Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc.

CCN

181526The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Non-Profit - Private

Participating since

Jun 19, 1992

Last certification

Jun 7, 2017

Address

57 Dennis Sandlin, MD Cove
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 439-2111

• Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc

  dba Mountain Community Hospice, Bluegrass Hospice Care

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1033328232
  Medicare enrollment

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

• David M. Alvarez, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1871578385
• Scott B Arnett, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • NPI 1225134489
• Maria C. Atienza, MD

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Corbin, KY
  • NPI 1558371427
• Matthew Troy Breeding, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Whitesburg, KY
  • NPI 1336450659
• Van S Breeding, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Whitesburg, KY
  • NPI 1801841572
• Tanner Paul Brondhaver, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Morehead, KY
  • NPI 1013597608
• George Edward Burnette, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Jackson, KY
  • NPI 1003815390
• Ashley Danielle Callebs, APRN

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1104550649
• Richard A Carter, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Barbourville, KY
  • NPI 1639155575
• George R Chaney, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1669575981
• Ricky E Collins, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Whitesburg, KY
  • NPI 1659364024
• Martha C Combs-Woolum, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pineville, KY
  • NPI 1033121017
• Anita F Cornett, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, KY
  • NPI 1770553463
• Abdulkader Dahhan, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Harlan, KY
  • NPI 1639134794
• Nathaniel Douglas Dillon, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1326800236
• William R Durham, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Corbin, KY
  • NPI 1093893216
• Gregory Brian Dye, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Harlan, KY
  • NPI 1275528937
• Thomas N Epperson III, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Middlesboro, KY
  • NPI 1184605966
• Kelly Evans, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, KY
  • NPI 1124107693
• Amy Fowler, D.O

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1801051891
• Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • NPI 1215218474
• April Lynn Hall-Slone, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Whitesburg, KY
  • NPI 1124066949
• Jeremie Hays, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • London, KY
  • NPI 1063611564
• Natalie Hess Houghton, D.O.

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1124315049
• John Jones, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1396974234

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.31
  • State average 99.3
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 6.8
  • State average 3.7
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2.5
  • State average 1.8
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 3.4
  • State average 2.2
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 6.8
  • State average 13.5
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 77.6
  • State average 52.6
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 95.81
  • State average 96.21
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.74
  • State average 99.7
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.09
  • State average 99.59
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 96.29
  • State average 98.15
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.52
  • State average 98.31
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • 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 69.2
  • State average 63.4
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 42
  • 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) 12.1
  • 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 97.03
  • State average 99.22
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 14,547
  • State average 8,963 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.2
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 95.4
  • 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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