HSM 300L Norfolk State University Week 6 Hospice Care Site Review

The student will utilize online resources to gather information for each site. Review the PowerPoint from Week 6 for a review of the things to consider for this assignment Also, refer to the attached scoring rubric for the expectations for the assignment.

Site Review— HOSPICE CARE

The student will utilize online resources to gather information for:

Kindred Hospice

5544 Greenwich Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

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The site review report should address and include the following:

Using the facility website:

• State and Discuss the Mission of the institution. (What do they want to do and how do they want to function for their patient/clients?) 

(10 points)

• Describe the type of healthcare facility and the services that the facility provides.  (10 points)
• Using the facility website, describe the population that they serve based on the service provided and the information given both in written and picture form. Consider using the US Census and geographic data bases to give you some ideas also. e.g. age, SES, gender (10 points)
• Discuss, IN DETAIL, the ratings for four indicators regarding the facility as indicated on the government website below. (What do the ratings indicated about the services and care that the patient might receive? What does that tell a patient and/or family about the facility) (16 points)

https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/find-compare-doctors-hospitals-other-providers

For this site, scroll down to Quality and then click the arrow on right to see Family Care Experience and Quality of Patient Care for details

• Explore the comments from two other sites (e.g. yelp or caring.com) and discuss your findings. (How do the ratings at the social media site help you to judge the facility?) (16 points)
• Describe at least two impressions that you have for this healthcare facility and support the impressions with examples. (Considering everything that you found, think about if you were looking for services for yourself or a family member, what would you think?) (20 points; given this number of points it should be detailed)