Knute Nelson

CCN

241592The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Non-Profit - Private

Participating since

May 8, 2013

Last certification

Feb 8, 2019

Address

2715 Highway 29 S Suite 103
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 759-1275

• Knute Nelson

  dba Knute Nelson Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1548517675
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 80
  • State average 83
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 80
  • State average 80
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 77
  • State average 77
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 92
  • State average 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 93
  • 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 73
  • State average 75
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 86
  • State average 86
  • 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.

• Jeffrey L Blickenstaff, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Perham, MN
  • NPI 1225056955
• Marcy Marie Byrns, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Brainerd, MN
  • NPI 1891957494
• Toby Christie-Perkins, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Morris, MN
  • NPI 1538493176
• Skyler Holte Dahlseng, DO

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1205365830
• Joshua Luther Eken, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1275852907
• Kristina England, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wahpeton, ND
  • NPI 1841264892
• Bruce A Evink, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1518937911
• Dylan G Folkestad, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Henning, MN
  • NPI 1285868901
• Dennis Gerold, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Travis AFB, CA
  • NPI 1679865786
• Benjamin A Hess, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wadena, MN
  • NPI 1992905475
• Allison Marie Homstad Juba, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1356870174
• Paul M Kietzmann, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Alexandria, MN
  • NPI 1497880561
• Tyler Lacey, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, MN
  • NPI 1255866877
• Eric J Lokken, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, MN
  • NPI 1972570935
• Bruce E. Money, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, MN
  • NPI 1801995501
• Matthew J. Mouser, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, WI
  • NPI 1093767097
• Marlee Irene Novak, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Perham, MN
  • NPI 1144883570
• Erin Lee Peterson, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, MN
  • NPI 1235367848
• Jay M Schmidt, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Graceville, MN
  • NPI 1215936455
• Shaneen D. Schmidt, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wadena, MN
  • NPI 1265549075
• Stacey A Smith, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Detroit Lakes, MN
  • NPI 1649210832
• Dustin R Sperr, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1427374131
• Aaron A Vasa, MD

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Detroit Lakes, MN
  • NPI 1225299290
• Mark T Vukonich, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fergus Falls, MN
  • NPI 1891087573

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.69
  • State average 99.42
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 1.1
  • State average 4.1
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 0
  • State average 2.2
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0
  • State average 0.2
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 2.3
  • State average 5.3
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 56.5
  • State average 41.9
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.23
  • State average 97.62
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.75
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.13
  • State average 98.78
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 99.01
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 99.46
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.85
  • State average 99.96
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.2
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 71.1
  • State average 67
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 33.3
  • State average 32.3
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 11.7
  • State average 16
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.3
  • State average 99.31
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 16,709
  • State average 15,249.94 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.7
  • State average 7.5
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 93
  • 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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