in Cumming, Georgia is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on August 3, 2006. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Heart Of Hospice North Atlanta
102 Mary Alice Park Road, Suite 101
Cumming, GA 30040 [Forsyth county]
(678) 717-0969
For-Profit
August 3, 2006
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.
3%
97%
0%
6%
94%
0%
4%
96%
2%
3%
95%
5%
9%
86%
3%
7%
90%
3%
7%
90%
6%
5%
89%
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
100.0
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for pain
100.0
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
98.3
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
96.6
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
76.7
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)
0.0
49
36.5
22
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
14.3
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
91
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
28.6
% live discharges observed rate at facility
23
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
14.3
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
84
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
41
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
12,160
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
27
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
12.7
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
55
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
11.0
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
77
The rate at which visits near death are observed
93.9
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
55
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
22.0
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 cancer as their primary diagnosis
25
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
25
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
16
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
65
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
34
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
1
Yes
Yes