in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on September 23, 2003. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Hospicio Las Brisas
Calle Luis MuÑoz Rivera #1 Altos, Vega Alta, Pr
Vega Alta, PR 692 [Vega Alta county]
(787) 270-4838
For-Profit
September 23, 2003
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.
28%
72%
11%
22%
67%
12%
25%
63%
7%
9%
84%
16%
23%
61%
11%
19%
70%
18%
19%
63%
17%
24%
59%
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
99.6
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
99.1
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
98.5
100.0
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
96.6
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
64.2
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
32.4
18
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
6.1
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
49
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
68.3
% live discharges observed rate at facility
96
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
2.4
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
26
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
5,505
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
2
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
14.5
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
72
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
4.3
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
10
The rate at which visits near death are observed
95.4
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
68
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
44.0
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 cancer as their primary diagnosis
25
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had dementia as their primary diagnosis
35
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had a stroke as their primary diagnosis
11
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
8
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
0
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
100
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
0
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
0
Yes
Yes