in Metairie, Louisiana is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on December 31, 2011. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Gulf South Hospice Of New Orleans
812 Hesper Avenue
Metairie, LA 70005 [Jefferson county]
(504) 525-2643
For-Profit
December 31, 2011
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
56.0
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
7.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.0
49
92.5
97
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
0.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
18
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
75.0
% live discharges observed rate at facility
99
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
3.6
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
33
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
24,687
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
88
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
6.5
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
3
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
4.8
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
13
The rate at which visits near death are observed
100
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
100
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
20.0
Indicates whether a hospice provided routine home care and other levels of care
No
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
Yes
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 dementia as their primary diagnosis
34
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
0
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
97
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
1
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
0
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