Caledonia Home Health Care in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont

Caledonia Home Health Care is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 161 Sherman Drive in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. You can reach out to the office of Caledonia Home Health Care via phone at (802) 748-8116.

Caledonia Home Health Care is first approved in October, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 471502. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Caledonia Home Health Care
161 Sherman Drive, Saint Johnsbury, VT, 05819
(802) 748-8116

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Hospice Profile

NameCaledonia Home Health Care
Location161 Sherman Drive, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
Hospice ID471502
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code020

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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 Caledonia Home Health Care from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1346413945
Organization NameNorthern Counties Health Care, Inc.
Address161 Sherman Dr St Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819
Phone Number(802)748-8116

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NPI Number1518960137
Organization NameNorthern Counties Health Care, Inc.
Address161 Sherman Dr St Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819
Phone Number(802)748-8116

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Quality of Patient Care at Caledonia Home Health Care

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. Caledonia Home Health Care 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 care98.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem25.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation89.493.3

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Services Provided by Caledonia Home Health Care:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Caledonia Home Health Care below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy

  • Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Caledonia Home Health Care
    Home Health Aides18.71
    Homemakers14.77
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1.25
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians0.5
    Registered Nurses21.72
    Other Personnel20.82
    Total Employees78.77

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others19
    Total Volunteers19

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    Ownership Details:

    • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.

    Certification Details for Caledonia Home Health Care:

    • February, 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.
    • National Heritage (vermont) 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.
    • Related Provider Number is 477010.

    Hospices in Saint Johnsbury

    Caledonia Home Health Care
    Location: 161 Sherman Drive, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819
    Phone: (802) 748-8116

    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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