ARC Hospice
CCN 111759 · DECATUR, GA · Urban
Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.
Ranked 75 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 4 of 259 in Georgia. Higher than 97% of hospices nationally.
How ARC Hospice compares
ARC Hospice posted a FY2025 SSVI of 12 of 16. The average Georgia hospice scored 6.5; the national average is 6.4.
That puts it 5.5 points above its state peers, and its score rose year over year — from 10 in FY2024 to 12 in FY2025.
Utilization measures
5 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 shareFlagged
- No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
- Visits in last two days of lifeNot flagged
- Skilled nursing minutesFlagged
- Weekend visit rateNot flagged
- Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged
Non-hospice spending
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ARC Hospice 's SSVI score?
- ARC Hospice (CCN 111759) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 12 of 16: 7 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 5 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
- How does ARC Hospice compare to other Georgia hospices?
- It ranks 4 of 259 scored hospices in Georgia. The average Georgia hospice scored 6.5 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.
- Is a high SSVI score a violation?
- No. CMS is explicit that the SSVI is not a determination of fraud, waste, or abuse. It measures how far an agency’s claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one input CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight.
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 Final Rule (CMS-1851-F), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.
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