in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on October 11, 2007. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Cardinal Hospice
8280 Ymca Plaza Drive , Bldg 3 Ste A
Baton Rouge, LA 70810 [East Baton Rouge county]
(225) 291-3322
For-Profit
October 11, 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.
8%
92%
3%
18%
79%
6%
16%
78%
0%
13%
87%
13%
13%
74%
8%
15%
77%
2%
12%
86%
5%
14%
81%
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
94.1
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
71.4
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
94.1
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
97.4
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
75.3
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
21.4
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
5.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.0
49
85.7
92
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
13.6
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
89
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
45.5
% live discharges observed rate at facility
67
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
22.7
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
97
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
21,955
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
81
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
6.9
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
4
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
4.4
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
10
The rate at which visits near death are observed
54.0
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
3
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
37.0
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
18
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
27
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
77
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
2
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
19
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