Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina

Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2680 Elms Plantation Blvd., Suite 101 in Charleston, South Carolina. You can reach out to the office of Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry via phone at (843) 553-7122.

Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry is first approved in February, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 421592. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry
2680 Elms Plantation Blvd., Suite 101, Charleston, SC, 29406
(843) 553-7122

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Hospice Profile

NameAgape Hospice Of The Lowcountry
Location2680 Elms Plantation Blvd., Suite 101, Charleston, South Carolina
Hospice ID421592
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code090

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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 Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry 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 Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry

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. Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry 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 care94.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care93.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care72.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem53.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation81.593.3

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Services Provided by Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry 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 Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry
Home Health Aides59
Counselors14
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 11
Registered Nurses39.25
Other Personnel32.5
Total Employees156.75

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Certification Details for Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry:

  • 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.
  • Palmetto Gba (sc) 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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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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