Ballad Health Hospice
Medicare-certified hospice in Bristol, TN
Medicare-certified4★ family survey85% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 280 Steeles Road, Bristol, TN 37620
- Phone
- (423) 844-5252
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Inpatient hospice unit care
- Medicare CCN
- 441558
- Ownership
- Other
- Medicare-certified since
- Jan 12, 1995
- Family survey star rating
- 4 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 85%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 85%
- Hospice Care Index
- 9 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 54
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Sullivan
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 | 82% |
| Provided timely help | 80% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 92% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 90% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 78% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 85% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 85% |
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) | 99.92% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 30% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $5,280 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 75% |
| Assisted living | 2% |
| Nursing facilities | 6% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 1% |
| Inpatient hospice units | 7% |
| Hospitals | 10% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 30% |
| Dementia | 8% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 19% |
| Respiratory disease | 20% |
| Stroke | 6% |
| Other conditions | 17% |
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.