Hospice

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE BLUE RIDGE, INC

Address

236 Hospital Drive

Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Contact

(828) 765-5677

Certification Date

08/09/1993

Details

CMS Certification Number

341565

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

County/Parish

Mitchell

CMS Region

4

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) 100.0 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 98.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 98.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.9 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 287 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 65.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 74,241 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 392 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 60.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 55 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 124 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 4.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 39 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 124 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 37.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 46 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 124 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 9.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 67 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 124 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 73 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 575 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 19,828 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 72 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 73,384 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 10.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 34 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 801,045 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 391 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 92.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 43 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 109.0 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 19 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 17 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 23 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 15 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 8 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 76 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 5 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 16 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 1 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 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 95 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 2 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 92 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 1 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 2 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 97 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 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 95 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 12 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 83 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 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 90 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help 4 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 92 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 5 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 86 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 5 04/01/2021-03/31/2023