Hospice

ASCEND HOSPICE

Address

1120 Welsh Road Suite 220

North Wales, PA 19454

Contact

(215) 542-2100

Certification Date

04/08/2003

Details

CMS Certification Number

391643

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Montgomery

CMS Region

3

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 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 98.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 98.6 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 98.2 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 612 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 67.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 98,036 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) 510 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 77.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 84 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 107 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 0.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 18 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 107 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 52.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 107 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 15.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 86 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 107 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 58 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 883 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 18,912 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 97,976 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 14.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 69 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 1,388,955 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 37 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 687 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 93.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 52 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 101.0 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 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 36 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 7 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 17 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 2 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 6 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 46 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 35 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 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 92 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 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 85 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 8 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 87 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect 3 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect 3 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 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 16 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 74 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 83 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 14 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 79 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 12 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 19 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 69 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 4 04/01/2021-03/31/2023