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Benchmarking Hospice Cleveland County in Shelby, NC against all hospice agencies

 

Hospice Cleveland County in Shelby, NC has the 10th-most patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life (96.6%) among the 81 North Carolina agencies. That 96.6% compares to an average of 90.1% across those 81 agencies.

Hospice Cleveland County has these related standings among those 81 agencies:

  • patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life = 96.6% (10th-most, tied)

  • patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures = 97.5% (26th-most, tied)

  • patients who were offered a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns = 99.9% (32nd-most, tied)

  • patients (or responsible parties) who were asked about their preferences for life-sustaining treatments = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who received treatment within 1 day of screening positive for breathing difficulty = 98.8% (32nd-most, tied)

  • patients who were screened for breathing difficulty during the initial nursing assessment = 99.9% (34th-most, tied)

  • patients who received a comprehensive assessment of pain within 1 day of pain screening = 98.5% (35th-most, tied)

  • patients who were screened for pain during the initial nursing assessment = 98.8% (31st-fewest)

  • patients treated with an opioid who are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed = 99.4% (28th-most, tied)

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Peers

beat out by Hospice & Home Care of Alexander County, Inc in Taylorsville, NC (100%), Vidant Home Health and Hospice in Kenansville, NC (100%), Johnston Health Home Care and Hospice in Smithfield, NC (98.6%), and Vidant Home Health and Hospice in Ahoskie, NC (98.3%), and 5 others, ending with Onslow County Home Hlth & Hospice in Jacksonville, NC (96.8%).

tied with Hospice and Home Care of Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC (96.6%).

beat UNC Hospice in Pittsboro, NC (96.5%), Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care in Waynesville, NC (96.3%), Continuum Home Care & Hospice of Lenior County in Kinston, NC (96.2%), and Hospice of Scotland County in Laurinburg, NC (95.7%), and others, ending with Liberty Home Care and Hospice in Raeford, NC (64.9%).

5 out of the other 80 agencies were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life, e.g., Continuum Home Care & Hospice of Halifax County in Enfield, NC.

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References

  1. patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life. Higher values are better. Refer to https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Current-Measures.html. Except where noted, all data come from the Apr 30, 2020 update at Hospice Compare. Changes over one year compare to the May 23, 2019 update.
  2. in state. Except where noted, all data come from the Apr 30, 2020 update at Hospice Compare. Changes over one year compare to the May 23, 2019 update.