in Hammond, Louisiana is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on May 3, 1994. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Vitalcaring Group
42268 Veterans Ave.
Hammond, LA 70403 [Jefferson county]
(504) 456-6011
For-Profit
May 3, 1994
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%
2%
14%
84%
4%
14%
82%
1%
7%
92%
8%
13%
79%
6%
7%
87%
7%
9%
84%
8%
13%
79%
The rate at which a hospice respects and follows the patient's wishes for care regarding treatment preferences
99.3
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
86.2
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
88.9
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
99.3
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
98.3
96.0
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
80.3
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
18.5
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)
0.0
49
76.4
82
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
6.7
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
54
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
33.3
% live discharges observed rate at facility
34
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
11.7
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
75
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
3.3
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
75
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
13,017
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
32
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
8.6
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
12
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
6.3
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
30
The rate at which visits near death are observed
75.2
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
9
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
47.0
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
35
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
5
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
5
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
63
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
16
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
20
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital
0
Yes
Yes