Phoenix Senior AdvisorArizona Professional Hospice Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 11225 North 28TH Drive, Suite A208 in Phoenix, AZ 85029. It has been certified since 2022. It cares for about 41 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 4 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Arizona average is 8.8. The index flags 4 areas where it is worse than the Arizona average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is Arizona Professional Hospice Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Arizona Professional Hospice Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 11225 North 28TH Drive, Suite A208, Phoenix, AZ 85029 |
| Phone | (602) 334-5778 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 001530 |
| Ownership | Not published |
| Medicare-certified since | 10/19/2022 |
How does Arizona Professional Hospice Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Arizona Professional Hospice Care scores 4 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Arizona average it is better on 2 of the indicators below and worse on 4.
| Indicator | Arizona Professional Hospice Care | Arizona average | U.S. average | vs. Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 95.7% | 58.4% | 52.4% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 1.3% | 6.4% | 7.3% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 71.4% | 37.8% | 37.4% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 6.5% | 6.5% | 8.5% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 6.8 min | 11.3 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 14.3% | 7.1% | 9.6% | Better |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 59.1% | 89.8% | 89.3% | Worse |
Separately, 87.9% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Arizona average 94.3%).
What do families say about Arizona Professional Hospice Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Arizona Professional Hospice Care. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Arizona Professional Hospice Care deliver care, and to whom?
90% of arizona professional hospice care's care is delivered in assisted living and its largest patient group by diagnosis is heart and circulatory disease (46%).
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| In assisted living | 90% |
| At home | 10% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Heart and circulatory disease | 46% |
| Dementia | 39% |
| Respiratory disease | 13% |
Which Phoenix-area ZIP codes does Arizona Professional Hospice Care serve?
Arizona Professional Hospice Care tells Medicare it serves 55 ZIP codes in Phoenix and Maricopa and Pinal counties.
- 85003
- 85004
- 85007
- 85008
- 85018
- 85020
- 85022
- 85023
- 85024
- 85027
- 85028
- 85029
- 85032
- 85035
- 85037
- 85043
- 85044
- 85048
- 85051
- 85053
- 85120
- 85128
- 85142
- 85201
- 85202
- 85203
- 85205
- 85206
- 85207
- 85208
- 85209
- 85213
- 85215
- 85225
- 85233
- 85249
- 85254
- 85283
- 85286
- 85295
- 85301
- 85302
- 85303
- 85304
- 85306
- 85308
- 85331
- 85345
- 85351
- 85363
- 85374
- 85379
- 85381
- 85382
- 85395
What should you ask Arizona Professional Hospice Care before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
95.7% of Arizona Professional Hospice Care's patients went more than seven days without a nursing visit at some point, against 58.4% across Arizona. Ask for the planned visit schedule in writing and who decides when it changes.
Ask how eligibility is reviewed
71.4% of its live discharges came after six months or more of care (Arizona average 37.8%). Ask how often the doctor recertifies eligibility and what support is offered if a patient is discharged.
Ask how long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 6.8 minutes per routine care day, against 11.3 minutes across Arizona. Ask how long a typical visit lasts and whether the same nurse comes each time.
Ask how fast they can admit
Ask how soon after the call a nurse can come out, including evenings and weekends, and how quickly medications and equipment arrive.
Which other hospices serve Phoenix, AZ?
- Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- American Premier Hospice, LLC — Hospice Care Index 9 of 10
- Golden Care Hospice, LLC — Hospice Care Index 8 of 10
- True North Hospice — Hospice Care Index 6 of 10
- Universal Hospice Care Services — Hospice Care Index 6 of 10
- Family First Hospice, Inc — no index score yet
All Medicare-certified hospices in Phoenix and Maricopa and Pinal counties
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is Arizona Professional Hospice Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Arizona Professional Hospice Care is certified by Medicare under provider number 001530 and has been since 2022.
What is Arizona Professional Hospice Care's Hospice Care Index score?
4 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Arizona average is 8.8.
How large is Arizona Professional Hospice Care?
It cares for about 41 patients on an average day.
