Vna Hospice
Medicare-certified hospice in Kennett, MO
Medicare-certified91% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 1124 Independence Avenue, Po Box 768, Kennett, MO 63857
- Phone
- (573) 888-5892
- Listed under
- Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents
- Medicare CCN
- 261535
- Ownership
- Other
- Medicare-certified since
- Jun 24, 1993
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 91%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 89%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 29
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Dunklin
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 | 89% |
| Provided timely help | 86% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 94% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 94% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 85% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 91% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 89% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 98.08% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 68.7% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $12,661 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 71% |
| Nursing facilities | 28% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 31% |
| Dementia | 11% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 17% |
| Respiratory disease | 12% |
| Other conditions | 30% |
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.