in West Union, Iowa is a Non-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on March 19, 1992. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp And Clinics-hospice
200 Jefferson Street
West Union, IA 52175 [Fayette county]
(563) 422-6267
Non-Profit
March 19, 1992
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.
9%
91%
3%
19%
78%
1%
12%
87%
1%
10%
89%
13%
13%
74%
6%
18%
76%
6%
11%
83%
12%
15%
73%
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
99.0
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
98.3
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
100.0
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
92.6
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
92.9
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
88.9
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)
0.5
81
44.9
33
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
6.5
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
52
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
32.3
% live discharges observed rate at facility
30
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
20
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
11,418
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
23
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
14.0
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
67
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
8.9
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
60
The rate at which visits near death are observed
97.4
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
84
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
12.0
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 circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
30
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
52
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
23
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
21
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital
2
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