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Hospice · CMS CCN 321572

HIGH DESERT HOSPICE

8920 ADAMS NE STE B, -
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87113 · BERNALILLO County / Parish

(505) 585-2603 (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 321572).

Quality & experience ratings

CMS measures reflect different aspects of care and reporting periods. They are not a guarantee of current quality. Missing or suppressed ratings are not scored as zero.

Family caregiver survey rating (CAHPS)
3 out of 5 stars

Provider facts

CMS certification number (CCN)
321572
Provider category
Hospice
Ownership Type
Other
Certification Date
12/04/2015
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support (CAHPS score)
13
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support (CAHPS score)
87
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower (CAHPS score)
5
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8 (CAHPS score)
17
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 (CAHPS score)
78
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice (CAHPS score)
6
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice (CAHPS score)
15
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice (CAHPS score)
79
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect (CAHPS score)
3
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect (CAHPS score)
9
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect (CAHPS score)
88
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms (CAHPS score)
9
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms (CAHPS score)
13
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms (CAHPS score)
78
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well (CAHPS score)
7
The hospice team usually communicated well (CAHPS score)
14
The hospice team always communicated well (CAHPS score)
79
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help (CAHPS score)
10
The hospice team usually provided timely help (CAHPS score)
12
The hospice team always provided timely help (CAHPS score)
78
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
52.1
Hospice Care Index Overall Score
9
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
67
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
26
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
37
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
53
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
48
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
67
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
73
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
81
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
10
Visits near death (% decedents)
35
Average Daily Census
282
Percent of Patients with Cancer
14
Percent of Patients with Dementia
39
Percent of Patients with Stroke
5
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease
14
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease
11
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions
19
Care Provided in Home
48
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility
50
Care Provided in Nursing Facility
1
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility
1
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital 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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