Altus Hospice in Sugar Land, Texas

Altus Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Sugar Land, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 11352 Sugar Park Lane in Sugar Land, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Altus Hospice via phone at (281) 493-9744.

Altus Hospice is first approved in April, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 671562. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Altus Hospice
11352 Sugar Park Lane, Sugar Land, TX, 77478
(281) 493-9744

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Hospice Profile

NameAltus Hospice
Location11352 Sugar Park Lane, Sugar Land, Texas
Hospice ID671562
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Partnership
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code530

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

NPI Number1538244819
Organization NameGroup Care Hospice, Lp
Address11352 Sugar Park Ln Sugar Land, Texas, 77478
Phone Number(281)493-9744

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Quality of Patient Care at Altus 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. Altus 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 care91.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care90.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care90.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem53.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care96.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.093.3

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Services Provided by Altus Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Altus Hospice below:
  • By staff

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

    • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
      • Home Health Aide Service
      • Counseling Service
      • Home Maker Service
      • Medical Social Service
      • Nursing Service

    • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
      • Acute and Respite

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Altus Hospice
    Home Health Aides9
    Counselors2
    Homemakers0.25
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5.5
    Medical Social Workers 4
    Physicians0.25
    Registered Nurses15
    Other Personnel9
    Total Employees45

    News Archive

    Aastrom Biosciences responds to article regarding contaminated stem cell lines

    Aastrom Biosciences responded today to the publication in the Sunday online edition of Nature Medicine of findings by California researchers that indicate that certain lines of human embryonic stem cells have been contaminated through the use of mice feeder cells.

    UN food standards body agrees on new regulations to protect health of consumers across the world

    The UN food standards body has agreed on new regulations - including the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula for babies - to protect the health of consumers across the world. Other measures adopted include new food safety standards on seafood, melons, dried figs and food labelling.

    FDA grants priority review of Cinryze C1 inhibitor as treatment for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema

    ViroPharma Incorporated has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Cinryze C1 Inhibitor (human) as a treatment for acute attacks of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE).

    MU researcher develops test to pinpoint neurological origins of dysphagia

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others0.25
    Total Volunteers0.25

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    UN food standards body agrees on new regulations to protect health of consumers across the world

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    FDA grants priority review of Cinryze C1 inhibitor as treatment for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema

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    Certification Details for Altus Hospice:

    • April, 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 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.

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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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