LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE
LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider in JOLIET, IL (CCN 141539), certified since 1990-10-03. 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 LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE's certification and identity data?
Fonteum publishes CMS identity and certification fields for LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE, 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 44 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?
LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE (CCN 141539) 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 141539).
- 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 44 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 — LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARECenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
Frequently asked questions
- What is LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE?
- LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider located in JOLIET, IL, identified by CMS Certification Number 141539. 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 LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE receive Medicare certification?
- LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE received Medicare certification on 1990-10-03, 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 LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE?
- LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE is classified by CMS as "Non-Profit" ownership. Ownership type is self-reported to CMS by the facility and published in the Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset. It describes the controlling entity — not a quality indicator — and Fonteum traces it to that source row.
- Does LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE have a CMS star rating?
- No star rating is published for LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE. 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 LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE in?
- LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE is in CMS Region 5. 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 141539?
- CMS Certification Number 141539 is the unique federal identifier Medicare assigns to LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE. 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 LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE's records across its source families.
Related facilities and datasets
LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider identified by CMS Certification Number 141539. 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