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A+ HOSPICE CARE

CCN 291540 · RENO, NV · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score
7/ 16

Ranked 2305 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 61 of 153 in NV. Higher than 51.7% of hospices nationally.

Spending
1 / 8
Utilization
6 / 8
vs FY2024
-1
was 8

Utilization measures

6 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.

  • Live discharge rateFlagged
  • Length of stay over 180 daysFlagged
  • Nursing facility patient shareNot flagged
  • No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
  • Visits in last two days of lifeFlagged
  • Skilled nursing minutesFlagged
  • Weekend visit rateFlagged
  • Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged

Non-hospice spending

Spending score
1 / 8
Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit
Non-hospice spending per day
$1.95
FY2025

What this means

The SSVI is not a quality rating and does not indicate wrongdoing. It measures how far an agency's claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one of the inputs CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight. A higher score means more divergence from peers.

Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule (CMS-1851-P), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.

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