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 13 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 47 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 5 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 7 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 3 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 4 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 13 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 28 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 51 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 6 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 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 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 17 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 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 19 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 76 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 7 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 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 17 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 72 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 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 77 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 11 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 73 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 20 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 71 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 3 04/01/2021-03/31/2023