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Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc., Hazard, KY: Hospice Care Index 10 of 10, owned by Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc.
Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. in Hazard, KY is owned by Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. and is a non-profit hospice. Its Hospice Care Index score is 10 of 10. It cares for 404 patients on an average day.
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- Address
- 57 Dennis Sandlin, MD Cove, Hazard, KY 41701
- Ownership type
- Non-Profit
- Hospice Care Index
- 10 of 10
- Patients on an average day
- 404
- Medicare certified since
- June 19, 1992
- Comprehensive assessment measure
- 95.81% of patients
- CMS Certification Number
- 181526
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Patient mix
Share of this hospice's patients by main diagnosis, as CMS lists it.
| Group | Share of patients | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with cancer | 28% | data.cms.gov |
| Patients with dementia | 16% | data.cms.gov |
| Patients with stroke | 9% | data.cms.gov |
| Patients with circulatory or heart disease | 15% | data.cms.gov |
| Patients with respiratory disease | 15% | data.cms.gov |
Where care is provided
Share of this hospice's care by place, as CMS lists it.
| Place | Share of care | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Home | 82% | data.cms.gov |
| Assisted living facility | 2% | data.cms.gov |
| Nursing facility | 12% | data.cms.gov |
| Skilled nursing facility | 1% | data.cms.gov |
| Inpatient hospital | 2% | data.cms.gov |
| Inpatient hospice facility | 2% | 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.
| Indicator | Observed value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | 3.4 | data.cms.gov |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | 77.6 | data.cms.gov |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | 6.8 | data.cms.gov |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | 42 | data.cms.gov |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | 6.8 | data.cms.gov |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | 2.5 | data.cms.gov |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | 14547 | data.cms.gov |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | 12.1 | data.cms.gov |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | 6.2 | data.cms.gov |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | 95.4 | data.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 33 individual or personal trusts (1 managers, 32 officers, directors or managing employees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. | Direct owner | Not listed | September 15, 2009 | data.cms.gov |
| Everent Health Inc | Operational or managerial control | 100% | April 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | September 8, 2014 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All hospices in Kentucky
- Every hospice Everent Health Inc owns or manages
- This hospice on Medicare Care Compare
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.