Arkansas Hospice Russellville in Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Hospice Russellville is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2405 East Parkway, Suite 3 in Russellville, Arkansas. You can reach out to the office of Arkansas Hospice Russellville via phone at (479) 967-9300.

Arkansas Hospice Russellville is first approved in May, 1991 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 041518. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Arkansas Hospice Russellville
2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, AR, 72802
(479) 967-9300

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Hospice Profile

NameArkansas Hospice Russellville
Location2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, Arkansas
Hospice ID041518
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code570

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

NPI Number1255314894
Organization NameArkansas Hospice, Inc.
Address2405 E Parkway Dr Russellville, Arkansas, 72802
Phone Number(479)498-2050

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Quality of Patient Care at Arkansas Hospice Russellville

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. Arkansas Hospice Russellville 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 care98.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem55.577.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Arkansas Hospice Russellville:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Arkansas Hospice Russellville
Home Health Aides6
Counselors1
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses18.5
Other Personnel12.5
Total Employees40

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others12
Total Volunteers12

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Certification Details for Arkansas Hospice Russellville:

  • June, 2017 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, September.

Hospices in Russellville

Arkansas Hospice Russellville
Location: 2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, Arkansas, 72802
Phone: (479) 967-9300
Kindred Hospice I
Location: 1509 East Main Street, Suite 6b, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801
Phone: (479) 967-9300

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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