in Albany, Georgia is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on February 1, 2016. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Georgia Hospice Care
2425 Westgate Drive, Suite 121
Albany, GA 31701 [Dougherty county]
(229) 349-6390
For-Profit
February 1, 2016
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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92%
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9%
89%
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6%
92%
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97%
10%
10%
80%
5%
8%
87%
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8%
85%
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83%
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 assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
100.0
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
99.7
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
100.0
100.0
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
99.7
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
67.5
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
10.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.0
49
56.0
49
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
7.5
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
60
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
51.3
% live discharges observed rate at facility
79
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
11.3
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
74
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
5.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
87
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
17,907
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
63
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
9.5
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
19
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
5.0
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
15
The rate at which visits near death are observed
90.2
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
34
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
44.0
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
14
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
37
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
24
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
6
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
64
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
14
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
21
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