Southerncare New Beacon - Jasper
Medicare-certified hospice in Northport, AL
Medicare-certified4★ family survey89% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 3835 Watermelon Road, Ste's B&c, Northport, AL 35473
- Phone
- (205) 387-9339
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents
- Medicare CCN
- 011506
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Medicare-certified since
- Nov 19, 1986
- Family survey star rating
- 4 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 89%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 87%
- Hospice Care Index
- 9 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 238
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Tuscaloosa
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 88% |
| Provided timely help | 87% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 93% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 92% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 81% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 89% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 87% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 9 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 99.34% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 68.8% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $18,060 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 64% |
| Assisted living | 3% |
| Nursing facilities | 22% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 11% |
| Hospitals | 1% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 17% |
| Dementia | 19% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 28% |
| Respiratory disease | 17% |
| Stroke | 14% |
| Other conditions | 7% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.