Care Central Vna & Hospice Inc

CCN

227003The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Home health agency

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Non-Profit

Participating since

Jul 1, 1966

Last certification

Apr 26, 2017

Overall star rating

3.5 of 5Care Compare

Address

34 Pearly Lane
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-1230

• Care Central Vna & Hospice Inc

  • Home Health Agency
  • Gardner, MA
  • NPI 1477526705
  Medicare enrollment

• Care started in a timely manner 99.9
  • State average 91.56 (computed here)
  • National average 93.98 (computed here)
  • 4,017 patients
• Checked whether patients received a flu shot 68.49
  • State average 60.95 (computed here)
  • National average 62.68 (computed here)
  • 2,399 patients
• Discharge function score 80.15
  • State average 69.66 (computed here)
  • National average 61.19 (computed here)
  • 2,891 patients
• Health information given to the patient 91.06
  • State average 89.09 (computed here)
  • National average 90.76 (computed here)
  • 2,708 patients
• Health information passed to the next provider 96.05
  • State average 81.53 (computed here)
  • National average 78.53 (computed here)
  • 1,291 patients
• Medicare spending per episode, against the national average 0.98
  • State average 0.98 (computed here)
  • National average 0.97 (computed here)
  • 3,841 patients
• Patients got better at bathing 89.31
  • State average 80.61 (computed here)
  • National average 85.61 (computed here)
  • 2,891 patients
• Patients got better at getting in and out of bed 88.94
  • State average 80.11 (computed here)
  • National average 83.24 (computed here)
  • 2,890 patients
• Patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth 84.03
  • State average 75.76 (computed here)
  • National average 81.2 (computed here)
  • 2,859 patients
• Patients got better at walking or moving around 88.66
  • State average 79.44 (computed here)
  • National average 83.22 (computed here)
  • 2,889 patients
• Patients who fell with major injury 0.53
  • State average 1.03 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • 3,999 patients
• Patients' breathing improved 94.01
  • State average 80.48 (computed here)
  • National average 84.54 (computed here)
  • 1,997 patients
• Physician-recommended actions on medication issues were timely 98.16
  • State average 90.7 (computed here)
  • National average 90.52 (computed here)
  • 4,017 patients
• Potentially preventable hospitalisations during care 10.73
  • State average 10.54 (computed here)
  • National average 10.9 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 1,370 patients
• Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days 4.19
  • State average 4.16 (computed here)
  • National average 4.13 (computed here)
  • Same as national rate
  • 2,000 patients
• Pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened 0.28
  • State average 0.32 (computed here)
  • National average 0.28 (computed here)
  • 2,978 patients
• Quality of patient care star rating Better3.5 of 5
  • State average 2.91 (computed here)
  • National average 3.25 (computed here)
• Successful return to home or community Better90.16
  • State average 79.95 (computed here)
  • National average 80.17 (computed here)
  • Better than national rate
  • 2,830 patients

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

• Rachel Nicole Anderson, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Greenfield, MA
  • NPI 1114656014
• Stephen C Anderson, MD

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Belchertown, MA
  • NPI 1306867833
• Denise M Arcand, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Winchendon, MA
  • NPI 1649291527
• Sandra S. Augusto, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Barre, MA
  • NPI 1417342080
• Konstantino A Avradopoulos, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Southbridge, MA
  • NPI 1154390995
• Gage Azeez, FNP-BC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Greenfield, MA
  • NPI 1063020063
• Michael O. Azzoni, M.D.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Gardner, MA
  • NPI 1689661035
• Parmender S Bagga, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Westborough, MA
  • NPI 1861478059
• William B Balcom, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1639159841
• Linsey Barker

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1356847974
• Sushma Kumari Basa, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Shrewsbury, MA
  • NPI 1720342181
• Katherine Jeanette Bean, NP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Belchertown, MA
  • NPI 1679266712
• Leanne Belcher, NP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Gardner, MA
  • NPI 1053819425
• Elias Belezos, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Charlton, MA
  • NPI 1205819109
• Ricardo A Bello, MD, PHD

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1093895658
• Idanis Berrios Morales, M.D.

  • Neurology Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1871880906
• Anna D. Bingham, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greenfield, MA
  • NPI 1679834972
• Gary Paul Blanchard, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1104029826
• David L Boardman, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • West Hatfield, MA
  • NPI 1447366356
• Nancy E Bohan-Broderick, FNP-BC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Fitchburg, MA
  • NPI 1962916122
• Catherine B Boisvert, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Milford, MA
  • NPI 1508915331
• Talal J Bou-Harb, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Spencer, MA
  • NPI 1508830522
• Laura E Bradford, NP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Springfield, MA
  • NPI 1245990522
• Benjamin J Brill, DO

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Leominster, MA
  • NPI 1609202555
• Annette Renee Brooks, APRN

  • Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Peterborough, NH
  • NPI 1033442686

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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.

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.