Circle Of Life Hospice in Chariton, Iowa

Circle Of Life Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Chariton, Iowa. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 220 Northwestern Avenue in Chariton, Iowa. You can reach out to the office of Circle Of Life Hospice via phone at (641) 774-3490.

Circle Of Life Hospice is first approved in September, 2004 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 161571. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Circle Of Life Hospice
220 Northwestern Avenue, Chariton, IA, 50049
(641) 774-3490

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Hospice Profile

NameCircle Of Life Hospice
Location220 Northwestern Avenue, Chariton, Iowa
Hospice ID161571
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code580

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

NPI Number1023099595
Organization NameCircle Of Life Hospice
Address1010 N 7th St Chariton, Iowa, 50049
Phone Number(641)774-2339

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Quality of Patient Care at Circle Of Life 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. Circle Of Life 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 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 care96.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem78.977.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Circle Of Life Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Circle Of Life Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Home Maker Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Circle Of Life Hospice
Home Health Aides6
Counselors0.1
Homemakers0.7
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.2
Registered Nurses8
Other Personnel2
Total Employees19

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for Circle Of Life Hospice:

  • September, 2016 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh 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 167293.

Hospices in Chariton

Circle Of Life Hospice
Location: 220 Northwestern Avenue, Chariton, Iowa, 50049
Phone: (641) 774-3490

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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