in Andalusia, Alabama is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on June 16, 2011. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
First Choice Hospice Andalusia
1015 S Three Notch St
Andalusia, AL 36420 [Covington county]
(334) 897-0650
For-Profit
June 16, 2011
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
8.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.2
71
31.8
17
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
0.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
18
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
62.5
% live discharges observed rate at facility
93
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
6.3
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
48
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
12.5
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
99
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
18,817
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
68
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
15.4
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
79
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
4.7
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
12
The rate at which visits near death are observed
100
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
100
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
9.0
Indicates whether a hospice provided routine home care and other levels of care
Yes
Hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care and at least one more incidence of care at another level.
Indicates whether a hospice provided only routine home care
No
The hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care over the last 3 years, and no incidences of care at any other level and the hospice had at least one incidence of care at another level.
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had other conditions as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
100
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital
0
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospice
0
The percentage of days patients received care in other locations
0
Yes
Yes