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Elara Caring, Newburyport, MA: Hospice Care Index 9 of 10, owned by Great Lakes Acquisition Corp.

Elara Caring in Newburyport, MA is owned by Great Lakes Acquisition Corp. and is a for-profit hospice. Its Hospice Care Index score is 9 of 10. It cares for 28 patients on an average day.

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Address
222 Merrimac Street, 2nd Floor, Suite a, Newburyport, MA 01950
Ownership type
For-Profit
Hospice Care Index
9 of 10
Patients on an average day
28
Medicare certified since
January 17, 2017
Comprehensive assessment measure
100% of patients
CMS Certification Number
221602
On Care Compare
Medicare Care Compare

Patient mix

Share of this hospice's patients by main diagnosis, as CMS lists it.

GroupShare of patientsSource
Patients with cancer18%data.cms.gov
Patients with dementia28%data.cms.gov
Patients with circulatory or heart disease14%data.cms.gov

Where care is provided

Share of this hospice's care by place, as CMS lists it.

PlaceShare of careSource
Home35%data.cms.gov
Assisted living facility16%data.cms.gov
Nursing facility49%data.cms.gov
Skilled nursing facility0%data.cms.gov
Inpatient hospital0%data.cms.gov
Inpatient hospice facility0%data.cms.gov

Hospice Care Index indicators

The Hospice Care Index is a score from 0 to 10 that CMS builds from ten indicators in Medicare claims. These are the observed values of the indicators.

IndicatorObserved valueSource
CHC/GIP provided (% days)0data.cms.gov
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)53.7data.cms.gov
Early live discharges (% live discharges)8.7data.cms.gov
Late live discharges (% live discharges)41.3data.cms.gov
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)13data.cms.gov
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)6.5data.cms.gov
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)19417data.cms.gov
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)11.9data.cms.gov
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)10data.cms.gov
Visits near death (% decedents)89.3data.cms.gov

Owners and managers

Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this hospice, as CMS names them, from the September 29, 2026 ownership file. CMS also lists 10 individual or personal trusts (1 managers, 9 officers, directors or managing employees). Their names are not shown on this page.

OrganizationRoleShareSinceSource
Great Lakes Acquisition Corp.Direct owner100%September 3, 2015data.cms.gov
BW GL Holdings Inc.Indirect owner100%December 8, 2016data.cms.gov
BW Homecare Holdings LLCIndirect owner100%December 8, 2016data.cms.gov
BW NHHC HOLDCO, LLCIndirect owner100%December 8, 2016data.cms.gov
Elara Holdings, L.L.C.Indirect owner100%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
GL Holding Corp.Indirect owner100%September 3, 2015data.cms.gov
GL Superholding Corp.Indirect owner100%September 3, 2015data.cms.gov
BW NHHC Co-Invest, L.P.Indirect owner42.9%July 1, 2023data.cms.gov
Kia IX (HH) Investor, L.P.Indirect owner40.3%July 1, 2023data.cms.gov
Kelso HH Co-Investment, L.P.Indirect owner19.2%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Kelso Investment Associates IX, L.P.Indirect owner15.7%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Blue Wolf Capital Fund III L.P.Indirect owner11.1%July 1, 2023data.cms.gov
BW III Homecare Holdings, LLCIndirect owner11.1%July 1, 2023data.cms.gov
Stepstone H Opportunities Fund, L.P.Indirect owner8.8%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund II L.P.Indirect owner5.5%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Ironsides Direct Investment Fund IV, L.P.Indirect owner4.9%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Uss-Constitution Co-Investment Fund II, L.P.Indirect owner4.9%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov
Kep VI LLCIndirect owner4.5%December 30, 2019data.cms.gov

Also on SpecStream

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospice. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Scores and measures are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospices on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.