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Steel City Hospice

Hospice in Hermitage, Pennsylvania · CCN 731508

Contact and basics

  • Address3150 Highland Road Suite 104
    Hermitage, PA 16148
  • Phone(724) 996-7580
  • CMS certification number731508
  • Medicare-certified since11/28/2022
  • CountyMercer

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Hospice Care Index

9 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 death100.0%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits12.1%lower is better
Early live discharges16.7%lower is better
Late live discharges25.0%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 18.3%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 20.0%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends11.7%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days27.30 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.0%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$7,141context, 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

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1093.0%
Would definitely recommend97.0%
Family member treated with respect97.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted96.0%

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)96.3%
Pain screening100.0%
Pain assessment100.0%
Shortness-of-breath screening100.0%
Shortness-of-breath treatment97.4%
Treatment preferences documented100.0%
Beliefs and values addressed97.2%

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: 14 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home77.0%
  • Assisted living facility13.0%
  • Nursing facility10.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia9.0%
  • Cancer25.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease27.0%
  • Other conditions25.0%

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.

CITIZENS BANK NA — all 18 hospices → FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION — all 18 hospices → HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK — all 17 hospices →

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

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
ADDUS HEALTHCARE INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%8/1/2025—
ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%8/1/2025—
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST9.2%8/1/2025—
BLACK ROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST COMPANY N.A.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST16%8/1/2025investment firm
BMO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST9.2%8/1/2025—
CAPITAL ONE NA5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST11.6%8/1/2025—
CITIZENS BANK NA5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST9.2%8/1/2025—
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
PNC BANK5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST9.2%8/1/2025—
REGIONS BANK5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
SYNOVOUS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST5.4%8/1/2025—
VANGUARD GROUP INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST6.8%8/1/2025—
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST9.2%8/1/2025—
AMBER HALLW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE—2/2/2026—
BRIAN MONAHANCORPORATE OFFICER0%8/1/2025—
BRIAN POFFCORPORATE OFFICER0%8/1/2025—
HEATHER DIXONCORPORATE OFFICER—9/15/2025—
HEATHER DIXONW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE—9/15/2025—
HEATHER DIXONOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL—9/15/2025—
HEIDI BEECONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE—11/9/2025—
RODNEY ALLISONCORPORATE OFFICER0%8/1/2025—
TRAVIS BLASEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL100%8/1/2025—
WILLIAM BICKHAMCORPORATE OFFICER100%8/1/2025—
WILLIAM BICKHAMW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE—8/1/2025—

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

Everything on this page is reproduced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (snapshot dates and measure periods vary by dataset) and, where shown, the CMS ownership and Medicare enrollment files. Star ratings and comparison categories are from CMS; explanatory notes provide context. 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, "Steel City Hospice — hospice records, Hermitage, PA." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 731508. https://carerecords.org/hospice/pennsylvania/steel-city-hospice-hermitage/