| Desert Sky Hospice, LLC 2737 East Greenway Road Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ, 85032 | |
| (602) 899-9068 |
| Name | Desert Sky Hospice, LLC |
|---|---|
| Location | 2737 East Greenway Road Suite 1, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Hospice ID | 001538 |
| Accreditation Provider | Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) |
| SSA county code | 060 |
| NPI Number | 1396413159 |
| Match | Confirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records |
| Organization Name | Desert Sky Hospice LLC |
| Address | 2737 E Greenway Rd Ste 1, Phoenix, Arizona 85032 |
| Phone Number | (602)899-9068 |
| Quality Measure | Provider Score | National Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care | 98.61 | 99.8 |
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care | 98.61 | 99.27 |
| Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care | 98.61 | 99 |
| Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem | 95.56 | 98.27 |
| Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care | 97.22 | 99.53 |
| Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath | 96.77 | 98.59 |
| Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation | Not Available | 98.46 |
| Patients who got all 7 of the care processes above at the beginning of hospice care | 91.67 | 96.15 |
| Patients who got in-person visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of the last 3 days of life | Not Available | 48.3 |
| Indicator | Provider | National |
|---|---|---|
| Days of care at the continuous home care or general inpatient level (% of hospice days) (higher is better) | 0% | 0.5% |
| Hospice stays with a gap of more than 7 days between skilled nursing visits (% of stays) (lower is better) | 93.4% | 52.4% |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days of starting hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 3.6% | 7.3% |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more of hospice care (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 42.9% | 37.4% |
| Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days, then back in hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 3.6% | 8.5% |
| Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days and died in the hospital (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 3.6% | 2.1% |
| Medicare spending per patient (lower is better) | $24,063 | $19,227 |
| Minutes of skilled nursing care per routine home care day (higher is better) | 8.4 | 19.9 |
| Skilled nursing care given on weekends (% of skilled nursing minutes) (higher is better) | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Patients who got a visit from a nurse or social worker in the last 3 days of life (% of patients who died) (higher is better) | 92.3% | 89.3% |
| Average number of patients per day | 21 |
| Served patients with Medicare Advantage | Yes |
| Served patients with both Medicare and Medicaid | Yes |
| Dementia | 34% |
| Circulatory or heart disease | 39% |
| Home | 31% |
| Assisted living facility | 64% |
| Nursing facility | 0% |
| Skilled nursing facility | 0% |
| Inpatient hospice facility | 0% |
| Other locations | 5% |
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