Hospice & Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge Inc

CCN

341565The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Non-Profit

Control type

Non-Profit - Other

Participating since

Aug 9, 1993

Last certification

Nov 23, 2013

Address

236 Hospital Drive
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(828) 765-5677

• Hospice & Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge Inc

  • Exclusive Provider Organization
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1023084399
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 93
  • State average 86
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 89
  • State average 85
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 88
  • State average 81
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 97
  • 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 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 81
  • State average 79
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 94
  • 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.

• Hamza Ahmed

  • Physician Assistant
  • Marion, NC
  • NPI 1194232546
• McKenzie Dee Angel, APRN

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1962992479
• Joseph David Barker, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Linville, NC
  • NPI 1194704817
• Chelsea Blevins

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1093550527
• Katherine Grimes Crum, M.D.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1336374081
• Lyndsay Jensen Edwards, PA

  • Physician Assistant
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1396212981
• Brie Michele Folkner, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1326272824
• Stephen Eric Hayes, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1689171886
• Ashley Rebecca Hendrixon-Ward

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Bakersville, NC
  • NPI 1447981212
• David Paul Kimmel, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Banner Elk, NC
  • NPI 1053306092
• Stephen Kimmel, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1467847160
• Michelle Long

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1033573506
• Elizabeth Cherveny McKeon, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Newland, NC
  • NPI 1356704217
• Joshua M Newton, PA

  • Physician Assistant
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1851687909
• Stephen William North, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bakersville, NC
  • NPI 1073611091
• Karen Peterson, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1437624459
• Elizabeth Morris Peverall, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1215918842
• Dan Radulescu, ANP

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1932367174
• Elizabeth Thomas Sparks, NP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1821761354
• Megan Robinson Vestal, FNP

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1952011926
• Dwight James Willett, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1598994956
• Ashley Williams, NP-C

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Spruce Pine, NC
  • NPI 1841702040
• Tiffany Woody, FNP-C

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Burnsville, NC
  • NPI 1437507498

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.59
  • State average 99.7
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 7.2
  • State average 5.8
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.4
  • State average 1.7
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.4
  • State average 1.8
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 6.5
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 74.9
  • State average 49.8
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.36
  • State average 97.95
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.87
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 100
  • State average 99.24
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.65
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 98.77
  • State average 99.6
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 99.59
  • State average 99.94
  • 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 52.2
  • State average 64.4
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 52.2
  • State average 33.3
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 9.2
  • 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 99.36
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 26,332
  • State average 14,453.32 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5.8
  • State average 9.4
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 94.8
  • State average 93.5
  • 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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