Gentiva — Hospice Profile (CCN #171562)

Pittsburg, Kansas · CCN 171562 · Phone: (620) 231-8000 ·

Gentiva is a Medicare-certified hospice (CCN 171562) in Pittsburg, Kansas. FileFlo scores its CMS survey-readiness at 28/100 (High Risk).

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Compliance Indicator: 28/100 — High Risk

About Gentiva

Gentiva is a Medicare-certified hospice in Pittsburg, Kansas, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 171562. Ownership type not reported. Average daily census: 40 patients. The hospice is required to comply with the Hospice Conditions of Participation at 42 CFR Part 418.

Local market context (Crawford County): Gentiva shares Crawford County with 1 other Medicare-certified hospice in our Kansas sample. Two-provider counties are common in lower-population areas and often see the two hospices specializing in different patient populations (e.g., one cancer-heavy, one dementia-heavy) to avoid direct competition.

Levels of Care Provided

Gentiva provides: Nursing Facility. CMS requires hospices to be capable of providing all four levels of care (routine home, continuous home, general inpatient, and respite) either directly or through written contractual arrangements.

Patient Population

Gentiva's diagnostic mix is balanced across multiple primary diagnoses (circulatory / heart-disease 24%, cancer 23%, plus other diagnoses). Diversified diagnostic mixes are operationally harder to staff for at the specialty level — the IDG must maintain readiness across cancer pain protocols, dementia behavioral management, and end-stage organ-failure symptom management simultaneously — but they smooth referral-volatility risk that more-concentrated hospices face.

Reported patient diagnostic mix: Cancer 23%, Dementia 18%, Circulatory/heart 24%, Respiratory 15%, Other 18%. OIG and CMS use diagnostic mix as one screening indicator when evaluating whether a hospice's patient population matches its claimed certification volume; outlier mixes attract additional medical-review scrutiny.

CMS Regional Oversight

Gentiva falls under HHS Region 7 — Kansas City (IA, KS, MO, NE) in CMS Provider Data. HHS / CMS Regional Office designations drive (a) which CMS Regional Office handles direct enforcement contact and survey-agency coordination for Conditions of Participation findings, and (b) which Office of Inspector General regional field office maintains jurisdiction over OIG hospice work-plan reviews. CAHPS Hospice Survey results are published at the facility level and aggregated nationally on CMS Care Compare; the 7 CAHPS Hospice composite measures (Communication, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Treating Patient with Respect, Information Continuity, Understanding the Care, Emotional Support, Rating of the Hospice) feed into the public Care Compare rating for each provider.

Hospice Care Index

Hospice Care Index (HCI) score: 0/10 (52th percentile nationally). The HCI is a 10-indicator composite measure CMS publishes for hospices, covering items like live-discharge rate, gaps in skilled nursing visits, and burdensome care transitions. The Kansas median HCI score across same-state peers is 0.0, so Gentiva's 0 score sits with no peer median yet published the state median. A score below the 25th percentile is one of the screening factors CMS uses to flag hospices for additional quality oversight.

Peer comparisons on this page use a same-state cohort of 85 Medicare-certified hospices in Kansas, pulled live from CMS Provider Data. The cohort excludes terminated and surrendered certifications, so the median reflects the currently-active peer set.

FileFlo Compliance Indicator

FileFlo's compliance indicator for Gentiva is 28/100 (High Risk). The score is derived from the Hospice Care Index, complaint survey history, and Conditions of Participation deficiencies. It is not a CMS rating. The full survey-readiness audit (Conditions of Participation review, Comprehensive Assessment timing, IDG composition, plan-of-care updates) is at /tools/cms-survey-readiness-score.

Why This Page Exists

FileFlo publishes a profile for every Medicare-certified hospice so administrators, compliance leads, and referring physicians can find publicly-published quality data without bouncing between Care Compare, the Hospice Care Index, and the OIG hospice work plan. Field-level CFR citations are linked throughout. Dispute this record if any field is incorrect — we resync with CMS monthly and process correction requests within five business days.

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Frequently asked questions about Gentiva

Is Gentiva Medicare-certified, and where is it located?

Gentiva is a Medicare-certified hospice (CMS Certification Number 171562) in Pittsburg, Kansas.

How survey-ready is Gentiva?

FileFlo scores Gentiva's CMS survey-readiness at 28/100 (High Risk). This is a FileFlo indicator built from CMS-published data, not an official CMS rating.

Which CMS Conditions of Participation must Gentiva meet?

As a Medicare-certified hospice, Gentiva is surveyed against the Conditions of Participation in 42 CFR Part 418 — covering patient/resident rights, assessment and care planning, quality (QAPI), infection control, and aide services. Each CoP section is linked on this page.

How can Gentiva prepare for its next CMS survey?

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Conditions of Participation Gentiva is surveyed against

The 42 CFR Part 418 CoP sections a CMS survey actually checks, in plain English:

Compliance terms: F-Tag · Joint Commission. See the Hospice directory and the Healthcare compliance guide →

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