Boston Senior AdvisorSunset Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 25 Wareham Street, Suite 2-26 in Middleboro, MA 02346. It has been certified since 2023. It cares for about 38 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 7 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Massachusetts average is 9.2. The index flags 2 areas where it is worse than the Massachusetts average, starting with patients discharged alive within 7 days.
What is Sunset Hospice's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Sunset Hospice |
|---|---|
| Address | 25 Wareham Street, Suite 2-26, Middleboro, MA 02346 |
| Phone | (774) 419-2029 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 221619 |
| Ownership | Not published |
| Medicare-certified since | 03/15/2023 |
How does Sunset Hospice score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Sunset Hospice scores 7 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Massachusetts average it is better on 3 of the indicators below and worse on 2.
| Indicator | Sunset Hospice | Massachusetts average | U.S. average | vs. Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 45.5% | 52.9% | 52.4% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 16.7% | 9.4% | 7.3% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 8.3% | 36.4% | 37.4% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 25% | 8.3% | 8.5% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 0% | 2.7% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 14.4 min | 14 min | 19.9 min | About the same |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 8.3% | 8.6% | 9.6% | About the same |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 98.5% | 93.3% | 89.3% | Better |
Separately, 96.8% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Massachusetts average 95.5%) and 76.3% were visited by a nurse or social worker on at least two of their last three days (Massachusetts average 67.5%).
What do families say about Sunset Hospice?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Sunset Hospice. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Sunset Hospice deliver care, and to whom?
86% of sunset hospice's care is delivered in assisted living and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (48%).
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| In assisted living | 86% |
| In a skilled nursing facility | 13% |
| At home | 1% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 48% |
| Other conditions | 24% |
| Stroke | 11% |
| Cancer | 10% |
Which Boston-area ZIP codes does Sunset Hospice serve?
Sunset Hospice tells Medicare it serves 29 ZIP codes in Boston and Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, Essex and Plymouth counties.
- 02019
- 02021
- 02038
- 02050
- 02056
- 02061
- 02062
- 02093
- 02127
- 02131
- 02169
- 02184
- 02190
- 02301
- 02302
- 02324
- 02332
- 02333
- 02339
- 02341
- 02346
- 02347
- 02351
- 02359
- 02360
- 02367
- 02368
- 02382
- 02571
What should you ask Sunset Hospice before choosing it?
Ask what happens in the first week
16.7% of its live discharges came within a week of enrollment (Massachusetts average 9.4%). 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
25% of its live discharges were followed by a hospital stay and a return to hospice (Massachusetts average 8.3%). Ask who comes to the house in a symptom crisis and how fast.
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.
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.
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is Sunset Hospice Medicare-certified?
Yes. Sunset Hospice is certified by Medicare under provider number 221619 and has been since 2023.
What is Sunset Hospice's Hospice Care Index score?
7 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Massachusetts average is 9.2.
How large is Sunset Hospice?
It cares for about 38 patients on an average day.
