in Framingham, Massachusetts is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on June 9, 2017. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Dignity Hospice Care
260 Cochituate Road, Suite 201
Framingham, MA 1701 [Middlesex county]
(508) 872-0038
For-Profit
June 9, 2017
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
9.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
0.0
49
76.9
83
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
0.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
18
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
41.7
% live discharges observed rate at facility
56
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
8.3
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
60
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
41
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
20,194
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
74
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
9.8
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
22
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
17.2
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
94
The rate at which visits near death are observed
100
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility
100
The average number of patients cared for by a hospice each day
10.0
Indicates whether a hospice provided routine home care and other levels of care
Yes
Hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care and at least one more incidence of care at another level.
Indicates whether a hospice provided only routine home care
No
The hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care over the last 3 years, and no incidences of care at any other level and the hospice had at least one incidence of care at another level.
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had circulatory/heart disease as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had respiratory disease as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of patients at a hospice who had other conditions as their primary diagnosis
0
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
92
The percentage of days patients received care in their own home
The percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
0
The percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
3
The percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
4
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital
0
The percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospice
0
The percentage of days patients received care in other locations
1
Yes
Yes