Hospice of Metro Denver, Inc

CCN

061504The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Proprietary - Individual

Participating since

Jul 17, 1984

Last certification

Sep 18, 2018

Address

8289 E Lowry Blvd
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 321-2828

• Hospice of Metro Denver, Inc

  dba The Denver Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1003831835
  Medicare enrollment
• Hospice of Metro Denver, Inc

  • Inpatient Hospice
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1053024190
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 81
  • State average 82
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 77
  • State average 81
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 72
  • State average 75
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 88
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 89
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 71
  • State average 74
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 84
  • State average 84
  • 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.

• Kim Jean Buckley, PA-C

  • Medical Physician Assistant
  • Golden, CO
  • NPI 1144258252
• Elizabeth Penick Clark, D.O., MPH & TM

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Parker, CO
  • NPI 1134195993
• Robert Paul Domaleski, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Golden, CO
  • NPI 1427129378
• Reza S Esfahani, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Arvada, CO
  • NPI 1538261235
• Tracy Fehr, N.P.

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1578971313
• Melissa Beth Gruen, MD, JD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Golden, CO
  • NPI 1487798021
• Cody Guggenmos, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1396242731
• John-Joseph Robert Hall, DO

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Parker, CO
  • NPI 1861621062
• Claire Karsting-Pomerantz, NP

  • Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1235845264
• Sushanthi Katta, MD

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Golden, CO
  • NPI 1588697726
• Stefano H Lee, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Brighton, CO
  • NPI 1194026435
• Qin Liu

  • Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Golden, CO
  • NPI 1649907999
• Jarmila Pauckova, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Aurora, CO
  • NPI 1588771232
• Jorge Luis Perez Pion, M.D.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1558945469
• Michael Gabriel Plachta, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Parker, CO
  • NPI 1154761070
• Leto Quarles, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Parker, CO
  • NPI 1811917883
• Pradeep Rai, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1184863631
• Thomas Philip Roach, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Grove City, OH
  • NPI 1336899517
• Maximilian Roemer, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greenwood Village, CO
  • NPI 1477119428
• Ashley N Soler-Acevedo, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Parker, CO
  • NPI 1396307633
• Shannon M Tapia, MD

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Denver, CO
  • NPI 1851610406
• Spencer Woolen, AGPC-NP

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Centennial, CO
  • NPI 1962014894

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.17
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 3.9
  • State average 4.9
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0.9
  • State average 1.6
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 3.3
  • State average 0.6
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 12
  • State average 7.9
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 68.5
  • State average 49.4
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.69
  • State average 96.4
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.69
  • State average 99.62
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 98.79
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.45
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.69
  • State average 99.17
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.89
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.5
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 50.8
  • State average 62.3
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 28.5
  • State average 32.6
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 10.4
  • State average 13
  • 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 98.09
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 10,747
  • State average 14,994.83 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 13.5
  • State average 8.2
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 92.4
  • State average 92.8
  • 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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