Affinis Hospice Llc in Pooler, Georgia

Affinis Hospice Llc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Pooler, Georgia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 130 Canal Street, Suite 102 & 103 in Pooler, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Affinis Hospice Llc via phone at (912) 748-6000.

Affinis Hospice Llc is first approved in November, 2015 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111771. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Affinis Hospice Llc
130 Canal Street, Suite 102 & 103, Pooler, GA, 31322
(912) 748-6000

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Hospice Profile

NameAffinis Hospice Llc
Location130 Canal Street, Suite 102 & 103, Pooler, Georgia
Hospice ID111771
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code220

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

NPI Number1568857506
Organization NameAffinis Hospice, Llc
Address130 Canal St Pooler, Georgia, 31322
Phone Number(912)748-6000

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Quality of Patient Care at Affinis Hospice Llc

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. Affinis Hospice Llc 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 care90.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care72.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care77.393.9
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 care100.097.3
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 Affinis Hospice Llc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Affinis Hospice Llc
Home Health Aides1
Counselors1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians2
Registered Nurses2
Other Personnel1
Total Employees8

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others1
Total Volunteers1

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Certification Details for Affinis Hospice Llc:

  • October, 2015 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 in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
  • 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 Initial.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.

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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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