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Good Shepherd Hospice

Hospice provider
Location
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Ownership
Non-Profit
CMS ID (CCN)
331544
Phone
(631) 465-6300
10/10Hospice Care Index
54.7%visits in last days of life
19quality measures reported

Access

Reporting period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024

MeasureThis hospice providerNationalvs. national
Visits in last days of life (% met threshold) 54.7%

HCI

Reporting period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2024

MeasureThis hospice providerNationalvs. national
Burdensome transitions type 1 (% live discharges) — lower better 5.0%
Burdensome transitions type 2 (% live discharges) — lower better 3.3%
CHC/GIP provided (% days) 3.7%
Early live discharges (% live discharges) — lower better 13.1%
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) — lower better 70.6%
Hospice Care Index overall score 10
Late live discharges (% live discharges) — lower better 30.8%
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day 13 min
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 10.0%
Visits near death (% decedents) 94.5%

Process

Reporting period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025

MeasureThis hospice providerNationalvs. national
Beliefs & values addressed (if desired) 99.8%
Dyspnea screening performed 96.4%
Dyspnea treatment provided when screened positive 99.3%
Hospice process composite score 95.7%
Opioid patients given bowel regimen 99.9%
Pain assessment completed when pain screened 99.5%
Pain screening performed 96.4%
Treatment preferences documented 99.8%

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