- Hospice
- Medicare-certified
Gentiva
6161 Blue Lagoon Dr Ste 170, Miami, FL 33126
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Medicare-certified
- Yes
At a glance
- Do they serve my address?
- Serves 171 ZIP codes
- How fast can they start?
- Not provided yet. Ask how soon. Questions to ask
- Where is care given?
- Share of care days in 2024: At home 49%, In assisted living 39%, In a nursing facility 10%, In a hospital 1%, In a skilled nursing facility 1%
- Home care and other levels of care, as reported
- Which levels of care?
- Not provided yet. Medicare requires hospices to offer all four levels of care. Ask where they provide each one. Questions to ask
- What do other families say?
- Family caregiver survey rating:
- Hospice Care Index: 10 out of 10
- Help for caregivers?
- Not provided yet. Ask the hospice about respite care, grief support, and volunteers. Questions to ask
- Do they take my insurance?
- Medicare-certified: Yes
- Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans: Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
Care & services
Comfort-focused care for people with a terminal illness, with support for their families.
Services
- Home care onlyNo
- Home care and other levels of careYes
As reported. “Not reported” means no value was published. It does not mean “no.”
Where care was given
| Setting | Share of care days |
|---|---|
| At home | 49% |
| In assisted living | 39% |
| In a nursing facility | 10% |
| In a hospital | 1% |
| In a skilled nursing facility | 1% |
Settings with no care days that year are not listed.
Not provided yet: levels of care, caregiver support, and languages spoken. Ask the hospice. Questions to ask
Availability & coverage
- Accepting new patients
- Not provided yet. Ask when they can start. Questions to ask
- Medicare-certified
- Yes (certified since June 5, 2006)
- Medicaid
- Not provided yet. Ask the hospice. Questions to ask
- Medicare Advantage and other insurance
- Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
Check with your plan before you go. Some plans require an in-network provider and approval first. Medicare can cover this type of care when its conditions are met. What is covered depends on your situation and plan. A hospital discharge planner, your plan, or Medicare.gov can tell you what applies.
Service area
Serves 171 ZIP codes.
Quality & safety
Star ratings
Key measures
Measures are as published by Medicare for the period shown. Some are adjusted for how sick patients were, so compare similar providers. “Not reported” means no value was published. It does not mean “no.”
Caregivers who would definitely recommend the hospice
78.0%
Official name: YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice
Share of caregivers who would definitely recommend the hospice.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025. Source: Hospice care - Provider CAHPS Hospice Survey Data, as of August 7, 2026.
Caregivers who said the patient always got help for pain and symptoms
71.0%
Official name: The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms
Share of caregivers who said the patient always got the help needed for pain and symptoms.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025. Source: Hospice care - Provider CAHPS Hospice Survey Data, as of August 7, 2026.
Hospice Care Index score (0-10)
10 out of 10
Official name: Hospice Care Index Overall Score
Hospice Care Index score from 0 to 10: one point for each of ten care indicators where the hospice does better than most. Higher means more points.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024. Source: Hospice - Provider Data, as of August 7, 2026.
Patients who got all 7 recommended assessments when hospice care began
94.4%
Official name: Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure
Share of patients who got all of the hospice care processes (composite of the process measures).
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Source: Hospice - Provider Data, as of August 7, 2026.
Patients visited by a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life
58.4%
Official name: Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
Share of patients who received visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024. Source: Hospice - Provider Data, as of August 7, 2026.
All 38 other measures
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences
99.9%
Share of patients whose treatment preferences were asked about and documented at admission.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
99.8%
Share of patients whose beliefs and values were addressed, if the patient wanted that.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening
99.0%
Share of patients screened for pain at admission.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment
96.9%
Share of patients with pain who got a full pain assessment.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening
98.5%
Share of patients screened for shortness of breath (dyspnea) at admission.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment
98.7%
Share of patients with shortness of breath who received treatment.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen
95.3%
Share of patients treated with an opioid who were also given a bowel regimen.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
1.0%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of days with continuous home care or general inpatient care when more intensive care was needed.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
51.1%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of elections with gaps between skilled nursing visits.
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
9.8%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of live discharges that happened early (within 7 days of admission).
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
36.5%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of live discharges that happened late (180 or more days after admission).
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
14.1%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of live discharges followed by a hospital stay and hospice readmission (burdensome transition, type 1).
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
2.5%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of live discharges followed by a hospital stay where the patient died (burdensome transition, type 2).
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
$22,994
Hospice Care Index indicator: average Medicare spending per beneficiary in US dollars.
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
19.5 minutes
Hospice Care Index indicator: nurse care minutes per routine home care day.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
11.8%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of skilled nursing minutes provided on weekends.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Visits near death (% decedents)
93.6%
Hospice Care Index indicator: share of patients who died who received a visit near the end of life.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2023 to Dec 2024.
Average Daily Census
1,116
Average number of patients the hospice cares for each day. Shows the size of the hospice.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year
Yes
Whether the hospice served at least one patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year (yes or no).
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year
Yes
Whether the hospice served at least one patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year (yes or no).
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support
90.0%
Share of caregivers who said the hospice team gave the right amount of emotional and spiritual support.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10
78.0%
Share of caregivers who rated the hospice 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 to 10.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect
88.0%
Share of caregivers who said the hospice team always treated the patient with respect.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
The hospice team always communicated well
78.0%
Share of caregivers who said the hospice team always communicated well.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
The hospice team always provided timely help
71.0%
Share of caregivers who said the hospice team always provided timely help.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility
39.0%
Share of care days provided in an assisted living facility.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in Home
49.0%
Share of care days provided in the patient's home.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility
0.0%
- CMS note: This value reflects one year of data only. It does not mean the hospice cannot provide care in this setting now.
Share of care days provided in an inpatient hospice facility.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility
1.0%
Share of care days provided in an inpatient hospital.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in Nursing Facility
10.0%
Share of care days provided in a nursing facility.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in All other locations
0.0%
- CMS note: This value reflects one year of data only. It does not mean the hospice cannot provide care in this setting now.
Share of care days provided in all other locations.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility
1.0%
Share of care days provided in a skilled nursing facility.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Cancer
17.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is cancer.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease
29.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is circulatory or heart disease.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Dementia
28.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is dementia.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions
7.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is another condition.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease
12.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is respiratory disease.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
Percent of Patients with Stroke
8.0%
Share of patients whose primary diagnosis is stroke.
For information. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024.
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About this provider
- Type of care
- Hospice
- Ownership type
- For-profit
- Ownership as reported
- For-Profit
- Medicare certification date
- June 5, 2006
- CMS Certification Number
- 101548
Location
- Address
- 6161 Blue Lagoon Dr Ste 170
Miami, FL 33126 - County
- Miami-Dade
LocalCareProvider · Hospice
Gentiva
Phone: (786) 388-1400
6161 Blue Lagoon Dr Ste 170, Miami, FL 33126
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