New Hospice Star Ratings

For a list of all 5 Star Rated hospices, see below!

8/31/22:

For the first time ever, CMS released Hospice Star Ratings (8/31/22). Hospice Analytics reviewed the national data, made some summary statements, and graphed Mean Hospice Star Scores by State (below). In summary:

• Nearly 6,000 hospices were included in the Aug 22 Care Compare for Hospice release (N= 5996), demonstrating significant growth in the number of providers from 4622 in the May 22 release.
• Only 1/3 of hospices had reportable Star Rankings (2026 / 5996).
• Of hospices with reportable Star Rankings:
• 5 Star= 195 (10%) hospices
• 4 Star= 782 (39%) hospices
• 3 Star= 737 (36%) hospices
• 2 Star= 287 (14%) hospices
• 1 Star= 25 (1%) hospices
• Therefore, about half of hospices had Star Ratings 4+ (49%) and 85% of hospices had Star Ratings 3+.
• Some caveats:
• Hospice Star Ratings are new. We should allow ~2 years for both CMS and Hospices to receive, understand, and work to improve scores before making important decisions based on this information.
• The percentages of hospices with Star Ratings in each state ranged from 10% (CA) to 96% (KY). Reasons for hospices missing Star Ratings need to be better understood, discussed, and reduced in the future.
• State breakouts are reported below:

9/13/22 Update:

Congratulations to all 5 Star Rated Hospices (N= 195, 10% of rated hospices)! Sorted by state, hospice name, and county:

AL AMEDISYS HOSPICE OF FLORENCE, Lauderdale
AL AMEDISYS HOSPICE OF MONTGOMERY, Montgomery
AL ASERACARE HOSPICE-HAMILTON, Marion
AL BAPTIST HOSPICE, Montgomery
AL COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF BALDWIN COUNTY, Baldwin
AL HEARTLITE HOSPICE, Jackson
AL HOSPICE OF LIMESTONE COUNTY, Limestone
AL HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY, INC, Morgan
AL HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa
AL IVY CREEK HOSPICE, Tallapoosa
AL SHEPHERD'S COVE HOSPICE, Marshall
AL SOUTHEAST HOSPICE NETWORK, Walker
AR ARKANSAS HOSPICE RUSSELLVILLE, Pope
AR DIERKSEN MEMORIAL HOSPICE, Miller
AR HOSPICE OF THE OZARKS, Baxter
AR KINDRED HOSPICE I, Pope
AR ST BERNARDS REGIONAL MED CTR H, Craighead
AZ CASA DE LA PAZ HOSPICE, Cochise
CA HOSPICE OF AMADOR & CALAVERAS, Amador
CA HOSPICE OF REDLANDS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, San Bernardino
CA HOSPICE OF THE VALLEYS, Riverside
CA MADRONE HOSPICE, INC, Siskiyou
CO HOSPICE OF MERCY-DURANGO, La Plata
CT DAY KIMBALL HOMECARE, Windham
GA AMEDISYS HOSPICE, Stephens
GA BRIGHTMOOR HOSPICE, Spalding
GA ETERNAL HOPE HOSPICE, Spalding
GA FLOYD HEYMAN HOSPICE CARE, Floyd
GA HEART OF GEORGIA HOSPICE, INC, Houston
GA HOMESPUN HOSPICE, LLC, Gordon
GA HOMESTEAD HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE, Clarke
GA HOSPICE CARE- A PART OF TANNER, Carroll
GA HOSPICE OF SOUTH GEORGIA, Brooks
GA HOSPICE OF SOUTH GEORGIA, INC, Wayne
GA HOSPICE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, Thomas
GA HOSPICE SATILLA OF MEM HOSP, Ware
GA OGEECHEE AREA HOSPICE, Bulloch
GA REFLECTIONS HOSPICE OF CRISP REGIONAL, Crisp
GA SOUTHERN GRACE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Henry
HI HOSPICE MAUI, Maui
HI KAUAI HOSPICE, Kauai
IA ESSENCE OF LIFE HOSPICE, Iowa
IA HOSPICE OF DUBUQUE, Dubuque
IA HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY, Jackson
IA HOSPICE OF PELLA, THE COMFORT HOUSE, Marion
IA SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL HOSPICE, Des Moines
IA WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE, Winneshiek
ID BONNER COMMUNITY HOSPICE, Bonner
ID HERITAGE HOSPICE, Bannock
ID ST LUKE'S HOME CARE / HOSPICE, Ada
ID SYMBII HOSPICE, Bannock
ID TREASURE VALLEY HOSPICE, Canyon
IL BLESSING HOSPICE, Adams
IL FAMILY HOSPICE OF BELLEVILLE AREA, St. Clair
IL FHN HOSPICE, Stephenson
IL IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPICE, Iroquois
IL MDH HOSPICE,THE, McDonough
IL SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, Peoria
IL ST MARGARETS HOSPICE, Bureau
IN HEART TO HEART HOSPICE OF EVANSVILLE, LLC, Vanderburgh
IN HOSPICE OF THE CALUMET AREA INC, Lake
IN KOSCIUSKO HOME CARE & HOSPICE INC, Kosciusko
IN SUBURBAN HOSPICE, INC, Hancock
KS GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE, Sedgwick
KS HAND IN HAND HOSPICE, Lyon
KS HOSPICE OF SALINA, Saline
KS MEADOWLARK HOSPICE, Clay
KY BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS HOSPICE, Hopkins
KY COMMUNITY HOSPICE, Boyd
KY HERITAGE HOSPICE, INC, Boyle
KY HOSPICE OF LAKE CUMBERLAND, Pulaski
KY HOSPICE OF WESTERN KENTUCKY, Daviess
KY MURRAY CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL HOSPICE, Calloway
KY PENNYROYAL HOSPICE INC, Christian
KY ST ANTHONY'S HOSPICE INC, Henderson
LA ALL SAINTS HOSPICE, Avoyelles
LA BRIGHTON BRIDGE, Allen
LA COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE, Rapides
LA HAYDEL MEMORIAL HOSPICE, Terrebonne
LA HOSPICE OF ACADIANA INC, Lafayette
LA HOSPICE OF NATCHITOCHES, INC, Natchitoches
LA LAMM FAMILY CARE HOSPICE, Acadia
LA LOUISIANA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Ouachita
LA PINNACLE HOSPICE, East Baton Rouge
MA COMMUNITY NURSE HOME CARE, INC, Bristol
MA HOSPICE OF THE FISHER HOME, Hampshire
MA NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE, Plymouth
MA NOTRE DAME HOSPICE, Worcester
MA OLD COLONY HOSPICE, INC, Plymouth
ME ST. JOSEPH HOSPICE, Penobscot
MI HOSPICE OF HILLSDALE COUNTY, Hillsdale
MI MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, Shiawassee
MI OAKLAWN HOSPICE, Calhoun
MI RESIDENTIAL HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, Lapeer
MI UNITED HOSPICE SERVICE, Sanilac
MN HORIZON PUBLIC HEALTH, Douglas
MN LAKEVIEW HOSPICE, Washington
MN MINNESOTA HOSPICE LLC, Dakota
MN NORTH STAR HOSPICE, St. Louis
MN ST. JOSEPH'S AREA HEALTH SERVICES, Hubbard
MO COMMUNITY LOVING CARE HOSPICE, St. Charles
MO CROWN HOSPICE, INC, Cape Girardeau
MO ELARA CARING, Stoddard
MO FREUDENTHAL HOSPICE, Buchanan
MO HAVEN HOSPICE, Christian
MO HOMETOWN HOMECARE, Howard
MO HOPE HOSPICE INC, St. Louis
MO HOSPICE OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI, Adair
MO MERCY HOSPICE SOUTH-DE GREEFF HOSPICE HOUSE, St. Louis
MO PREFERRED HOSPICE OF MISSOURI (CENTRAL), Boone
MO SOUTHEAST HOSPICE, Cape Girardeau
MO THREE RIVERS HOSPICE WEST, Lawrence
MO VNA HOSPICE, Dunklin
MS ENCOMPASS HEALTH-HOSPICE OF NORTH MS, Lafayette
MS LEGACY HOSPICE OF THE SOUTH, Tippah
MS NOTRE DAME HOSPICE OF MISSISSIPPI, Hancock
MS QUALITY HOSPICE CARE, INC, Neshoba
MS SOUTHERNCARE NEWTON, Newton
MS THE SANCTUARY HOSPICE HOUSE, Lee
MT BITTERROOT HEALTH - HOSPICE, Ravalli
NC CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Cumberland
NC CRAVEN COUNTY HOSPICE, Craven
NC HAYWOOD HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Haywood
NC HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE BLUE RIDGE, INC, Mitchell
NC HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL, Nash
NC HOSPICE OF IREDELL COUNTY, Iredell
NC HOSPICE OF ROCKINGHAM CO INC, Caswell
NC HOSPICE OF STANLY COUNTY INC, Stanly
NC HOSPICE OF THE CAROLINA FOOTHILLS, Rutherford
NE REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE, Scotts Bluff
NH LAKE SUNAPEE HOME CARE & HOSPICE, Merrimack
NM ALAMOGORDO HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE, INC, Otero
NV CIRCLE OF LIFE HOSPICE, Washoe
NY CHAUTAUQUA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Chautauqua
NY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF CHENANGO COUNTY, Chenango
NY HOSPICE OF JEFFERSON CO/PALLIATIVE CARE OF JEFFERS, Jefferson
NY HOSPICE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY INC, Clinton
OH CARE AT HOME BY GREEN HILLS, LLC, Logan
OH GRAND LAKE HOSPICE, Auglaize
OH HOSPICE CARE OF MIDDLETOWN INC, Butler
OH HOSPICE OF GUERNSEY, INC, Guernsey
OH HOSPICE OF HUNTINGTON IN OHIO, Lawrence
OH LOVING CARE HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH, Madison
OH OHIOHEALTH HOSPICE, Athens
OH SOMC HOSPICE, Scioto
OK HEARTLAND HOSPICE SERVICES, Pottawatomie
OK HOSPICE BY LOVING CARE, Cleveland
OK HOSPICE OF GREEN COUNTRY, Tulsa
OK HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA,INC, Kay
OK INTEGRIS HOSPICE HOUSE, Oklahoma
OR PARTNERS IN CARE, Deschutes
OR VANGE JOHN MEMORIAL HOSPICE, Umatilla
PA ALLIED SERVICES HOSPICE, Lackawanna
PA CONEMAUGH REGIONAL HOSPICE, Cambria
PA FAMILY HOSPICE, Erie
PA GATEWAY HOSPICE, Allegheny
PA HOSPICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY INC, Crawford
PA HOSPICE OF EVANGELICAL, Union
PA HOSPICE PROGRAM/VNA OF HANOVER AND SPRING GROVE, York
PA POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE CARE, Monroe
SC HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY CARE, York
SC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE PIEDMONT, Greenwood
SC HOSPICE OF LAURENS COUNTY, Laurens
SC PRISMA HEALTH HOSPICE OF THE FOOTHILLS, Oconee
SC TRINITY HOSPICE OF AIKEN, Aiken
TN BAPTIST HOSPICE UNION CITY, Obion
TN HOSPICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY INC, Cumberland
TN QUALITY HOSPICE, Fentress
TN UNITY HOSPICE CARE OF TENNESSEE, LLC, Perry
TX AFFINITY HEALTH CARE, Angelina
TX CARING HEARTS HOSPICE, Henderson
TX GUADALUPE REGIONAL HOSPICE, Guadalupe
TX GUARDIAN HOSPICE, Grayson
TX HEARTSWAY HOSPICE OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, Gregg
TX HOME HOSPICE, Grayson
TX HOSPICE IN THE PINES, Angelina
TX HOSPICE OF SOUTH TEXAS INC, Victoria
TX HOSPICE OF THE BIG COUNTRY, Taylor
TX HOSPICE OF WICHITA FALLS, Wichita
TX PETERSON HOSPICE, Kerr
TX RELIANT AT HOME, Montgomery
UT DIXIE HOSPICE CARE, Washington
VA CRATER COMMUNITY HOSPICE, INC, Petersburg City
VA GENTLE SHEPHERD HOSPICE INC, Botetourt
VA INTERIM HEALTHCARE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE, Virginia Beach City
VA ROCKBRIDGE AREA HOSPICE INC, Lexington City
VA WYTHE HOSPICE OF SWVA, Wythe
WA WHIDBEYHEALTH HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, Island
WI CROSSING RIVERS HEALTH HOSPICE, Crawford
WI HOPE HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE, Taylor
WI HOSPICE TOUCH, Monroe
WI SSM HEALTH AT HOME MONROE, Green
WI UPLAND HILLS HOSPICE, Iowa
WV GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPICE, Grant
WV HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC, Raleigh

Cordt T. Kassner, PhD

CEO, Hospice Analytics