Hospice

VISITING NURSE & COMMUNITY CARE

Address

37 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Arlington, MA 02474

Contact

(781) 643-6090

Certification Date

07/07/2009

Details

CMS Certification Number

221588

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Middlesex

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) 96.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 96.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 96.9 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 96.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 92.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 87.2 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 112 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 83.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 7.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 27,499 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) 136 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 46.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 35 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 33 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 6.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 49 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 33 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 45.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 67 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 33 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 12.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 77 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 33 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 6.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 92 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 182 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 27,258 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 93 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 27,493 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 65 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 379,620 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 28 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 122 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 97.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 85 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 24.0 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 14 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 30 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke Not Available 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 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 79 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 9 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 10 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 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 89 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 9 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 80 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 7 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 82 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 89 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 80 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 9 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 78 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 18 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 72 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 14 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 Not Available 04/01/2021-03/31/2023