--- title: ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD — hospice quality (CMS Hospice Provider Data) license: CC0-1.0 source: CMS Hospice Provider Data --- # ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD — hospice quality (CMS Hospice Provider Data) CMS Hospice Provider Data for ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD (CCN 141624), LOMBARD, IL: HVLDL 74% visits-in-last-days, HCI 8/10, CAHPS 85% recommend, process composite 100%. RECORDED CMS-published quality measures. Informs and compares — not a ranking or recommendation. CC0. ## Claims ### 74% of ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD's patients received a visit in their last three days of life (national median 61%) **RECORDED.** 74% of patients discharged from ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD received a hospice visit in their final three days of life (n=605). National median: 61%. HVLDL is a claims-based process measure — it is NOT risk-adjusted; it is also influenced by sudden deaths and very-late referrals, so a lower rate is not by itself proof of worse end-of-life staffing. RECORDED CMS-published measure (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published it). Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release. ### ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD's Hospice Care Index overall: 8/10 (national median 9/10) **RECORDED.** The CMS Hospice Care Index for ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD is 8/10 (national median 9/10). The HCI counts how many of ten care-PATTERN indicators the hospice meets — it reflects care practice patterns, not family satisfaction or experience. A RECORDED CMS-published summary quality indicator (occurred=true, adjudged=true). Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release. ### CAHPS family survey for ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD: 85% would definitely recommend; 6% would not recommend; family-survey star 3/5 **RECORDED.** CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey results for ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD: 85% would definitely recommend; 6% would not recommend; family-survey star 3/5; 74% said their loved one always got help for pain and symptoms. CAHPS Hospice Survey results are case-mix and mode adjusted, so they compare across hospices. RECORDED CMS-published survey result (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published it with adjustment methodology). Source: CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted; superseded when CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8), case-mix + mode adjusted publishes its next release. ### ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD's hospice process measures composite: 100% (national median 97%) **RECORDED.** ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD's composite score across CMS hospice process measures is 100% (national median 97%, n=738). Process measures track whether care steps were completed and documented — they assess care practice, not outcomes. RECORDED CMS-published process measures (occurred=true; adjudged=true — CMS published them). Source: CMS Hospice Provider Data — https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CMS Hospice Provider Data; superseded when CMS Hospice Provider Data publishes its next release. ### What this hospice quality record is — and is NOT **INTERPRETATION.** This page presents CMS Hospice Provider Data for ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD — HVLDL, Hospice Care Index, process measures, and CAHPS family survey results. It informs and compares; it does NOT rate, rank, or recommend ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD for an individual's situation. The CAHPS figures are case-mix & mode adjusted (comparable across hospices); the HVLDL and process figures are not adjusted and measure what was done/documented. Talk with the hospice and your doctor; verify at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ (CCN 141624). Source: Care Atlas L5 boundary — https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/ Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not. --- Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://care-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/care/hospice/141624.jsonld` ## Data ### CMS quality summary — ST CROIX HOSPICE LOMBARD (CCN 141624) CMS Hospice Provider Data (RECORDED): claims-based and care-process measures. HVLDL is not risk-adjusted; CAHPS is case-mix + mode adjusted. | Measure | This hospice | National median | Warrant | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HVLDL (visits in last 3 days) | 74% | 61% | RECORDED | | Hospice Care Index | 8/10 | 9/10 | RECORDED | | CAHPS: would definitely recommend | 85% | 86% | RECORDED | | CAHPS: family-survey star | 3/5 | — | RECORDED | | Process measures composite | 100% | 97% | RECORDED |