in Ridgefield, Connecticut is a Non-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on November 16, 2018. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association
27 Governor Street
Ridgefield, CT 6877 [Fairfield county]
(203) 438-5555
Non-Profit
November 16, 2018
The opinions below are from people who looked after the patient before they moved to hospice care. We use a scale from 0 to 100 to measure these opinions. If half of the people agree on something, the score would be 50%, and it works the same way for other percentages.
11%
89%
5%
13%
82%
5%
10%
85%
2%
9%
89%
9%
18%
73%
6%
12%
82%
12%
9%
79%
8%
17%
75%
The rate at which a hospice respects and follows the patient's wishes for care regarding treatment preferences
100.0
The rate at which a hospice addresses and respects the patient's beliefs and values if desired by the patient
99.3
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for pain
99.0
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
97.0
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
99.8
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
94.5
98.9
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
94.9
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
69.6
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
9.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.2
71
36.0
22
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
8.6
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
67
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
44.3
% live discharges observed rate at facility
63
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
11.4
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
74
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
8.6
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
97
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
16,795
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
57
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
14.1
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
68
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
10.6
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
75
The rate at which visits near death are observed
91.8
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
42
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
49.0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had cancer as their primary diagnosis
17
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
21
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had a stroke as their primary diagnosis
5
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
12
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
4
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had other conditions as their primary diagnosis
10
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
61
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
22
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
15
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