2017-11-14T15:03:19-06:00 2016-12-31 350921680 CROWE HORWATH LLP 225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600 Chicago IL 606061224 990 2016-01-01 840782874 PATHWAYS HOSPICE PATH 9706633500 305 CARPENTER ROAD FORT COLLINS CO 80525 KEVIN WILLIAMS CFO 2017-11-14 true NICOLE BENCIK P00756195 3128997000 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z NATHANIEL LAMKIN 305 CARPENTER ROAD FORT COLLINS CO 80525 10956989 false X WWW.PATHWAYS-CARE.ORG X 1979 CO HONORING EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE, PATHWAYS HOSPICE PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT, COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN ADVANCED MEDICAL CONDITION AND THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING. 11 10 161 255 0 0 432906 335186 8473318 10600246 4890 12293 -25369 -43259 8885745 10904466 0 0 0 0 6402374 6670270 0 0 157904 2504717 3668965 8907091 10339235 -21346 565231 9538876 10479453 722764 1089684 8816112 9389769 HONORING EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE, PATHWAYS HOSPICE PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT, COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN ADVANCED MEDICAL CONDITION AND THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING. false false 7720386 0 10609510 PATHWAYS HOSPICE IS COMMITTED TO BE THE REGION'S PREFERRED PROVIDER OF HOSPICE SERVICES THROUGH EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE IN ALL SETTINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE GRIEF SUPPORT. WE EDUCATE ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE, PARTNER WITH CAREGIVERS, REMAIN GOOD FINANCIAL STEWARDS, GROW TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, AND STRIVE TO BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE PATIENT CARE. OUR CARE IS CENTERED ON A PATIENT GOAL-FOCUSED PLAN OF CARE. PATIENTS MAY RESIDE AT HOME, AT A CAREGIVER'S HOME, AT ASSISTED LIVING AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, OR AT OUR IN-PATIENT CARE CENTER. WE BRING OUR SERVICES TO OUR PATIENT'S HOME, WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE, TO ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS IN PROVIDING THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, HIGHEST QUALITY HOSPICE CARE. OUR PALLIATIVE SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL DIRECTION BY BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS ON-CALL, 24/7 NURSING CARE, PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. PERSONAL CARE PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND COUNSELING SPIRITUAL CARE THROUGH CHAPLAINS OR PERSONAL SPIRITUAL LEADERS, VOLUNTEERS, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES INCLUDING MUSIC AND ART PROGRAMS FOR GRIEF AND LOSS. WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GRIEF SUPPORT, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. BEREAVEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PATIENTS WE SERVE AND ALSO COMMUNITY-WIDE TO ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE - SUPPORT GROUPS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS, TEENS AND CHILDREN. GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND EDUCATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO AREA SCHOOLS, COUNSELORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS. - PRIVATE COUNSELING SPECIALLY TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS AND COUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE PRIVATE COUNSELING. - CREATIVE THERAPIES JOURNALING, ART THERAPY, COOKING, AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ARE AMONG THE CREATIVE THERAPIES OFFERED. - ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICES FOR PATHWAYS HOSPICE ARE LOCATED AT 305 CARPENTER ROAD IN FORT COLLINS AND 1455 MAIN STREET, SUITE 140 IN WINDSOR. FROM THESE LOCATIONS WE SERVE LARIMER COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WELD COUNTY INCLUDING GREELEY, WINDSOR, SEVERANCE, AULT, EATON, TIMNATH, JOHNSTOWN, AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PATHWAYS HOSPICE STAFFS AND MAINTAINS A SEVEN-BED, INPATIENT CARE CENTER LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER IN LOVELAND. GENERAL INPATIENT, RESPITE AND ROUTINE CARE ARE PROVIDED. PATHWAYS HOSPICE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN SEVENTEEN SKILLED NURSING HOMES AND OVER THIRTY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. 2016 STATISTICS TOTAL: NUMBER OF UNIQUE HOSPICE PATIENTS SERVED 1,184 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF 122 - VOLUNTEERS 255. 7720386 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false true true true false false false false false true false false false true 17 0 true 161 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 11 10 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true false true false X KEVIN WILLIAMS CFO 3033986251 501 S Cherry Street 700 Denver CO 80246 Tim J Bowen Director & CEO 1.0 43.0 X X 0 679812 113649 MARY DELLENBACH Secretary (Partial Year) 1.0 0 X X 0 0 0 BOB LEWIS Treasurer (Partial Year) 1.0 0 X X 0 0 0 JOANN LOVINS Board Chair 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 SHARI VINES Director (Partial Year) 1.0 0 X X 0 0 0 MARY VOGGESSER Vice President 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Karen Dawson Secretary 1.0 0 X X 0 0 0 Lori Sehrt Treasurer 1.0 0 X X 0 0 0 WADE TURNER Director (Partial Year) 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 RITA JOY WILLIAMS Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 Fred Colby Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Hughes Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 Gary Premer Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 RANSY LEE JEFFREY MD Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 CALLAN RIEDEL Director 1.0 0 X 0 0 0 John Blaschke Chief Information Officer 1.0 43.0 X 0 176109 38901 Eileen Christenson Chief Financial Officer (Partial Year) 1.0 43.0 X 0 157580 1289 EVAN HYATT President 40.0 0 X 130165 0 12919 Kevin Williams Chief Financial Officer 1.0 43.0 X 0 160564 26073 Melinda Egging VP of Quality & Compliance 1.0 43.0 X 0 137348 5355 Jane Bedrosian VP of Human Resources 1.0 43.0 X 0 138216 30629 MICHAEL TOWBIN MEDICAL DIRECTOR 40.0 0 X 215910 0 18352 DR DAVID ALLEN MEDICAL DIRECTOR 40.0 0 X 100000 0 0 446075 1449629 247165 3 false true false Care Synergy 501 South Cherry Street Denver CO 80246 Affiliate 1372245 North Shore Health & Rehab 1365 W 29th St Loveland CO 80538 Rehab. Room & Board 323740 Loveland Good Samaritan Inc 2101 S Garfield Ave Loveland CO 80537 Nursing Home Room & Board 236600 Columbine West Health & Rehab 940 Worthington Circle Fort Collins CO 80526 Nursing Home Room & Board 204814 Premier Medical Corporation PO Box 677716 Dallas TX 752677716 Oxygen & Durable Med. Equip. 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INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE ENDOWMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO USE AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THAT OBJECTIVE. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote We are organized as a Colorado nonprofit corporation, have been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), qualify for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(viii), and have been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2). We are required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, we are subject to income tax on net income derived from business activities that are unrelated to our exempt purpose. We have determined that we are not subject to unrelated business income tax and have not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. A Vintage Affair 40910 40910 0 52523 0 0 40910 40910 0 52523 52523 -52523 false true false false false false false false false Tim J Bowen Director & CEO 0 483510 0 152153 0 44149 0 105832 0 7817 0 793461 0 0 John Blaschke Chief Information Officer 0 176109 0 0 0 0 0 27627 0 11274 0 215009 0 0 Eileen Christenson Chief Financial Officer (Partial Year) 0 105305 0 0 0 52275 0 256 0 1032 0 158869 0 0 Kevin Williams Chief Financial Officer 0 160564 0 0 0 0 0 24266 0 1807 0 186637 0 0 Jane Bedrosian VP of Human Resources 0 125850 0 100 0 12266 0 20300 0 10329 0 168845 0 0 MICHAEL TOWBIN MEDICAL DIRECTOR 210038 0 5872 0 0 0 11045 0 7306 0 234261 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation See narrative in Schedule O to Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a with respect to the organization's top management official's compensation determination. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IN 2016, FOR WHICH THE EXPENSE WAS INCURRED BY THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THE FUNDS HAVE NOT VESTED OR BEEN PAID OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES: TIM BOWEN (COMFORT BRIDGE CEO): $95,821 KEVIN WILLIAMS (COMFORT BRIDGE CFO): $24,266 JOHN BLASCHKE (COMFORT BRIDGE CIO): $26,416 JANE BEDROSIAN (COMFORT BRIDGE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES): $20,732 MELINDA EGGING (COMFOR BRIDGE VP OF QUALITY): $22,084 HOSPICE ESTABLISHED A SECTION 457(f) NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO RISK OF FORFEITURE BY PLAN PARTICIPANTS AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CREDITOR OF HOSPICE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' INTENT, HOSPICE WILL FUND INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS THROUGH INVESTMENT OPTIONS DIRECTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS. THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IS PARTIALLY FUNDED, AND HOSPICE REPORTS THE DEFERRALS AND RELATED FUNDING IN ACCRUED EXPENSES AND INVESTMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE BALANCE SHEET. Mia Towbin Spouse of Key Employee 38828 Compensation false Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL Tim Bowen is the CEO of Care Synergy and all Affiliates. He is compensated by Care Synergy, which is a related supporting organization. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Care Synergy functions as the compensation committee. They engage an independent third party compensation and benefits consultant to conduct a market analysis of compensation and benefits for all of the Care Synergy Executive staff and Affiliate Presidents. The analysis includes comparisons of similarly sized hospice and other healthcare organizations. The consulting firm also evaluates the reasonableness of executive compensation from an intermediate sanctions perspective. Any compensation or benefits changes for Care Synergy Executive Staff and Affiliate Presidents are approved by the Executive Committee of the Care Synergy Board of Directors and documented in the committee minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders PER PATHWAYS HOSPICE'S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS FILED MAY 29, 2015, ARTICLE III OF THE BYLAWS STATES THAT THE HOSPICE'S SOLE MEMBER IS COMFORT BRIDGE, A RELATED ORGANIZATION FURTHER DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE R OF THIS FORM 990. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body PER PATHWAYS HOSPICE'S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS FILED MAY 29, 2015, ARTICLE III OF THE BYLAWS STATES THAT THE HOSPICE'S SOLE MEMBER, COMFORT BRIDGE, WILL ACT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPOINTING THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE 990 FORM IS PREPARED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE CFO AND OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. A FINAL COPY IS GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy EVERY JANUARY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED IN THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY BUSINESS VENTURES, OWNERSHIP INTERESTS OR SERVICES THAT COULD CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS CLOSELY FOLLOWED ON ISSUES THAT ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 1. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 2. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest a. An interested person may make a presentation to the governing board or committee, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. b. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. c. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. d. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conforming with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees Kevin Williams is the CFO for CS, John Blaschke is the CIO for Care Synergy, Jane Bedrosian is the VP of HR for Care Synergy. All of these executives are compensated by Care Synergy, which is a related supporting organization. Evan Hyatt was the President of Pathways. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Care Synergy functions as the compensation committee. They engage an independent third party compensation and benefits consultant to conduct a market analysis of compensation and benefits for all of the Care Synergy Executive staff and Affiliate Presidents. The analysis includes comparisons of similarly sized hospice and other healthcare organizations. The consulting firm also evaluates the reasonableness of executive compensation from an intermediate sanctions perspective. Any compensation or benefits changes for Care Synergy Executive Staff and Affiliate Presidents are approved by the Executive Committee of the Care Synergy Board of Directors and documented in the committee minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND A COPY OF THE FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees Consulting Expense - Total Expense: 76631, Program Service Expense: 34260, Management and General Expenses: 19769, Fundraising Expenses: 22602; Contract Services - Total Expense: 8240, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 8240, Fundraising Expenses: ; Contract Labor - Total Expense: 145660, Program Service Expense: 145660, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Affiliate Labor Push Down - Total Expense: 735628, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 735628, Fundraising Expenses: ; Affiliate management fee - Total Expense: 316180, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 316180, Fundraising Expenses: ; Comfort Bridge DBA Care Synergy 501 S Cherry Str Suite 700 Denver CO 80246 471820366 Administrative Support Services to Related Organizations CO 501(c)(3) Type II na false Hospice of Metro Denver Inc dba The Denver Hospice and Optio Health Service s 501 S Cherry St Suite 700 Denver CO 80246 840743121 Healthcare and Hospice Services CO 501(c)(3) 7 Comfort Bridge DBA Care Synergy false Halcyon Hospice 501 S Cherry Street Suite 700 Denver CO 80246 471820492 Healthcare and Hospice Services CO 501(c)(3) 10 Comfort Bridge DBA Care Synergy false Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care Inc 2550 Tenderfoot Hill Street Colorado Springs CO 80906 840816047 Healthcare and Hospice Services CO 501(c)(3) 10 Comfort Bridge DBA Care Synergy false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true true true true false