HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS Reviews
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Patient Satisfaction Percentage: Unknown
Hospice data as of February 21, 2024
A Review of the Data
Prepared by Richard Saunders as of February 21, 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") distributes numerous tables of data on hospice organizations on a quarterly basis. That is a lot of information to pour through to try and build a comprehensive review of HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the hospital does, who is affiliated with it, share any patient survey data and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Hospital Data, Performance Data, Patient Survey Results, and Service Area.)
HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS: General Information
Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS is not terribly important. What is important is to find an agency that serves the geopgraphic area where the patient is living and to find a hospice provider that is responsive to their needs.
Certification Number: 221576
Certified Since: 06/07/2007
Patient Survey Results for HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("CAHPS") Hospice Survey was designed to measure and assess the experiences of patients who died while receiving hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed the CAHPS Hospice Survey with input from many stakeholders, including other government agencies, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and other key individuals and organizations involved in hospice care. (More information.)
Since the CAHPS Hospice Survey focuses on experiences of care, implementation of the survey supports the following national priorities for improving care: involving patients and families in care and promoting effective communication and coordination.
The standardized 47 question CAHPS Hospice Survey instrument is composed of the following measures: Communication with Family, Getting Timely Help, Treating Patient with Respect, Emotional and Spiritual Support, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Training Family to Care for Patient, Rating of this Hospice, and Willingness to Recommend this Hospice.
Higher Scores are better. Results are available on a facility basis. Averages for each state and for the nation are also available. Allf othis information is shown below.
Performance Data
Below are the results of the survey results for HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS based on the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HHCAHPS Survey”). If state level results are available a comparison to state averages is shown.
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 100 % |
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 99.6 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 100 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 97.7 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 98.5 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 100 % |
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 100 % |
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 97.5 % |
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | Not Available |
Hospice Care Index Overall Score | Not Available |
CHC/GIP provided (%days) | Not Available |
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | Not Available |
Early live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Late live discharges (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | Not Available |
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | Not Available |
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | Not Available |
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | Not Available |
Visits near death (% decedents) | Not Available |
Medical Professionals Associated with HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS
These are the doctors who are affiliated with HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- RAMI ASHKAR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CH SPECIALTY SERVICES MA PC )
- JASON KITTLER ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC )
- RAYMOND DUNN ( GENERAL SURGERY - UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- ADEKUNLE FAJANA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - CH SPECIALTY SERVICES MA PC )
- KIRUBAKARAN SIVA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ANNA JAQUES BIDCO INPATIENT SPECIALISTS PLLC )
- SHIAVAX COWASJI ( GERIATRIC MEDICINE - RELIANT MEDICAL GROUP INC )
- CRAIG KIRBY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - BERKSHIRE FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES PC )
- ANN MARIA ELDER ( PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION - CH SPECIALTY SERVICES MA PC )
- BARRY LOBOVITS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
Service Area
HOSPICE SERVICES OF WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.
01030 01001 01007 01008 01010 01013 01020 01026 01027 01028 01029 01034 01035 01036 01037 01040 01050 01053 01056 01057 01060 01062 01069 01071 01075 01077 01082 01085 01089 01095 01101 01103 01104 01105 01106 01107 01108 01109 01118 01119 01128 01129 01151 01201 01202 01220 01223 01224 01225 01226 01230 01235 01236 01237 01238 01240 01243 01247 01253 01254 01255 01256 01257 01266 01267 01338 01343 01354 01364 01367 01375 01420 01438 01450 01501 01506 01507 01510 01515 01518 01520 01523 01524 01526 01527 01535 01536 01540 01542 01545 01550 01562 01564 01566 01568 01570 01571 01585 01601 01602 01603 01604 01605 01606 01607 01608 01609 01610 01701 01702 01749 01752 01757 01772 01775 01778 01863 06239 06242 06255 06277 06281