Vernal, Utah · CCN 461560 · Phone: (435) 789-0499 ·
Good Shepherd Hospice - Vernal is a Medicare-certified hospice in Vernal, Utah, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 461560. Ownership type not reported. Average daily census: 25 patients. The hospice is required to comply with the Hospice Conditions of Participation at 42 CFR Part 418.
Good Shepherd Hospice - Vernal 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.
Reported patient diagnostic mix: Dementia 24%, Circulatory/heart 25%, Other 19%. Diagnostic mix is one of the indicators OIG and CMS look at when evaluating whether a hospice's patient population matches its claimed certification volume.
Hospice Care Index (HCI) score: 0.1/10 (67th 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. A score below the 25th percentile is one of the screening factors CMS uses to flag hospices for additional quality oversight.
FileFlo's compliance indicator for Good Shepherd Hospice - Vernal 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.
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Data sourced from CMS Care Compare (publish 2026-02-01). Information may not reflect the hospice's current status. Resync occurs monthly. Dispute this record · Claim this profile