Aseracare Hospice in Kansas City, Missouri

Aseracare Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 8357 Nw Barrybrooke Drive in Kansas City, Missouri. You can reach out to the office of Aseracare Hospice via phone at (816) 880-3900.

Aseracare Hospice is first approved in December, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 261555. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Aseracare Hospice
8357 Nw Barrybrooke Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64151
(816) 880-3900

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Hospice Profile

NameAseracare Hospice
Location8357 Nw Barrybrooke Drive, Kansas City, Missouri
Hospice ID261555
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code820

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

NPI Number1760421622
Organization NameHospice Preferred Choice, Inc.
Address11020 Nw Ambassador Dr Kansas City, Missouri, 64153
Phone Number(816)880-3900

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Quality of Patient Care at Aseracare 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. Aseracare 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 care98.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care87.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem86.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath91.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation86.993.3

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Services Provided by Aseracare Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Aseracare Hospice 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 Aseracare Hospice
Home Health Aides4.1
Counselors2
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Registered Nurses3.8
Other Personnel4
Total Employees15.4

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.3
Total Volunteers0.3

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 3 time/s change of ownership.

Certification Details for Aseracare Hospice:

  • 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.
  • Dummy For Medicaid Hha 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, March.

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Phone: (816) 880-3900

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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