Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc.

CCN

187055The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Home health agency

Ownership

Government Operated

Control type

Government Operated

Participating since

Oct 1, 1974

Last certification

Jul 27, 2018

Overall star rating

3.5 of 5Care Compare

Address

1317 US 62 East
Cynthiana, KY 41031
(859) 234-8750

• Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc.

  dba Bluegrass Home Health Care

  • Home Health Agency
  • Cynthiana, KY
  • NPI 1659374510
  Medicare enrollment

• Care started in a timely manner 100
  • State average 97.18 (computed here)
  • National average 93.98 (computed here)
  • 124 patients
• Checked whether patients received a flu shot 66.67
  • State average 56.51 (computed here)
  • National average 62.68 (computed here)
  • 123 patients
• Discharge function score 88.42
  • State average 73.11 (computed here)
  • National average 61.19 (computed here)
  • 95 patients
• Health information given to the patient 98.97
  • State average 93.14 (computed here)
  • National average 90.76 (computed here)
  • 97 patients
• Health information passed to the next provider 48.15
  • State average 85.09 (computed here)
  • National average 78.53 (computed here)
  • 27 patients
• Medicare spending per episode, against the national average 1.12
  • State average 1.02 (computed here)
  • National average 0.97 (computed here)
  • 253 patients
• Patients got better at bathing 90.27
  • State average 89.63 (computed here)
  • National average 85.61 (computed here)
  • 96 patients
• Patients got better at getting in and out of bed 92.05
  • State average 89.82 (computed here)
  • National average 83.24 (computed here)
  • 96 patients
• Patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth 84.78
  • State average 86.44 (computed here)
  • National average 81.2 (computed here)
  • 94 patients
• Patients got better at walking or moving around 84.02
  • State average 88.68 (computed here)
  • National average 83.22 (computed here)
  • 97 patients
• Patients who fell with major injury 1.61
  • State average 1.07 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • 124 patients
• Patients' breathing improved 92.44
  • State average 90.67 (computed here)
  • National average 84.54 (computed here)
  • 85 patients
• Physician-recommended actions on medication issues were timely 99.19
  • State average 95.4 (computed here)
  • National average 90.52 (computed here)
  • 124 patients
• Potentially preventable hospitalisations during care As expected9.55
  • State average 11.34 (computed here)
  • National average 10.9 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 101 patients
• Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days As expected4.3
  • State average 4.2 (computed here)
  • National average 4.13 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 80 patients
• Pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened 1.11
  • State average 0.27 (computed here)
  • National average 0.28 (computed here)
  • 100 patients
• Quality of patient care star rating Better3.5 of 5
  • State average 3.55 (computed here)
  • National average 3.25 (computed here)
• Successful return to home or community Better86.03
  • State average 83.83 (computed here)
  • National average 80.17 (computed here)
  • Better than national rate
  • 220 patients

No other home health agencies are listed in Cynthiana, KY; these share its ZIP code area (410xx).

• Amedisys Home Health of Kentucky Crestview Hills
• Caretenders of Northern Kentucky Fort Wright
• Centerwell Home Health Fort Mitchell
• Hayswood Home Health Services Maysville
• Interim Healthcare of Northern Kentucky Edgewood
• Personal Touch Home Care of Ky, Inc. Florence
• St Elizabeth Home Care Florence

• Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.