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Hospice · CMS CCN 041502

AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS INC

3600 WHEELER AVE STE 2, -
FORT SMITH, AR 72901 · SEBASTIAN County / Parish

(479) 783-5550 (Facility phone from CMS) · View on Google Maps ↗

CMS data ingested 11/15/2026. Confirm current details with the provider and official CMS Care Compare (search CCN 041502).

Quality & experience ratings

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Published star ratings are not available in this snapshot for this provider.

Provider facts

CMS certification number (CCN)
041502
Provider category
Hospice
Ownership Type
Non-Profit
Certification Date
01/24/1986
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences
80
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
76
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening
98
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening
90
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment
75
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure
52
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
35.2
Hospice Care Index Overall Score
7
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
74
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
96
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
32
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
98
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
53
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
45
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
74
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
2
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
11
Visits near death (% decedents)
27
Average Daily Census
16
Percent of Patients with Dementia
50
Care Provided in Home
7
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility
21
Care Provided in Nursing Facility
36
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility
35
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility
1
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility
0
Care Provided in All other locations
0

Only available source fields appear. Staffing hours are per resident per day; resident counts are averages, not current occupancy. Hospice measure scores use their source-specific units and are not all percentages or stars; check the CMS measure definition.

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