Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc in La Junta, Colorado

Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in La Junta, Colorado. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 531 Lewis Avenue in La Junta, Colorado. You can reach out to the office of Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc via phone at (719) 384-8827.

Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc is first approved in November, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 061515. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc
531 Lewis Avenue, La Junta, CO, 81050
(719) 384-8827

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Hospice Profile

NameArkansas Valley Hospice Inc
Location531 Lewis Avenue, La Junta, Colorado
Hospice ID061515
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code440

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

NPI Number1194732123
Organization NameArkansas Valley Hospice Inc
Address531 Lewis Ave La Junta, Colorado, 81050
Phone Number(719)384-8827

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NPI Number1982601712
Organization NameArkansas Valley Hospice Inc
Address118 W 4th St La Junta, Colorado, 81050
Phone Number(719)384-8827

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Quality of Patient Care at Arkansas Valley 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. Arkansas Valley 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care87.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem33.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Enrollment in Derma Sciences DSC127 Phase 2 trial in diabetic foot ulcer healing to conclude September end

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Services Provided by Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc
Home Health Aides2.75
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1.25
Registered Nurses6
Other Personnel6
Total Employees19

News Archive

Study uses new BL-DMAC method to measure PAC levels in cranberry products

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Enrollment in Derma Sciences DSC127 Phase 2 trial in diabetic foot ulcer healing to conclude September end

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced that patient screening in its DSC127 Phase 2 trial in diabetic foot ulcer healing will be completed tomorrow, and that enrollment in the trial will conclude on September 30. This randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of up to 75 patients will look at the percentage of diabetic ulcers completely healed over a 12-week period, among other outcomes.

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› Verified 3 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Homemakers5
Total Volunteers5

News Archive

Study uses new BL-DMAC method to measure PAC levels in cranberry products

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Enrollment in Derma Sciences DSC127 Phase 2 trial in diabetic foot ulcer healing to conclude September end

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced that patient screening in its DSC127 Phase 2 trial in diabetic foot ulcer healing will be completed tomorrow, and that enrollment in the trial will conclude on September 30. This randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of up to 75 patients will look at the percentage of diabetic ulcers completely healed over a 12-week period, among other outcomes.

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Accurate method for interpretation of heart images developed

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› Verified 3 days ago

Certification Details for Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc:

  • July, 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.
  • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 05800149.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, October.

Hospices in La Junta

Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc
Location: 531 Lewis Avenue, La Junta, Colorado, 81050
Phone: (719) 384-8827

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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