Essence of Life LLC

CCN

161580The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Other

Participating since

Mar 20, 2007

Last certification

Apr 8, 2021

Address

606 39th Ave Box 333
Amana, IA 52203
(319) 622-3195

• Essence of Life LLC

  dba Essence of Life Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Amana, IA
  • NPI 1497817803
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 91
  • State average 86
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 88
  • State average 83
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 88
  • State average 80
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 95
  • 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 95
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 83
  • State average 77
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 93
  • 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.

• Cailey Anderson, ARNP

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1679050652
• Erin Balk, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1942615042
• Susan Margaret Casady, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Urbandale, IA
  • NPI 1467431445
• Ronald W Dose, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Amana, IA
  • NPI 1891763389
• Jennifer Beth Driscoll, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1497260491
• Scott M Eberly, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1013982347
• Angela Fults, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Belle Plaine, IA
  • NPI 1689929507
• Brian J Heineman, DO

  • Adolescent Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Brooklyn, IA
  • NPI 1548341035
• Stephanie Lynn Huyck, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • North English, IA
  • NPI 1619649209
• Sara Lynn Jones, AGNP-C

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Ottumwa, IA
  • NPI 1578396941
• Britton Lerch, DNP

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1881337806
• Michelle M Malloy, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Belle Plaine, IA
  • NPI 1467449710
• Brian W Meeker, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Vinton, IA
  • NPI 1326023391
• Benjamin Miller, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Marengo, IA
  • NPI 1982991048
• Megan Ashley Mwangi

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Sigourney, IA
  • NPI 1477123693
• Brandon Phelps

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sheboygan, WI
  • NPI 1902224116
• Samantha Nicole Ryan, ARNP

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1760264758
• Haleigh Michelle Skaggs, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Williamsburg, IA
  • NPI 1619336856
• Rachel Janet Taves, NURSE PRACTITIONER

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1912548744
• Kathryn Mae Upah, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Williamsburg, IA
  • NPI 1184153611
• Clete B Younger, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1063647071

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.18
  • State average 99.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 1.5
  • State average 4.6
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.5
  • State average 1.3
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.1
  • State average 0.7
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 2.9
  • State average 7.7
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 20
  • State average 33.1
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 89.13
  • State average 97.19
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.85
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 83.03
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 99.33
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 98.1
  • State average 99.36
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.78
  • 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 71.5
  • State average 73.1
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 25
  • State average 35.5
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.1
  • State average 19.6
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.2
  • State average 99.28
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 10,210
  • State average 11,540.94 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5.8
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 94.2
  • State average 96.2
  • 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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