Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Georgia
Hospice · 2000 River Edge Parkway, Ste GL-100, Atlanta, GA 30328
At a glance
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 12/18/1996 · CCN 111553
- Rank in Atlanta
- #6 of 11 hospices
- Rank in Georgia
- #184 of 192 scored hospices
- Average daily census
- 158 patients
- County
- Fulton
- Service area
- 171 ZIP codes (see list)
Quality of care
Quality measures: better than the national average on 0 of 3 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite process measure (7 care processes) | 96.3% | 94% | 96.2% | About the same |
| Visits in the last days of life | 45.5% | — | 48.3% | Worse |
| Hospice Care Index (0-10) | 9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | About the same |
The composite process measure covers 7 care processes at admission. The Hospice Care Index runs 0–10.
What families say (CAHPS Hospice survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 0 of 7 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team always communicated well | 74% | 82% | 82% | Worse |
| Always provided timely help | 56% | 78% | 78% | Worse |
| Always treated patient with respect | 82% | 91% | 91% | Worse |
| Right amount of emotional and spiritual support | 85% | 90% | 91% | Worse |
| Always got help for pain and symptoms | 68% | 78% | 76% | Worse |
| Rated hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 73% | 83% | 83% | Worse |
| Would definitely recommend | 68% | 85% | 85% | Worse |
Hospice Care Index details
Claims-based indicators: better than the national average on 2 of 10 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous home care or inpatient care provided (% days) | 1.1% | — | 0.5% | About the same |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) (lower is better) | 79.3% | — | 52.4% | Worse |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 8% | — | 7.3% | About the same |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 41.2% | — | 37.4% | Worse |
| Burdensome transitions, type 1 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 12.4% | — | 8.5% | Worse |
| Burdensome transitions, type 2 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 3.1% | — | 2.1% | About the same |
| Per-beneficiary spending ($) (lower is better) | $16,087 | — | $19,227 | Better |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 15.4 | — | 19.9 | Worse |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% of minutes) | 4% | — | 9.6% | Worse |
| Visits near death (% of decedents) | 92.3% | — | 89.3% | Better |
These ten indicators are combined into the Hospice Care Index. Spending is per Medicare beneficiary.
Who this hospice cares for
Patient diagnoses
Where care is provided
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (171)
28906, 30004, 30005, 30008, 30009, 30012, 30013, 30014, 30016, 30017, 30019, 30021, 30022, 30024, 30025, 30028, 30030, 30032, 30033, 30034, 30035, 30038, 30039, 30040, 30041, 30043, 30044, 30045, 30046, 30047, 30049, 30052, 30054, 30055, 30058, 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, 30068, 30074, 30075, 30076, 30078, 30079, 30080, 30082, 30083, 30084, 30087, 30088, 30092, 30093, 30094, 30096, 30097, 30101, 30102, 30106, 30107, 30108, 30114, 30115, 30116, 30117, 30120, 30121, 30122, 30126, 30127, 30132, 30134, 30135, 30141, 30143, 30144, 30152, 30157, 30168, 30169, 30175, 30179, 30180, 30184, 30188, 30189, 30204, 30213, 30214, 30215, 30220, 30223, 30224, 30228, 30230, 30233, 30236, 30238, 30241, 30248, 30252, 30253, 30260, 30263, 30264, 30265, 30268, 30269, 30273, 30274, 30276, 30277, 30281, 30288, 30290, 30291, 30293, 30294, 30296, 30297, 30303, 30305, 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30310, 30311, 30312, 30313, 30314, 30315, 30316, 30317, 30318, 30319, 30324, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30329, 30331, 30337, 30338, 30339, 30340, 30341, 30342, 30344, 30345, 30349, 30350, 30354, 30356, 30360, 30506, 30518, 30519, 30533, 30534, 30540, 30541, 30622, 30655, 30656, 31024, 31038, 31064, 31107, 31904
Other hospices in Atlanta
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Bristol Hospice Georgia, LLC
Affinity Care of Georgia, LLC
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Georgia. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.