Care First Hospice, LLC

CCN

011514The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

For-Profit

Control type

Proprietary - Corporation

Participating since

Jun 2, 1988

Last certification

Jul 11, 2019

Address

2401 Stemley Bridge Road, Ste 9
Pell City, AL 35128
(205) 447-1114

• Care First Hospice LLC

  dba Compassus - Southern Alabama

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Pell City, AL
  • NPI 1437209277
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 72
  • State average 86
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 83
  • State average 86
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 78
  • State average 83
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 90
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 87
  • State average 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 77
  • State average 82
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 79
  • State average 88
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Stephen B Fortson, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pell City, AL
  • NPI 1073819058
• James H Frey, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1023009479
• William Robert Spiegel, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Homewood, AL
  • NPI 1679523955

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.26
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 15
  • State average 14.4
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.3
  • State average 3.3
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.3
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 10
  • State average 7.3
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 48.7
  • State average 42.3
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 100
  • State average 97.92
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.79
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 99.57
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 99.15
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 99.41
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.96
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.3
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 83.4
  • State average 69.4
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 25
  • State average 39.2
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 12.3
  • State average 12.5
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100
  • State average 99.26
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 11,753
  • State average 16,588.15 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 10.6
  • State average 6.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 96.8
  • State average 94.3
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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