Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc in Alamogordo, New Mexico

Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 1859 Indian Wells Road in Alamogordo, New Mexico. You can reach out to the office of Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc via phone at (575) 437-3500.

Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc is first approved in July, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 321521. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc
1859 Indian Wells Road, Alamogordo, NM, 88310
(575) 437-3500

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Hospice Profile

NameAlamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc
Location1859 Indian Wells Road, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Hospice ID321521
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code170

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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 Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1538219258
Organization NameAlamogordo Home Health Care And Hospice, Inc
Address1859 Indian Wells Road Alamogordo, New Mexico, 88310
Phone Number(575)437-3500

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NPI Number1649321209
Organization NameRoswell Home Health And Hospice, Inc
Address1859 Indian Wells Rd Alamogordo, New Mexico, 88310
Phone Number(575)437-3500

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Quality of Patient Care at Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, 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. Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care85.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem60.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care89.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.593.3

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Services Provided by Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc
Home Health Aides3
Counselors1.5
Homemakers1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses5
Other Personnel1.5
Total Employees14

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others14
Total Volunteers14

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on December, 2008.

Certification Details for Alamogordo Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc:

  • May, 2018 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 Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 327015.

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Phone: (575) 437-3500

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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