Hospice

ALTUS HOSPICE

Address

201 Kingwood Medical Drive, Suite B500

Kingwood, TX 77339

Contact

(281) 864-3438

Certification Date

06/29/2010

Details

CMS Certification Number

671649

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

Harris

CMS Region

6

Hospice Provider List

Measure Name Score Measure Date Range
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 98.9 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 99.6 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.8 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.4 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 98.4 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 362 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 74.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 60,291 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 85 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 321 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 67.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 73 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 13.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 89 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 73 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 21.9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 12 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 73 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 17.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 91 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 73 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 68 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 790 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 13,487 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 36 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 59,568 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.4 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 62 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 795,735 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) 642 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 57.0 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 17 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Dementia 25 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Stroke 11 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease 12 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 17 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 3 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 68 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 14 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 14 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 1 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 7 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 93 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 12 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 84 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 9 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 86 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 6 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 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 72 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 12 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well 80 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 15 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help 75 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 14 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed 75 Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable 4 04/01/2021-03/31/2023