Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville in Greenville, Alabama

Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Greenville, Alabama. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 23 Jameson Lane in Greenville, Alabama. You can reach out to the office of Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville via phone at (334) 383-9688.

Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville is first approved in June, 2001 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 011582. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville
23 Jameson Lane, Greenville, AL, 36037
(334) 383-9688

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Hospice Profile

NameComfort Care Hospice Of Greenville
Location23 Jameson Lane, Greenville, Alabama
Hospice ID011582
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code060

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

NPI Number1669438180
Organization NameComfort Care Hospice, Llc
Address501 East Commerce Street Greenville, Alabama, 36037
Phone Number(334)383-9688

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Quality of Patient Care at Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville

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. Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville 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 care99.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem44.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation88.093.3

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Services Provided by Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville
Home Health Aides3.5
Counselors0.5
Homemakers5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Registered Nurses5.75
Other Personnel3
Total Employees20.25

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› Verified 9 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others4
Total Volunteers4

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Hair transplant robot gets FDA nod

The United States regulator, Food and Drugs Administrator (FDA) has approved a machine called the Artas System for commercial use. According to manufacturers Restoration Robotics, Artas is "an interactive, computer assisted system utilizing image-guided robotics to enhance the quality of hair follicle harvesting" by combining "several features including an interactive, image-guided robotic arm, special imaging technologies, small dermal punches and a computer interface." Artas can be used only on patients with straight brown or black hair at this stage.

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A new study led by a researcher at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland is the first to find that an amino acid deficiency in sickle cell disease is the result of hemolysis, a process where red blood cells rupture and release their contents into the blood stream. Low availability of the amino acid arginine is associated with lung disease and death in adult sickle cell patients.

Introducing art into nursing care improves stroke survivors' QOL

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HIV-positive people in developing countries risk having no antiretroviral treatment

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 9 days ago

Certification Details for Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville:

  • August, 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

Hospices in Greenville

Comfort Care Hospice Of Greenville
Location: 23 Jameson Lane, Greenville, Alabama, 36037
Phone: (334) 383-9688
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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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