Hospice

HEALTH LINK HOSPICE

Address

868 Brannan Street, Suite 308

San Francisco, CA 94103

Contact

(415) 513-1222

Certification Date

12/02/2019

Details

CMS Certification Number

A01693

Ownership Type

For-Profit

County/Parish

San Francisco

CMS Region

9

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) 98.7 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 100.0 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.7 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 112 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 52.7 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Hospice Care Index Overall Score 7.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 13,763 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) 81 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 29.6 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 15 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 25 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 0.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Early live discharges (% live discharges) 18 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 25 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 40.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Late live discharges (% live discharges) 52 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) 25 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 16.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 88 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) 25 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 8.0 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 96 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 167 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 22,446 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 82 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13,763 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 17.3 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 88 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 238,545 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 4.2 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 9 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 130 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 93.8 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Visits near death (% decedents) 55 01/01/2021-12/31/2022
Average Daily Census 8.0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care Not Available 01/01/2018-12/31/2020
Provided Routine Home Care only Not Available 01/01/2018-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Cancer Not Available 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 Not Available 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions 0 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Home 97 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility 2 01/01/2020-12/31/2020
Care Provided in Nursing Facility 0 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 1 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 Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually communicated well Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always communicated well Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team usually provided timely help Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
The hospice team always provided timely help Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They did not receive the training they needed Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They somewhat received the training they needed Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
They definitely received the training they needed Not Available Not Applicable 04/01/2021-03/31/2023
Family caregiver survey rating Not Applicable Not Available 04/01/2021-03/31/2023