Advocate Hospice in Lombard, Illinois

Advocate Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lombard, Illinois. It is a gevernment hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2000 Springer Drive in Lombard, Illinois. You can reach out to the office of Advocate Hospice via phone at (630) 572-1232.

Advocate Hospice is first approved in April, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 141516. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Advocate Hospice
2000 Springer Drive, Lombard, IL, 60148
(630) 572-1232

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Hospice Profile

NameAdvocate Hospice
Location2000 Springer Drive, Lombard, Illinois
Hospice ID141516
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeCombination Government & Nonprofit
Profit TypeGEVERNMENT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code250

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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 Advocate Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Advocate Hospice

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. Advocate Hospice 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem99.977.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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From Proust's Madeleines to the overbearing food critic in the movie Ratatouille who's transported back to his childhood at the aroma of stew, artists have long been aware that some odors can spontaneously evoke strong memories

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Services Provided by Advocate Hospice:

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

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

  • 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 Advocate Hospice
Home Health Aides18.6
Counselors3.5
Medical Social Workers 5
Physicians1.3
Registered Nurses35.2
Other Personnel8.1
Total Employees71.7

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Certification Details for Advocate Hospice:

  • November, 2011 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

Hospices in Lombard

Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Illinois
Location: 580 Waters Edge, Suite 100, Lombard, Illinois, 60148
Phone: (630) 572-1232
Advocate Hospice
Location: 2000 Springer Drive, Lombard, Illinois, 60148
Phone: (630) 572-1232
Lexington Hospice Services, Llc
Location: 1300 S Main Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148
Phone: (630) 572-1232
Compassionate Care Hospice
Location: 555 Butterfield Road Ste 205, Lombard, Illinois, 60148
Phone: (630) 572-1232

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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