Hospices’ scores improve on one Hospice CAHPS measure

Effective Aug 17, 2018

Published Aug 17, 2018

Last Reviewed Aug 16, 2018

With Hospice CAHPS data, the measure involving emotional and spiritual support ticked upward by 1% in the Aug. 16 refresh of Hospice Compare. Hospice Compare was updated Aug. 16. It gets refreshed quarterly. Hospice CAHPS data were collected between Oct. 1, 2015, and Sept. 30, 2017.
Measure	August 2018 score	May 2018 score	February 2018 score
Emotional and spiritual support	90%	89%	89%
Rating of this hospice	81%	81%	80%
Willing to recommend this hospice	85%	85%	84%
Treating patient with respect	91%	91%	91%
Help for pain and symptoms	75%	75%	75%
Communication with family	80%	80%	80%
Getting timely help	78%	78%	78%
Training family to care for patient	75%	75%	75%
*Source:* Hospice Compare

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