365 Hospice Llc - Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania

365 Hospice Llc - Altoona is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 309 East Plank Road in Altoona, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona via phone at (814) 946-5017.

365 Hospice Llc - Altoona is first approved in October, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391691. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


365 Hospice Llc - Altoona
309 East Plank Road, Altoona, PA, 16602
(814) 946-5017

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Hospice Profile

Name365 Hospice Llc - Altoona
Location309 East Plank Road, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391691
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code200

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NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1376750398
Organization Name365 Hospice, Llc
Address220 Regent Ct Ste E2 State College, Pennsylvania, 16801
Phone Number(814)946-5017

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Quality of Patient Care at 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care94.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care88.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care90.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem82.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath52.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.493.3

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Services Provided by 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona
Home Health Aides4.5
Counselors1
Homemakers0.2
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Registered Nurses5
Other Personnel1
Total Employees12.2

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Registered Nurses 0.25
Others0.25
Total Volunteers0.5

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Certification Details for 365 Hospice Llc - Altoona:

  • July, 2018 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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Location: 309 East Plank Road, Altoona, Pennsylvania, 16602
Phone: (814) 946-5017

Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

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