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Athena Home Health & Hospice

Hospice in Farmington, Connecticut · CCN 071543

Contact and basics

  • Address135 South Road -
    Farmington, CT 06032
  • Phone(203) 234-9355
  • CMS certification number071543
  • Ownership typeFor-Profit
  • Medicare-certified since10/09/2015
  • CountyHartford

Hospice Care Index

10 out of 10

CMS builds this single score out of ten separate indicators drawn from claims. A provider earns a point for each indicator where it is not an outlier against national thresholds. This one scores at or near the top of the scale.

IndicatorThis providerRead as
Visits near death91.2%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits46.9%lower is better
Early live discharges8.1%lower is better
Late live discharges46.8%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 19.7%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 20.8%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends6.6%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days13.60 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.0%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$18,777context, not a quality score

Why live discharges matter. Hospice is for people expected to die within six months. A patient leaving hospice alive is sometimes the right outcome — they got better, or chose to resume curative treatment. But an unusually high rate can also indicate patients were enrolled who did not qualify, or were discharged when their care became expensive. CMS publishes early and late live-discharge rates for exactly this reason. Treat a high number as a question to ask, not a verdict.

What families said

★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 family survey rating

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1064.0%
Would definitely recommend66.0%
Family member treated with respect80.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted83.0%

CAHPS Hospice Survey, completed by caregivers after the patient's death. Providers with too few responses are not scored.

Care practices at admission

PracticePatients receiving it
Composite process measure (all seven care practices)96.5%
Pain screening100.0%
Pain assessment100.0%
Shortness-of-breath screening97.5%
Shortness-of-breath treatment97.2%
Bowel regimen for patients on opioids100.0%
Treatment preferences documented100.0%
Beliefs and values addressed100.0%

Share of patients for whom the provider documented each practice. These are process measures — they record whether something was done, not how well.

Who this hospice serves

Average daily census: 111 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home5.0%
  • Assisted living facility16.0%
  • Nursing facility0.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility80.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospital0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia50.0%
  • Cancer10.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease10.0%
  • Respiratory disease12.0%
  • Stroke3.0%
  • Other conditions21.0%

Who owns this hospice

ATHENA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. — all 4 hospices →

CMS flags at least one owner here as: management services. These are CMS's own classification checkboxes, reproduced as filed.

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
ATHENA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC.OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL0%9/6/2013management services
ANGELA MASSICOTTEOTHER1%8/1/2018
CHRISTINE WARDOTHER3%10/9/2020
DANIELLE KAUFMANCORPORATE DIRECTOR2%7/1/2018
DIANE CURTISCORPORATE DIRECTOR4%5/1/2013
LAWRENCE SANTILLI5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST7.5%12/15/2020
LAWRENCE SANTILLI5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST59.5%12/15/2020
LORRIE REZENDES5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST9%5/1/2013
MARYBETH HAUSERCORPORATE DIRECTOR2%10/9/2020
MICHAEL MOSIER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST7%10/9/2020
MICHAEL MOSIERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE7%10/9/2020
PRISCILLA SENRA5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST5%12/15/2020

Source: CMS Hospice All Owners file, linked to this provider through its Medicare enrollment record. Medicare's Care Compare does not present ownership in this form.

Where these records come from

Everything on this page is reproduced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) and, where shown, the CMS ownership and Medicare enrollment files. Nothing here is a rating or opinion of ours. If you believe a figure is wrong, email data@carerecords.org with the CCN and we verify against the official file within 5 business days.

How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Athena Home Health & Hospice — hospice records, Farmington, CT." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release), CCN 071543. https://carerecords.org/hospice/connecticut/athena-home-health-hospice-farmington/