Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC — Hospice Profile (CCN #171589)

Wichita, Kansas · CCN 171589 · Phone: (316) 440-6780 ·

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice (CCN 171589) in Wichita, Kansas. FileFlo scores its CMS survey-readiness at 23/100 (High Risk).

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Compliance Indicator: 23/100 — High Risk

About Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice in Wichita, Kansas, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 171589. Ownership type not reported. Average daily census: 23 patients. The hospice is required to comply with the Hospice Conditions of Participation at 42 CFR Part 418.

Local market context (Sedgwick County): Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC operates in Sedgwick County alongside 19 other Medicare-certified hospices in our Kansas sample. Multi-hospice counties create direct competitive comparison on CAHPS Hospice Survey results and Hospice Care Index trends — referring physicians often shortlist 2-3 hospices for family choice based on these public signals.

Levels of Care Provided

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC provides: Levels of care not reported by CMS. 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

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC's diagnostic mix is cancer-heavy (48% of patients) with dementia / Alzheimer as the secondary cohort (20%). This combination shapes the IDG's chaplaincy and social-work demand patterns — cancer patients typically have different family-counseling needs than dementia / Alzheimer patients.

Reported patient diagnostic mix: Cancer 48%, Dementia 20%, Respiratory 13%. 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

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC 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 Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC'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 Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC is 23/100 (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 Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC

Is Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC Medicare-certified, and where is it located?

Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice (CMS Certification Number 171589) in Wichita, Kansas.

How survey-ready is Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC?

FileFlo scores Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC's CMS survey-readiness at 23/100 (High Risk). This is a FileFlo indicator built from CMS-published data, not an official CMS rating.

Which CMS Conditions of Participation must Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC meet?

As a Medicare-certified hospice, Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC 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.

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Conditions of Participation Clear Path Hospice Of Wichita LLC is surveyed against

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

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