hospice
Elara Caring, Dexter, MO
CCN 261637
CMS Care Compare data for this hospice: ratings, ownership, and contact details.
Elara Caring has a CMS family caregiver survey star rating of 5 out of 5 stars in the Care Compare data as of August 26, 2026.
Average daily census: 94. Ownership: For-Profit.
1614 W Business Hwy 60, Ste A-2 PO Box 909, Dexter, MO 63841. Phone (573) 614-4000.
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
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CMS star ratings
- Family caregiver survey rating
- 5 of 5
Data from CMS Care Compare as of August 26, 2026. Ratings are 1 to 5 stars as CMS publishes them. "Not available" means the CMS file has no rating for this field.
Address and contact
- Address
- 1614 W Business Hwy 60, Ste A-2 PO Box 909, Dexter, MO 63841
- County
- Stoddard
- Phone
- (573) 614-4000
- CMS Certification Number (CCN)
- 261637
Hospice
- Ownership type
- For-Profit
- CMS certification date
- October 8, 2008
- Average daily census
- 94
- Provided routine home care only
- No
- Provided routine home care and other levels of care
- Yes
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
Quality measures
- Hospice Care Index score (out of 10)
- 9
- Hospice Item Set composite process measure
- 99.8%
- Visits when death is imminent
- 54.6%
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
Family caregiver survey (CAHPS Hospice)
- Caregivers rated the hospice 9 or 10
- 90%
- Would definitely recommend the hospice
- 91%
- Hospice team always communicated well
- 86%
- Hospice team always provided timely help
- 88%
- Always treated the patient with respect
- 93%
- Right amount of emotional and spiritual support
- 95%
- Always got help for pain and symptoms
- 83%
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
Where patients got care (share of patients)
- Home
- 50%
- Assisted living facility
- 5%
- Nursing facility
- 45%
- Skilled nursing facility
- 0%
- Inpatient hospice facility
- 0%
- Other locations
- 0%
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
Patients by condition (share of patients)
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Stroke
- 7%
- Circulatory or heart disease
- 38%
- Respiratory disease
- 11%
- Other conditions
- 10%
Source: CMS Care Compare hospice data (yc9t-dgbk, gxki-hrr8, 252m-zfp9), as of August 26, 2026. Publisher page
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Questions
What is the CMS rating for Elara Caring?
Elara Caring has a CMS family caregiver survey star rating of 5 out of 5 stars in the CMS Care Compare data as of August 26, 2026.
Where is Elara Caring?
1614 W Business Hwy 60, Ste A-2 PO Box 909, Dexter, MO 63841 (Stoddard County), per the CMS file.
What is the phone number for Elara Caring?
CMS lists (573) 614-4000 for Elara Caring.