in Newton, Massachusetts is a Non-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on October 1, 1984. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Good Shepherd Community Care
160 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA 2459 [Middlesex county]
(617) 969-6130
Non-Profit
October 1, 1984
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.
10%
90%
5%
16%
79%
4%
10%
86%
2%
11%
87%
11%
19%
70%
8%
13%
79%
13%
16%
71%
6%
17%
77%
The rate at which a hospice respects and follows the patient's wishes for care regarding treatment preferences
99.9
The rate at which a hospice addresses and respects the patient's beliefs and values if desired by the patient
99.9
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for pain
99.9
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
99.9
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
99.9
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
83.3
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)
0.1
64
47.8
37
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
5.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
41
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
49.7
% live discharges observed rate at facility
75
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
5.6
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
44
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
3.7
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
79
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
16,671
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
56
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
15.2
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
77
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
12.0
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
82
The rate at which visits near death are observed
97.6
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
85
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
191.0
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
30
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
15
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had a stroke as their primary diagnosis
6
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
11
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
4
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had other conditions as their primary diagnosis
7
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
55
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
22
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
Yes
Yes