HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY 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 OF THE BIG COUNTRY. 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 OF THE BIG COUNTRY: General Information

Hospice services are typically delivered at a facility or in home, so the physical address for HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY 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.

4601 HARTFORD

ABILENE, TX 79605

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(325) 793-5450

Certification Number: 451558

Certified Since: 04/17/1992

Patient Survey Results for HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY

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 OF THE BIG COUNTRY 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) 100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.2 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.2 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99 %
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 97.7 %
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 OF THE BIG COUNTRY

These are the doctors who are affiliated with HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

  • EZEKIEL DUKE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - THE WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER )
  • SAMANTHA GOODMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - THE WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER )

Service Area

HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.

79605 76388 76437 76443 76448 76470 76471 76834 79501 79502 79504 79508 79510 79520 79521 79525 79530 79535 79536 79541 79546 79553 79556 79561 79562 79563 79567 79601 79602 79603 79604 79606