Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc.

CCN

181500The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Other

Participating since

Nov 7, 1983

Last certification

May 11, 2017

Address

1733 Harrodsburg Rd
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 276-5344

• Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc

  dba Bluegrass Care Navigators

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1861538209
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 82
  • State average 87
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 81
  • State average 86
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 76
  • State average 84
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 91
  • State average 94
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 92
  • 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 75
  • State average 81
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 88
  • State average 90
  • 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.

• Ralph A. Alvarado, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Winchester, KY
  • NPI 1881640621
• Ahmad Anjak, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • NPI 1033158688
• Kofi Ansah, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fairfield, OH
  • NPI 1538798525
• Kenneth Bain, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lawrenceburg, KY
  • NPI 1063470714
• Teresa Lynn Bell, APRN, FNP-C

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Paris, KY
  • NPI 1255712345
• Stephen A Besson, MD

  • Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Cynthiana, KY
  • NPI 1750344552
• Matthew C Birdwhistell, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Georgetown, KY
  • NPI 1043457757
• Matthew Daniel Blake, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Cynthiana, KY
  • NPI 1578191250
• John Virgil Borders, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1962401026
• Diandra Bowling, APRN

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1407502248
• Matthew Harold Bucher, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Frankfort, KY
  • NPI 1295939791
• Andrew D Buckley, D.O.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1013273853
• Kelly R Burgess, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Georgetown, KY
  • NPI 1265454409
• Ashley Danielle Callebs, APRN

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1104550649
• Vickie C Chan, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Highland Heights, KY
  • NPI 1528261914
• Alyson Rae Christner, APRN

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1811874415
• John Gregory Cooper, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Cynthiana, KY
  • NPI 1740229939
• Danilo Corales

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1013951771
• Todd Cote, M.D.

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1013054626
• Jill Ellen Crawford, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Georgetown, KY
  • NPI 1134127418
• Kara Elizabeth Faith Crispin, APRN

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1922779032
• Arash Darvish, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Carteret, NJ
  • NPI 1760860498
• Kenneth Green Dexter, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1700347739
• Kevin Michael Donohue, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Largo, FL
  • NPI 1518342286
• Davanand C Doodnauth, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1568499804

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.4
  • State average 99.3
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 3.4
  • State average 3.7
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.1
  • State average 1.8
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 2.4
  • State average 2.2
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 7
  • State average 13.5
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 77.7
  • State average 52.6
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 96.96
  • State average 96.21
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.57
  • State average 99.7
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.3
  • State average 99.59
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 97.42
  • State average 98.15
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.73
  • State average 98.31
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.83
  • State average 99.8
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.2
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 58.4
  • State average 63.4
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 36.6
  • State average 24.5
  • 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 14.6
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 98.77
  • State average 99.22
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 9,888
  • State average 8,963 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 8.3
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 94.5
  • State average 93.3
  • 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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