Caring Hospice Services of Massachusetts LLC

CCN

221611The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Other

Participating since

Oct 21, 2020

Last certification

Oct 21, 2020

Address

11 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 250
Norwood, MA 02062
(732) 901-6600

• Caring Hospice Services of Massachusetts, LLC

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Norwood, MA
  • NPI 1598252249
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 88
  • State average 82
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 81
  • State average 81
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 81
  • State average 77
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 97
  • 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 92
  • 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 84
  • State average 76
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 87
  • State average 85
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 97.6
  • State average 98.61
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.3
  • State average 8.3
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0
  • State average 2.7
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 4.3
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 63.3
  • State average 52.9
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 97.6
  • State average 95.51
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.64
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 98.11
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 97.9
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 99.08
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.74
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9
  • State average 9.2
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 78.6
  • State average 67.5
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 56.5
  • 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) 12.1
  • 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 100
  • State average 98.76
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5
  • State average 8.6
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 98.3
  • State average 93.3
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Kimberly Azulay-Williams, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Norwell, MA
  • NPI 1427671601
• Karri A. Crowley, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Millbury, MA
  • NPI 1780060426
• Ramon Espinosa, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Sandwich, MA
  • NPI 1245287838
• Sarah Linn Gonzalez, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Chelmsford, MA
  • NPI 1679348338
• Stephanie L Groll, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Marshfield, MA
  • NPI 1932147444
• Tina Hughes, CNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Plymouth, MA
  • NPI 1528618592
• Avril Joan Jackson-Black, NP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Braintree, MA
  • NPI 1336172360
• Yekaterina Kukharchuk, AGPCNP-BC

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Canton, MA
  • NPI 1285332270
• Laura C Lima, N.P.

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Stoughton, MA
  • NPI 1104179613
• Kristin McAvoy, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Canton, MA
  • NPI 1245073386
• Laura Murphy, NP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Chelmsford, MA
  • NPI 1174166763
• Michol Shaw Negron, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Flat Rock, NC
  • NPI 1346209665
• Emily Robinson, FNP-BC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Bedford, MA
  • NPI 1134674708
• Svetlana Shimberg, NP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Chelmsford, MA
  • NPI 1982151080

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