Hospice
Aseracare Hospice
Hospice in Fresno, California
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 545 E ALLUVIAL AVE |
| City | Fresno |
| State | California |
| ZIP code | 93720 |
| County | FRESNO |
| Phone | (559) 447-2540 |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 551540 |
| Ownership | For-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. |
Aseracare Hospice is in 545 E ALLUVIAL AVE, Fresno, CA 93720. Phone: (559) 447-2540. Ownership: For-Profit. It is a Medicare-certified hospice listed in the CMS Hospice General Information file.
AseraCare Hospice Care in Fresno, an Amedisys company, provides hospice care wherever a patient calls home, with a personalized plan that can include nursing care, pain and symptom management, hospice aides, and emotional and spiritual support. The team is available 24 hours a day, and families can also receive social work services, respite care, and bereavement counseling and support groups. The Fresno team offers specialty programs for dementia and end-stage heart failure and takes part in the We Honor Veterans program for veterans at the end of life. CMS HIS composite process measure score: 98.88.
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Measure | Score | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Census | 41 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Home | 46 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 52 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Cancer | 14 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Stroke | Not Available | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care only | No | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 70 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | 9 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Nursing Facility | 22 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Dementia | 37 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in All other locations | 2 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 9 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | 78.2 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 93 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility | 30 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 35 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 73 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Other Conditions | 23 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 100.00 | 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 | 100.00 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility | 0 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease | 12 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 98.88 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 100.00 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 54 | 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) | 46 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 86 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease | 12 | 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 | 98.88 | 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) | 94 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 100.00 | 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 | 81 | |
| The hospice team usually communicated well | 12 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 | 12 | |
| The hospice team always provided timely help | 79 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 | 85 | |
| The hospice team usually provided timely help | 18 | |
| YES, they would probably recommend the hospice | 4 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower | 3 | |
| YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice | 90 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well | 7 | |
| The hospice team always treated the patient with respect | 95 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help | 3 | |
| The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect | 4 | |
| The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 76 | |
| The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 13 | |
| NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice | 6 | |
| 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 | 11 | |
| The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 7 |