BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE – Hospice, KEARNEY, Nebraska

CMS quality & patient experience

CAHPS summary star rating

Composite process

89.4%

Communication

82%

Timely help

78%

Respect

95%

Emotional support

90%

Pain & symptoms

80%

Hospice rating (9–10)

81%

Would recommend

86%

Reporting period: 1 July 202330 June 2025

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

Explore hospice BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE performance based on staff quality, patient satisfaction, safety measures, and service effectiveness in KEARNEY. 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
BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE
Address
4111 4TH AVE., SUITE 50, KEARNEY, NE 68845
CMS Certification Number
281533
Phone
(308) 995-4375
CMS Region
7
Ownership Type
For-Profit
Certification Date
1999-09-22
Data current as of
31 May 2026

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BROOKESTONE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE Addresses

  • 4111 4TH AVE., SUITE 50

    KEARNEY, NE 68845

    Phone: (308) 995-4375

Quality Measures

Hospice survey data from CMS, including quality measures and caregiver ratings for the reporting period.
MeasureScoreComparisonDate RangeFootnote
H_001_01_DENOMINATOR151
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_DENOMINATOR151
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_DENOMINATOR151
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening94
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_004_01_DENOMINATOR89
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment97.8
Above national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_005_01_DENOMINATOR151
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_DENOMINATOR87
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment94.3
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
H_007_01_DENOMINATOR39
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_DENOMINATOR151
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure89.4
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
Average Daily Census18
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 Facility6
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Home44
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility0
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202414
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility1
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Nursing Facility47
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility3
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Care Provided in All other locations0
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202414
Percent of Patients with Cancer42
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease8
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Dementia18
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202413
Percent of Patients with Stroke
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 202413
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions21
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life213
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life79.8
Above national avgAbove 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)12875
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
CHC/GIP provided (% days)0
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
CHC/GIP provided (% days)52
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)105
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)30.5
Below national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)22
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)35
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)2.9
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Early live discharges (% live discharges)26
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)35
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)34.3
Below national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Late live discharges (% live discharges)43
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges)35
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)5.7
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)42
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges)35
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 $)308
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)7528
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)4
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)12864
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)20.3
Above national avgBelow state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)95
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)261720
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)11
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)75
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)261
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)96.2
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024
Visits near death (% decedents)72
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 support10.00
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 support90.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower3.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 816.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 1081.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice2.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice12.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice86.00
Above national avgSame as state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect1.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect4.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect95.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms10.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms10.00
Below national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms80.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well6.00
Same as national avgSame as state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually communicated well12.00
Same as national avgSame as state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always communicated well82.00
Same as national avgSame as state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help7.00
Above national avgBelow state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team usually provided timely help15.00
Above national avgAbove state avg
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025
The hospice team always provided timely help78.00
Same as national avgBelow 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 amoun10%
▲ National: 9% · ◆ State: 8%
The hospice team provided the right amount of emot90%
▲ National: 91% · ◆ State: 92%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower3%
▲ National: 5% · ◆ State: 4%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 816%
▲ National: 13% · ◆ State: 12%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 1081%
▲ National: 82% · ◆ State: 84%
NO, they would probably not or definitely not reco2%
▲ National: 4% · ◆ State: 4%
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice12%
▲ National: 11% · ◆ State: 10%
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice86%
▲ National: 85% · ◆ State: 86%

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