in Claxton, Georgia is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on August 15, 2007. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Affinity Hospice
109 South Duval Street
Claxton, GA 30417 [Evans county]
(912) 739-0058
For-Profit
August 15, 2007
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.
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95%
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9%
91%
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4%
96%
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1%
98%
5%
8%
87%
4%
5%
91%
9%
9%
82%
3%
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85%
The rate at which a hospice respects and follows the patient's wishes for care regarding treatment preferences
95.3
The rate at which a hospice addresses and respects the patient's beliefs and values if desired by the patient
98.4
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for pain
95.3
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
97.3
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
96.9
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
84.8
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
84.4
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
69.1
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
37.9
24
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
5.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
41
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
40.0
% live discharges observed rate at facility
52
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
10.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
69
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
2.5
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
65
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
15,511
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
49
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
13.7
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
65
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
4.3
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
10
The rate at which visits near death are observed
95.7
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
70
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
24.0
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
16
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
33
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
14
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
72
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
9
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
1
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
16
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
2
Yes
Yes