Hospice

ALTUS HOSPICE

Address

4660 Sweetwater Boulevard

Sugar Land, TX 77479

Contact

(281) 493-9744

Certification Date

04/18/2007

Details

CMS Certification Number

671562

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Fort Bend

CMS Region

6

Hospice Provider List

Measure Name Score Measure Date Range
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.2 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 98.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 97.5 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 94.9 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.2 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 97.7 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 92.4 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 141 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 58.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 23,215 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 75 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 141 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 80.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 86 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 51 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 21.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 98 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 51 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 21.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 12 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 51 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 13.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 82 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 51 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 41 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 298 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 13,400 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 35 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 23,119 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 12.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 50 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 284,580 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 30 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 196 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 92.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 45 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 29.0 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 23 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 26 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 24 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease Not Available 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 7 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 72 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 6 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 18 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 3 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 24 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 76 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower 17 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 18 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 65 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice 24 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice 17 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 59 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect 13 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 74 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 22 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 63 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well 21 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well 20 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 59 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help 23 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help 24 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 53 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 23 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 62 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable Not Available 04/01/2021-03/31/2023