Hospice
Lightbridge Hospice
Hospice in San Diego, California
| Provider details | |
|---|---|
| Address | 6155 CORNERSTONE COURT EAST, #220 |
| City | San Diego |
| State | California |
| ZIP code | 92121 |
| County | SAN DIEGO |
| Phone | (858) 458-2992 |
| CMS certification number (CCN) | 051763 |
| 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. |
Lightbridge Hospice is in 6155 CORNERSTONE COURT EAST, #220, San Diego, CA 92121. Phone: (858) 458-2992. Ownership: For-Profit. It is a Medicare-certified hospice listed in the CMS Hospice General Information file. CMS HIS composite process measure score: 91.06.
LightBridge Hospice in San Diego provides medical care and pain management for people in the final stages of a life-limiting illness, with a team of medical directors, nurses, social workers, therapists, spiritual care counselors and hospice aides, and bereavement services for families for up to a year afterward. It also offers integrative therapies such as pet therapy, Music and Memory, harp therapy, Healing Touch, Reiki and aromatherapy, all added to a patient's individual plan of care by choice. Special programs include Honor Ceremonies and specialized care for veterans, and Ohr Ami, a Jewish hospice program with a rabbi on staff.
Quality measures
Source: CMS
| Measure | Score | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Census | 69 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Home | 56 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 74 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Cancer | 28 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Stroke | 10 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care only | No | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 84 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | 9 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Nursing Facility | 11 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Dementia | 19 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in All other locations | 26 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 78 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | 48.7 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 63 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility | 7 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility | Not Available | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 74 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 60 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Other Conditions | 29 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 99.19 | 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 | 82.61 | 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 | Not Available | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 100.00 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 99.10 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 85 | 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) | 81 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 92 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease | 13 | 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 | 91.06 | 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) | 68 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | 92.65 | 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 | 83 | |
| The hospice team usually communicated well | 13 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 | 14 | |
| The hospice team always provided timely help | 74 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 | 83 | |
| The hospice team usually provided timely help | 18 | |
| YES, they would probably recommend the hospice | 8 | |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower | 3 | |
| YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice | 89 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well | 4 | |
| The hospice team always treated the patient with respect | 92 | |
| The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help | 8 | |
| The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect | 7 | |
| The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 77 | |
| The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 13 | |
| NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice | 3 | |
| 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 | 10 | |
| The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 7 |