Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains in Lakeside, Arizona

Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lakeside, Arizona. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 5658 Highway 260, Suite 9 in Lakeside, Arizona. You can reach out to the office of Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains via phone at (928) 271-8013.

Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains is first approved in November, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 031622. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains
5658 Highway 260, Suite 9, Lakeside, AZ, 85929
(928) 271-8013

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Hospice Profile

NameAccord Hospice Of The White Mountains
Location5658 Highway 260, Suite 9, Lakeside, Arizona
Hospice ID031622
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code080

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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 Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1376984302
Organization NameAccord Hospice Of The White Mountains, Llc
Address5658 Highway 260 Lakeside, Arizona, 85929
Phone Number(928)271-8013

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Quality of Patient Care at Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains

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. Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains 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 care98.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care86.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care72.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem60.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care96.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath87.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation85.793.3

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Services Provided by Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling 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 Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains
Home Health Aides3.5
Counselors2.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1.75
Medical Social Workers 2.5
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel3.5
Total Employees16.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others3.25
Total Volunteers3.25

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Certification Details for Accord Hospice Of The White Mountains:

  • January, 2017 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 Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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Location: 5658 Highway 260, Suite 9, Lakeside, Arizona, 85929
Phone: (928) 271-8013

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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