Hospice
Hospice Of Humboldt, Inc.
Hospice in Eureka, California
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 3327 TIMBER FALL COURT |
| City | Eureka |
| State | California |
| ZIP code | 95503 |
| County | HUMBOLDT |
| Phone | (707) 445-8443 |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 051536 |
| Ownership | Non-Profit |
| Certification | Medicare-certified hospice (CMS) |
| Care types | hospice |
| Services offered | hospice care |
| Palliative services basis | Not determinable from the CMS Hospice General Information file (no palliative field); left unset rather than guessed. Hospice records carry this flag when a source shows a palliative program. |
| CMS quality note | CMS publishes hospice quality (HIS/CAHPS) measures per provider in the separate Hospice - Provider Data file; no quality value is carried in the General Information file used for this record, so none is stated here. |
Hospice Of Humboldt, Inc. is in 3327 TIMBER FALL COURT, Eureka, CA 95503. Phone: (707) 445-8443. Ownership: Non-Profit. It is a Medicare-certified hospice listed in the CMS Hospice General Information file.
Hospice of Humboldt in Eureka provides patient-centered hospice care for people with a life-threatening illness, with a focus on quality of life, pain control, and symptom management, and the site states that all diagnoses and ages are eligible for care. Care is provided by a team that includes a medical provider, nurse, home health aide, social worker, chaplain, patient care volunteer, and grief counselor, and registered nurses are available 24 hours a day in an emergency. Patients may receive care at home, at the Ida Emmerson Hospice House, or in a hospital, and aides help with bathing, grooming, and light housekeeping while social workers and chaplains support the patient and family. Anyone can call (707) 445-8443 at any time, or the Admissions Team at (707) 445-5042, to ask questions or arrange a free informational visit. CMS HIS composite process measure score: 98.51.
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Measure | Score | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Census | 95 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Home | 98 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 67 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Cancer | 29 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Stroke | 35 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care only | No | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 25 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | 10 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Nursing Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Dementia | 6 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in All other locations | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 54 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | 48.3 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 25 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 42 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 31 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Other Conditions | 11 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 99.67 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 99.45 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility | 2 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease | 10 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 99.67 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 98.37 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 83 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 100.00 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 19 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 56 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease | 10 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care | Yes | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 98.51 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 100.00 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 65 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 98.79 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year | Yes | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year | Yes | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Measure | Score | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|
| EMO_REL_MBV | Not Applicable | |
| Family caregiver survey rating | Not Applicable | |
| The hospice team always communicated well | 87 | |
| The hospice team usually communicated well | 10 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 | 6 | |
| The hospice team always provided timely help | 80 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 | 92 | |
| The hospice team usually provided timely help | 14 | |
| YES, they would probably recommend the hospice | 5 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower | 2 | |
| YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice | 94 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well | 3 | |
| The hospice team always treated the patient with respect | 96 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help | 6 | |
| The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect | 3 | |
| The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 82 | |
| The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 12 | |
| NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice | 1 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect | 1 | |
| The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 93 | |
| The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 6 | |
| The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 7 |