A & L Hospice Services, Inc in Glendale, California

A & L Hospice Services, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Glendale, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 644 West Broadway, Ste 114 in Glendale, California. You can reach out to the office of A & L Hospice Services, Inc via phone at (818) 502-9059.

A & L Hospice Services, Inc is first approved in August, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 551798. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


A & L Hospice Services, Inc
644 West Broadway, Ste 114, Glendale, CA, 91204
(818) 502-9059

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Hospice Profile

NameA & L Hospice Services, Inc
Location644 West Broadway, Ste 114, Glendale, California
Hospice ID551798
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
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 A & L Hospice Services, Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1679732077
Organization NameA & L Hospice Services, Inc.
Address644 W Broadway Ste 114 Glendale, California, 91204
Phone Number(818)502-9059

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Quality of Patient Care at A & L Hospice Services, Inc

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. A & L Hospice Services, Inc 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice careNot Available97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by A & L Hospice Services, Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by A & L Hospice Services, Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

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

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at A & L Hospice Services, Inc
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses2
Total Employees7

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US tendency to arrogantly flout international ethical practice for patient trials abroad

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that observing a widely accepted code of medical ethics that protects patients who take part in trials is not necessary for studies conducted abroad, states a comment in this week's issue of The Lancet.

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Home Health Aides1
Total Volunteers1

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In patients with leukemia, the formation of white blood cells in the bone marrow is disrupted. This makes leukemia patients particularly susceptible to infections, because properly functioning white blood cells ensure protection against intruders such as viruses and bacteria.

US tendency to arrogantly flout international ethical practice for patient trials abroad

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that observing a widely accepted code of medical ethics that protects patients who take part in trials is not necessary for studies conducted abroad, states a comment in this week's issue of The Lancet.

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› Verified 8 days ago

Certification Details for A & L Hospice Services, Inc:

  • October, 2016 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.
  • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Voluntary-merger, Closure.
  • This hospice was terminated on August, 2017.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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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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