Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 2700 Kendallwood Parkway, Suite 100 in Gladstone, MO 64119. It has been certified since 2020. It cares for about 43 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 10 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Missouri average is 9. The index flags 2 areas where it is worse than the Missouri average, starting with patients discharged alive within 7 days.
What is Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC |
|---|---|
| Address | 2700 Kendallwood Parkway, Suite 100, Gladstone, MO 64119 |
| Phone | (913) 296-7636 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 261685 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 11/24/2020 |
How does Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC scores 10 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Missouri average it is better on 0 of the indicators below and worse on 2.
| Indicator | Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC | Missouri average | U.S. average | vs. Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 28% | 30% | 52.4% | About the same |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 13.5% | 7.9% | 7.3% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 36.5% | 37.8% | 37.4% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 15.4% | 10.3% | 8.5% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 14.6 min | 15.6 min | 19.9 min | About the same |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 7% | 7.7% | 9.6% | About the same |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 95.2% | 94.5% | 89.3% | About the same |
Separately, 86.6% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Missouri average 95.3%) and 66% were visited by a nurse or social worker on at least two of their last three days (Missouri average 61.2%).
What do families say about Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC deliver care, and to whom?
70% of faith hospice & palliative care, llc's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is heart and circulatory disease (33%). It has provided levels of care beyond routine home visits, such as continuous care at home or inpatient stays, in the last three years.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 70% |
| In assisted living | 21% |
| In a nursing facility | 5% |
| In a skilled nursing facility | 5% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Heart and circulatory disease | 33% |
| Dementia | 27% |
| Other conditions | 14% |
| Cancer | 13% |
| Respiratory disease | 9% |
Which Kansas City-area ZIP codes does Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC serve?
Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC tells Medicare it serves 57 ZIP codes in Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties.
- 64012
- 64014
- 64015
- 64016
- 64024
- 64029
- 64030
- 64048
- 64050
- 64052
- 64055
- 64056
- 64057
- 64058
- 64060
- 64063
- 64064
- 64068
- 64070
- 64072
- 64075
- 64078
- 64080
- 64081
- 64082
- 64083
- 64086
- 64089
- 64110
- 64111
- 64114
- 64116
- 64117
- 64118
- 64119
- 64126
- 64128
- 64129
- 64131
- 64132
- 64133
- 64134
- 64137
- 64138
- 64145
- 64150
- 64151
- 64152
- 64153
- 64154
- 64155
- 64156
- 64157
- 64158
- 64439
- 64444
- 64742
What should you ask Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC before choosing it?
Ask what happens in the first week
13.5% of its live discharges came within a week of enrollment (Missouri average 7.9%). Ask what the admission visit covers and how they confirm hospice is the right fit before enrolling.
Ask how a crisis at home is handled
15.4% of its live discharges were followed by a hospital stay and a return to hospice (Missouri average 10.3%). Ask who comes to the house in a symptom crisis and how fast.
Ask where inpatient care happens
When symptoms cannot be managed at home, hospice provides short inpatient stays. Ask which facility they use and how far it is from the family.
Ask what the family is expected to do
Hospice supports the family caregiver; it does not replace one. Ask how many aide visits a week are typical and what happens overnight.
All Medicare-certified hospices in Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC is certified by Medicare under provider number 261685 and has been since 2020.
What is Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC's Hospice Care Index score?
10 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Missouri average is 9.
How large is Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC?
It cares for about 43 patients on an average day.
