ACCENTCARE HOSPICE OF MASSACHUSETTS – Hospice, FALL RIVER, Massachusetts

CMS quality & patient experience

CAHPS summary star rating

Composite process

99.1%

Communication

76%

Timely help

79%

Respect

88%

Emotional support

87%

Pain & symptoms

71%

Hospice rating (9–10)

73%

Would recommend

77%

Reporting period: 1 July 202330 June 2025

Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Quality Reporting Program).

Explore hospice ACCENTCARE HOSPICE OF MASSACHUSETTS performance based on staff quality, patient satisfaction, safety measures, and service effectiveness in FALL RIVER. Get insights into For-Profit and hospice-specific standards, along with comparisons to national benchmarks. Ideal for individuals, families, and healthcare providers seeking quality end-of-life care information.

Main info

Name
ACCENTCARE HOSPICE OF MASSACHUSETTS
Address
21 FATHER DEVALLES BLVD, SUITE 105, FALL RIVER, MA 02723
CMS Certification Number
221518
Phone
(508) 235-5312
CMS Region
1
Ownership Type
For-Profit
Certification Date
1987-12-18
Data current as of
31 May 2026

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ACCENTCARE HOSPICE OF MASSACHUSETTS Addresses

  • 21 FATHER DEVALLES BLVD, SUITE 105

    FALL RIVER, MA 02723

    Phone: (508) 235-5312

Quality Measures

Hospice survey data from CMS, including quality measures and caregiver ratings for the reporting period.
MeasureScoreComparisonDate RangeFootnote
H_001_01_DENOMINATOR224
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences100
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_002_01_DENOMINATOR224
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)100
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_003_01_DENOMINATOR224
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening99.6
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_004_01_DENOMINATOR97
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment99
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_005_01_DENOMINATOR224
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening100
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_006_01_DENOMINATOR120
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment100
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_007_01_DENOMINATOR97
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen100
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_008_01_DENOMINATOR224
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure99.1
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Average Daily Census53
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility0
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202414
Care Provided in Home61
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202413
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility3
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Nursing Facility35
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility0
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202414
Care Provided in All other locations
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202413
Percent of Patients with Cancer22
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease18
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Dementia20
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease18
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Stroke6
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions19
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life174
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life54
Above national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice Care Index Overall Score10
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
CHC/GIP provided (% days)35095
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
CHC/GIP provided (% days)2.8
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
CHC/GIP provided (% days)96
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)181
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)69.6
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)74
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)48
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)4.2
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)34
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)48
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)31.3
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)35
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges)48
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)4.2
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)34
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges)48
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)0
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)45
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)484
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)15010
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)33
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)34030
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)8.6
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)13
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)294165
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)10.4
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)72
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)392
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)95.4
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)64
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care
Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024
Provided Routine Home Care only
Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024

Patient & Family Experience (CAHPS)

Patient and family caregiver survey results from CMS CAHPS Hospice Survey. Scores reflect experiences with communication, timely care, emotional support, pain management, and overall recommendation.
MeasureScoreComparisonDate RangeFootnote
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support13.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
EMO_REL_MBV
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support87.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower6.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 821.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 1073.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice10.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice13.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice77.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect3.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect9.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect88.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms13.00
Below national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms16.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms71.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well9.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually communicated well15.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always communicated well76.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help9.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually provided timely help12.00
Same as national avgSame as state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always provided timely help79.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Family caregiver survey rating★★★
Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2025

Score Comparison (Hospice vs Benchmarks)

Blue bar = this hospice. Amber tick = national average. Gray tick = state average. Scores are percentages from CMS CAHPS surveys and Quality Measures.
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amoun13%
▲ National: 9% · ◆ State: 9%
The hospice team provided the right amount of emot87%
▲ National: 91% · ◆ State: 91%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower6%
▲ National: 5% · ◆ State: 5%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 821%
▲ National: 13% · ◆ State: 14%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 1073%
▲ National: 82% · ◆ State: 81%
NO, they would probably not or definitely not reco10%
▲ National: 4% · ◆ State: 4%
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice13%
▲ National: 11% · ◆ State: 11%
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice77%
▲ National: 85% · ◆ State: 85%

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