1ST CARE HOSPICE INC – Hospice, SOUTH BOSTON, Virginia
CMS quality & patient experience
CAHPS summary star rating
Not ratedCMS publishes summary stars only for hospices with 75 or more completed family caregiver surveys in the reporting period.
Composite process
97.5%Communication
87%Timely help
83%Respect
95%Emotional support
90%Pain & symptoms
82%Hospice rating (9–10)
91%Would recommend
89%Reporting period: 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Quality Reporting Program).
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Main info
Name
1ST CARE HOSPICE INC
Address
425 MAIN STREET, SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592
CMS Certification Number
491658
Phone
(434) 572-0063
CMS Region
3
Certification Date
2023-09-01
Data current as of
31 May 2026
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1ST CARE HOSPICE INC Addresses
425 MAIN STREET
SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592
Phone: (434) 572-0063
Quality Measures
Hospice survey data from CMS, including quality measures and caregiver ratings for the reporting period.
| Measure | Score | Comparison | Date Range | Footnote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H_001_01_DENOMINATOR | 80 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 100 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| H_002_01_DENOMINATOR | 80 | 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_DENOMINATOR | 80 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 100 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| H_004_01_DENOMINATOR | 32 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | 100 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| H_005_01_DENOMINATOR | 80 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 100 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| H_006_01_DENOMINATOR | 44 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | 95.5 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| H_007_01_DENOMINATOR | 17 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | — | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | |
| H_008_01_DENOMINATOR | 80 | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — | |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 97.5 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| Average Daily Census | 13 | 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 Facility | 12 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Care Provided in Home | 85 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility | 0 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 14 | |
| Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility | 0 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 14 | |
| Care Provided in Nursing Facility | 0 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 14 | |
| Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility | 3 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Care Provided in All other locations | 0 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 14 | |
| Percent of Patients with Cancer | 40 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease | 15 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Percent of Patients with Dementia | 20 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease | — | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 13 | |
| Percent of Patients with Stroke | — | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | 13 | |
| Percent of Patients with Other Conditions | 18 | Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | — | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | — | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | 2 | |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | 8 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 5681 | 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) | 51 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 13.7 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 7 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 16 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 12.5 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 85 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 16 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 6.3 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 4 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges) | 16 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 12.5 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 76 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges) | 16 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 12.5 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 100 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 129 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 7746 | 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) | 5681 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 23.6 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 98 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 133965 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 8.1 | Below national avgSame as state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 52 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 103 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 97.1 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 80 | Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024 | — | |
| Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care | — | Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024 | 12 | |
| Provided Routine Home Care only | — | Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024 | 12 |
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.
| Measure | Score | Comparison | Date Range | Footnote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 10.00 | Below national avgSame as 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 support | 90.00 | Below national avgSame as state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower | 0.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 | 9.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 | 91.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice | 0.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| YES, they would probably recommend the hospice | 11.00 | Same as national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice | 89.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect | 0.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect | 5.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team always treated the patient with respect | 95.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 4.00 | Below national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 14.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms | 82.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well | 3.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team usually communicated well | 10.00 | Below national avgBelow state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team always communicated well | 87.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help | 8.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team usually provided timely help | 9.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| The hospice team always provided timely help | 83.00 | Above national avgAbove state avg | Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025 | — |
| Family caregiver survey rating | — | Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2025 | 15 |
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: 10%
The hospice team provided the right amount of emot90%
▲ National: 91% · ◆ State: 90%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower0%
▲ National: 5% · ◆ State: 5%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 89%
▲ National: 13% · ◆ State: 15%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 1091%
▲ National: 82% · ◆ State: 80%
NO, they would probably not or definitely not reco0%
▲ National: 4% · ◆ State: 5%
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice11%
▲ National: 11% · ◆ State: 12%
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice89%
▲ National: 85% · ◆ State: 83%
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