Vna Care Hospice Inc

CCN

221513The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Proprietary - Corporation

Participating since

Dec 5, 1986

Last certification

Jun 28, 2019

Address

67 Millbrook St., 500 North
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 756-7176

• Vna Care Hospice, Inc.

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1821092180
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 80
  • State average 82
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 82
  • State average 81
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 76
  • State average 77
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 89
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 89
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 77
  • State average 76
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 83
  • State average 85
  • 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.

• Asjad Mahmood Ali, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Holden, MA
  • NPI 1013101948
• Alexandra S Bailey, MD

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1891960928
• Shabnam V. Cheriyath, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lowell, MA
  • NPI 1487980116
• Michael Constantine, M.D.

  • Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Milford, MA
  • NPI 1366468415
• Kevin F. Delacey, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Auburn, MA
  • NPI 1447231402
• Jesse Foote, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Concord, MA
  • NPI 1932366465
• Jonathan S. Forman, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Dedham, MA
  • NPI 1386641785
• Daniel F. Freitas, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Westborough, MA
  • NPI 1497827612
• Savitha Gowda, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Norwood, MA
  • NPI 1609927276
• Kenneth Frank Guarnieri, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Webster, MA
  • NPI 1679547830
• Chandrika D Jain, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Berlin, MA
  • NPI 1720040256
• Sandeep Jain, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Concord, MA
  • NPI 1417915562
• Dmitry Levenson, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Webster, MA
  • NPI 1588685671
• Todd Christopher Malvey, D.O.

  • Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Northborough, MA
  • NPI 1811093198
• Daniel R Massarelli, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1467435131
• Jared T Mickelson, D.O.

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1952720625
• Richard A Palken, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1093798514
• Sarah Post, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1679911135
• Ninad N Samant, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Westborough, MA
  • NPI 1114994019
• Bruce Mathew Weinstein, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • East Bridgewater, MA
  • NPI 1396793543
• Susan M Young, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fitchburg, MA
  • NPI 1619938586

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 92.8
  • State average 98.61
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 8.7
  • State average 8.3
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 2
  • State average 2.7
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.7
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 11.1
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 26.4
  • State average 52.9
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 80.56
  • State average 95.51
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 97.74
  • State average 99.64
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 90.89
  • State average 98.11
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 97.49
  • State average 97.9
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 94.79
  • State average 99.08
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.65
  • State average 99.74
  • 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 48.4
  • State average 67.5
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 24.2
  • State average 36.4
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 15.4
  • State average 14
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 85.77
  • State average 98.76
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 12,867
  • State average 17,390.42 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 9.7
  • State average 8.6
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 93.8
  • 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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