Hospice of the Plains INC
Medicare-certified hospice in Sterling, CO
Medicare-certified2★ family survey72% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 302 N 9th Ave, Sterling, CO 80751
- Phone
- (970) 526-7901
- Listed under
- Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents, Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 061538
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified since
- Nov 8, 1996
- Family survey star rating
- 2 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 72%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 66%
- Hospice Care Index
- 7 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 34
- Levels of care
- Routine home care only
- County
- Logan
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 | 77% |
| Provided timely help | 73% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 87% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 89% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 69% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 72% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 66% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 7 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 94.9% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 52.9% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $13,386 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 59% |
| Assisted living | 10% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 31% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 29% |
| Dementia | 7% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 17% |
| Respiratory disease | 13% |
| Other conditions | 32% |
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.