Arkansas Hospice, Inc.

CCN

041518The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Non-Profit - Private

Participating since

May 2, 1991

Last certification

Jan 2, 2020

Address

222 John Babish Lane
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 498-2050

• Arkansas Hospice, Inc.

  dba LifeTouch Health Hospice Care

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Russellville, AR
  • NPI 1255314894
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 90
  • State average 85
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 87
  • State average 84
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 88
  • State average 82
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 94
  • State average 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 94
  • 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 82
  • State average 79
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 93
  • State average 87
  • 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.

• Homer Kevin Beavers, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Russellville, AR
  • NPI 1982660742
• Richard B Chitsey, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Harrison, AR
  • NPI 1679547301
• Mary Annette Pugh, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Russellville, AR
  • NPI 1831359082
• Jason D Richey, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Charleston, AR
  • NPI 1427070606
• Richard L. Taylor, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Berryville, AR
  • NPI 1821135690
• Philip Brian Tippin, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Danville, AR
  • NPI 1760451876
• John Joseph Westwood Jr., M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Plainview, AR
  • NPI 1538137864
• Ahmad Javed Yousaf, M.D.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Benton, AR
  • NPI 1033405824

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.64
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 7
  • State average 8.5
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.7
  • State average 1.6
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.5
  • State average 0.8
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 10.5
  • State average 9.8
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 67.6
  • State average 49.3
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.97
  • State average 97.84
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.49
  • State average 99.74
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.38
  • State average 99.41
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.93
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 99.52
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.83
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 69.9
  • State average 64.6
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 30.8
  • State average 36.3
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.9
  • State average 11.5
  • 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 99.62
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 14,154
  • State average 14,879.66 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5.8
  • State average 7.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 91.5
  • State average 93.6
  • 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.
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