Hospice

ALTUS HOSPICE

Address

213 W. Village Blvd, Suite 3

Laredo, TX 78041

Contact

(956) 718-3000

Certification Date

03/09/2009

Details

CMS Certification Number

671614

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Webb

CMS Region

6

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 99.6 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 94.4 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 91.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 93.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 311 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 77.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 35,235 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) 199 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 28.1 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 14 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 66 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 13.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 89 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 66 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 28.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 23 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 66 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.5 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 38 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 66 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 7.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 95 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 478 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 11,336 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 22 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 34,932 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) 429,180 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) 395 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 94.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 62 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 44.0 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 26 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 32 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 9 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 9 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 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 77 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 21 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility 0 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 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 86 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 12 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 83 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 10 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 10 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 7 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 84 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 6 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 90 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed 11 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 78 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable Not Available 04/01/2021-03/31/2023