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Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC

CCN 141706 · HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score
14/ 16

Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.

Ranked 2 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 1 of 146 in Illinois. Higher than 99.7% of hospices nationally.

Spending
8 / 8
Utilization
6 / 8
vs FY2024
+3
was 11

How Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC compares

Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC posted a FY2025 SSVI of 14 of 16. The average Illinois hospice scored 6.5; the national average is 6.4.

That puts it 7.5 points above its state peers, and its score rose year over year — from 11 in FY2024 to 14 in FY2025.

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Utilization measures

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

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

Non-hospice spending

Spending score
8 / 8
Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit
Non-hospice spending per day
$116.87
FY2025
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Frequently asked questions

What is Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC's SSVI score?
Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC (CCN 141706) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 14 of 16: 8 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 6 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
How does Five Star Hospice And Palliative Care LLC compare to other Illinois hospices?
It ranks 1 of 146 scored hospices in Illinois. The average Illinois 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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