Powered by OnlyBoth

Benchmarking Living Waters Hospice in Chino, CA against all hospice agencies

 

Living Waters Hospice in Chino, CA has the 8th-fewest patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures (67.7%) among the 117 agencies in San Bernardino County, CA. That 67.7% compares to an average of 84.7% across those 117 agencies.

Living Waters Hospice has these related standings among those 117 agencies:

  • patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures = 67.7% (8th-fewest)

  • patients receiving at least one visit from registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants in the last 3 days of life = 52.3% (20th-fewest)

  • patients who were offered a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns = 99% (24th-fewest)

  • 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 = 97.2% (20th-fewest, tied)

  • patients who were screened for breathing difficulty during the initial nursing assessment = 100% (the most, tied)

  • patients who received a comprehensive assessment of pain within 1 day of pain screening = 95.2% (19th-most, tied)

  • patients who were screened for pain during the initial nursing assessment = 76.2% (the fewest)

  • patients treated with an opioid who are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed = 74.6% (5th-fewest)


Note that patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures tends to fall together with patients who received a comprehensive assessment of pain within 1 day of pain screening. But on the latter, Living Waters Hospice in Chino, CA (with 95.2%) is higher (i.e., better) than the median (92.3%) of those 117 agencies.

Visualize

 
 

Peers

better than Vanguard Hospice Care in Chino, CA (42.5%), Foothill Hospice Care, Inc in Upland, CA (54.5%), Shangrila Hospice in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (57.1%), and Bright Sky Hospice Care Inc in Redlands, CA (60%), and 3 others, ending with Rejuvenate Hospice Care Inc in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (66%).

Incidentally, all 8 are for-profit.

trailed Angels Hand Hospice Care Inc in Upland, CA (67.9%), First Solution Hospice Care, Inc in Montclair, CA (68%), Hi-Desert Home Health Services-Hospice in Joshua Tree, CA (69%), and Geana Hospice Care Inc in Upland, CA (70.3%), and others, ending with Community Hospice Services, Inc in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (100%).

31 out of the other 116 agencies were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures, e.g., Azure Hospice Care Inc in Montclair, CA.

Taking Action

Recommended actions by partners, triggered by the type of insight, can be inserted here. Inquire at support@onlyboth.com.

References

  1. in county. 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. patient stays during which the patient received all care processes captured by various quality measures. 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.