| Vital Hospice Care Inc 18185 N 83rd Ave Ste 206, Glendale, AZ, 85308 | |
| (480) 631-4777 |
| Name | Vital Hospice Care Inc |
|---|---|
| Location | 18185 N 83rd Ave Ste 206, Glendale, Arizona |
| Hospice ID | 031729 |
| Category | Freestanding Hospice |
| Ownership Type | Proprietary - Corporation |
| Profit Type | For Profit |
| Accreditation Provider | Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) |
| SSA county code | 060 |
| NPI Number | 1518574201 |
| Match | Confirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records |
| Organization Name | Vital Hospice Care, Inc. |
| Address | 18185 N 83rd Ave Ste 205, Glendale, Arizona 85308 |
| Phone Number | (480)631-4777 |
| 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 | 78.79 | 99.8 |
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care | 33.33 | 99.27 |
| Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care | 93.94 | 99 |
| Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem | Not Available | 98.27 |
| Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care | 100.00 | 99.53 |
| Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath | Not Available | 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 | 24.24 | 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) | 91.7% | 52.4% |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days of starting hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 9.1% | 7.3% |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more of hospice care (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 9.1% | 37.4% |
| Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days, then back in hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 0% | 8.5% |
| Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days and died in the hospital (% of live discharges) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.1% |
| Medicare spending per patient (lower is better) | $13,579 | $19,227 |
| Minutes of skilled nursing care per routine home care day (higher is better) | 7.8 | 19.9 |
| Skilled nursing care given on weekends (% of skilled nursing minutes) (higher is better) | 9.9% | 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) | 78.6% | 89.3% |
| Average number of patients per day | 8 |
| Served patients with Medicare Advantage | Yes |
| Served patients with both Medicare and Medicaid | Yes |
| Circulatory or heart disease | 29% |
| Other conditions | 29% |
| Home | 97% |
| Assisted living facility | 1% |
| Nursing facility | 0% |
| Skilled nursing facility | 2% |
| Inpatient hospital | 0% |
| Inpatient hospice facility | 0% |
| Other locations | 0% |
| Home Health Aides | 0.25 |
| Counselors | 0.25 |
| Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses | 0.5 |
| Medical Social Workers | 0.25 |
| Registered Nurses | 1 |
| Total Employees | 2.25 |
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| Others | 0.01 |
| Total Volunteers | 0.01 |
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