Northern Light Home Care & Hospice

CCN

201502The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Other

Participating since

Jan 28, 1991

Last certification

Sep 23, 2021

Address

225 Gorham Rd, Suite 200
South Portland, ME 04106
(800) 757-3326

• Vna Home Health & Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • South Portland, ME
  • NPI 1578683280
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 87
  • State average 84
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 86
  • State average 83
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 78
  • State average 79
  • 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 94
  • 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 80
  • State average 76
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 90
  • 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.

• George E Abboud, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Biddeford, ME
  • NPI 1376612945
• Erdem Altunel, MD

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Brewer, ME
  • NPI 1619462884
• John R Armstrong, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bangor, ME
  • NPI 1952893406
• Manpreet Kaur Arora, M.D

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bangor, ME
  • NPI 1215433057
• McKenzie Wren Asher, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hendersonville, NC
  • NPI 1578940037
• Steven J Badeen, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Newport, ME
  • NPI 1801984471
• Amy Elizabeth Bates, FNP-C

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Yarmouth, ME
  • NPI 1275180937
• Craig Christopher Benson II, D.O.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Bucksport, ME
  • NPI 1790873123
• Shubhrangshu Kumar Biswas, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bucksport, ME
  • NPI 1366403412
• Thomas H Bugbee, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Blue Hill, ME
  • NPI 1326082405
• Krista Burchill, M

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Caribou, ME
  • NPI 1962470872
• Catharine M Cadigan, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Windham, ME
  • NPI 1659301679
• Sean P Carey, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gorham, ME
  • NPI 1447328125
• Katherine Olivia Cone Cassidy, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Presque Isle, ME
  • NPI 1700401734
• Jennifer Cavalari

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Houlton, ME
  • NPI 1215340617
• Mark Cieniawski, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Portland, ME
  • NPI 1205870607
• Timothy A. Cobb, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Stonington, ME
  • NPI 1326557372
• Jamie Collard

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Biddeford, ME
  • NPI 1497132674
• Kerry Crowley, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gouldsboro, ME
  • NPI 1679511075
• Mark T Cucuzzella, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Houlton, ME
  • NPI 1609837194
• Sara Jeanne Denning-Bolle, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Saco, ME
  • NPI 1174758866
• Meghann L. Derosier, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bangor, ME
  • NPI 1861697583
• Irene Djuanda, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Caribou, ME
  • NPI 1629046537
• Steven T Dobieski, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Portland, ME
  • NPI 1942279617
• Heather L Duquette, APRN-CNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Houlton, ME
  • NPI 1700514643

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.78
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 6.4
  • State average 5.6
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.6
  • State average 2.9
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 1.1
  • State average 0.7
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 9.6
  • State average 6.8
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 55.1
  • State average 50.4
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.5
  • State average 98.69
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.67
  • State average 99.82
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.87
  • State average 99.52
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 99.62
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.67
  • State average 99.57
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.96
  • 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 65.4
  • State average 76.3
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 30
  • State average 31.1
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.5
  • State average 13.3
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.75
  • State average 99.69
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 12,231
  • State average 14,401.25 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 9.6
  • State average 9.5
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 93
  • State average 96
  • 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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