Freudenthal Hospice
Medicare-certified hospice in Saint Joseph, MO
Medicare-certified5★ family survey96% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 2425 N Woodbine Road, Ste a, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
- Phone
- (816) 676-8050
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents
- Medicare CCN
- 261676
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Medicare-certified since
- Dec 19, 2018
- Family survey star rating
- 5 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 96%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 95%
- Hospice Care Index
- 9 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 53
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Buchanan
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 | 86% |
| Provided timely help | 86% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 96% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 95% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 82% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 96% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 95% |
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) | 96.82% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 81.1% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $17,119 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 53% |
| Assisted living | 6% |
| Nursing facilities | 41% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 20% |
| Dementia | 24% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 25% |
| Respiratory disease | 12% |
| Stroke | 7% |
| Other conditions | 14% |
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.