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Continuum Home Care & Hospice

Hospice in Jacksonville, North Carolina · CCN 341582

Contact and basics

  • Address3886 Henderson Drive -
    Jacksonville, NC 28546
  • Phone(910) 989-2682
  • CMS certification number341582
  • Ownership typeFor-Profit
  • Medicare-certified since05/09/2000
  • CountyOnslow

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Same-type reference in NC

Family survey rating: this provider 3/5; median among 55 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 4/5.

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Questions to take to Continuum Home Care & Hospice

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Hospice Care Index

8 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 mid-range.

IndicatorThis providerRead as
Visits near death94.4%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits37.6%lower is better
Early live discharges12.2%lower is better
Late live discharges31.1%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 117.8%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 27.8%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends6.2%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days14.40 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.1%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$18,410context, 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

★★★☆☆ 3/5 family survey rating

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1075.0%
Would definitely recommend78.0%
Family member treated with respect89.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted91.0%

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)90.8%
Pain screening99.2%
Pain assessment85.8%
Shortness-of-breath screening100.0%
Shortness-of-breath treatment95.2%
Bowel regimen for patients on opioids97.7%
Treatment preferences documented99.6%
Beliefs and values addressed99.1%

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: 149 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home20.0%
  • Assisted living facility5.0%
  • Nursing facility75.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospital0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia32.0%
  • Cancer13.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease14.0%
  • Respiratory disease9.0%
  • Stroke17.0%
  • Other conditions18.0%

Filed ownership and management roles

Each row is a filed role, not a separate shareholding. The same person or organization may appear more than once. Do not add percentages across direct ownership, indirect ownership, officer and management roles. Management roles alone do not establish equity ownership.

PRINCIPLE IT SERVICES, INC. — all 2 hospices → PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE, INC. — all 2 hospices →

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
PRINCIPLE IT SERVICES, INC.OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL50%1/1/2011—
PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE, INC.5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST50%1/1/2011—
PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE, INC.OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL50%1/1/2011—
DIANNE JOHNSONCORPORATE OFFICER—1/1/2014—
GALE BOICECORPORATE OFFICER—3/5/2018—
RAYMOND HILL5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST18.47%5/3/2007—
RAYMOND HILLOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL33%5/3/2007—
ROBERT HILL5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST20.6%5/3/2007—
ROBERT HILLOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL—5/3/2007—
STEPHEN HILLOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL—5/3/2007—

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.

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Where these records come from

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How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Continuum Home Care & Hospice — hospice records, Jacksonville, NC." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 341582. https://carerecords.org/hospice/north-carolina/continuum-home-care-hospice-jacksonville/