Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 524 Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. You can reach out to the office of Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes via phone at (479) 783-5550.

Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes is first approved in January, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 041502. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes
524 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR, 72902
(479) 783-5550

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Hospice Profile

NameArea Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes
Location524 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Hospice ID041502
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code650

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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 Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1376500462
Organization NameArea Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas, Inc
Address524 Garrison Ave Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72901
Phone Number(479)783-4500

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NPI Number1932166402
Organization NameArea Agency On Aging Of Western Arkansas, Inc
Address524 Garrison Ave Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72901
Phone Number(479)783-5550

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Quality of Patient Care at Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes

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. Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
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 careNot Available97.3
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 Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes 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 Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes
Home Health Aides7
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3.4
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses9
Other Personnel2
Total Employees23.4

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for Area Agcy Aging Hospice Of Wes:

  • April, 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.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh 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.
  • Related Provider Number is 047034.

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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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