ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC
ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice provider in COLUMBIA, MO (CCN 261712), certified since 2025-01-17. Fonteum publishes CMS identity and certification data for this provider, each field chained to the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (yc9t-dgbk). CMS removed hospice quality star ratings in May 2026; quality measures are not scheduled to return until February 2028.
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Data last updated: 2026-05-07 · Source: CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) · View on Medicare.gov
What is ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC's certification and identity data?
Fonteum publishes CMS identity and certification fields for ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC, each chained to the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (yc9t-dgbk).
How does Fonteum cover hospice provider quality data?
Fonteum indexes quality data from 23 federal source families, including all six CMS Care Compare facility programs. Each CCN is keyed to its primary CMS dataset — every field traced to a source row and reporting period.
CMS Care Compare · 6 facility types · data.cms.gov · US Government Work
How does Fonteum connect this hospice provider to its sources?
ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC (CCN 261712) is identified across CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) published on data.cms.gov. Every field on this page is chained to its source dataset and row.
How is this hospice provider’s data sourced and attested?
Each field on this page is sourced from the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) published on data.cms.gov — a US Government Work. Fonteum re-publishes each value with a provenance record identifying the federal source, release date, and redistribution basis.
- Source acquisition — download the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) file from data.cms.gov.
- Entity resolution — key every row to the hospice provider’s CMS Certification Number (CCN 261712).
- Field projection — extract the fields shown on this page.
- Quality checks — drop rows CMS suppresses or marks not available.
- Chain attestation — sign each field into the Fonteum provenance graph.
Read the full Fonteum provenance methodology or browse the 23 federal source families behind every page.
Which CMS datasets back this page?
- CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) · archived copyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLCCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
Frequently asked questions
- What is ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC?
- ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice provider located in COLUMBIA, MO, identified by CMS Certification Number 261712. Hospice care provides comfort-focused medical and support services for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, and Medicare certification means the facility meets federal conditions of participation set by CMS.
- When did ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC receive Medicare certification?
- ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC received Medicare certification on 2025-01-17, according to CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (dataset yc9t-dgbk). Certification date is the date the facility first enrolled in the Medicare program and began accepting Medicare-covered hospice patients.
- Who owns ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC?
- Ownership type for ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC is not present in the current CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information snapshot. When CMS publishes it, Fonteum will chain it to the source row like every other field on this page.
- Does ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC have a CMS star rating?
- No star rating is published for ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC. CMS removed hospice quality star ratings from Care Compare in May 2026 as part of a scheduled program revision. New quality measures are not expected to be published until February 2028. Fonteum will surface quality ratings when CMS reintroduces them.
- What CMS region is ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC in?
- ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC is in CMS Region 7. CMS divides the United States into 10 administrative regions; the region number reflects which CMS regional office oversees the facility's certification and compliance.
- What is CMS Certification Number 261712?
- CMS Certification Number 261712 is the unique federal identifier Medicare assigns to ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC. The CCN links this facility across all CMS datasets — Care Compare, the Provider of Services file, and cost report filings — and is how Fonteum joins ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC's records across its source families.
Related facilities and datasets
ALTERNATIVE HOSPICE OF WESTERN MISSOURI, LLC is a Medicare-certified hospice provider identified by CMS Certification Number 261712. Data sourced from the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) (data.cms.gov), a US Government Work. Methodology · Report an error · Medicare.gov