Capital Hospice in Washington, District Of Columbia

Capital Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Washington, District Of Columbia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 50 F Street, Nw Suite 3300 in Washington, District Of Columbia. You can reach out to the office of Capital Hospice via phone at (202) 244-8300.

Capital Hospice is first approved in December, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 091501. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Capital Hospice
50 F Street, Nw Suite 3300, Washington, DC, 20001
(202) 244-8300

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Hospice Profile

NameCapital Hospice
Location50 F Street, Nw Suite 3300, Washington, District Of Columbia
Hospice ID091501
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code000

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

NPI Number1790706935
Organization NameCapital Hospice
Address4401 Connecticut Ave Nw Washington, District Of Columbia, 20008
Phone Number(202)244-8300

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Quality of Patient Care at Capital 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. Capital 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 care80.198.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care69.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care89.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem21.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care39.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation77.893.3

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Services Provided by Capital Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Capital Hospice
Home Health Aides17.7
Counselors1.3
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5.4
Medical Social Workers 4.6
Physicians1.6
Registered Nurses19.3
Other Personnel17.2
Total Employees67.1

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others42
Total Volunteers42

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on January , 2003.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on January, 2003.

Certification Details for Capital Hospice:

  • December, 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.
  • Cahaba 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 491500.

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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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