Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice in Modesto, California

Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Modesto, California. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 4368 Spyres Way in Modesto, California. You can reach out to the office of Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice via phone at (209) 578-6300.

Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice is first approved in August, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 051543. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice
4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, CA, 95356
(209) 578-6300

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Hospice Profile

NameCommunity Hospice, Inc - Hospice
Location4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, California
Hospice ID051543
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code600

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

NPI Number1043326531
Organization NameCommunity Hospice, Inc.
Address4368 Spyres Way Modesto, California, 95356
Phone Number(209)578-6320

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NPI Number1447775499
Organization NameDrew Ho Md, Inc
Address4368 Spyres Way Modesto, California, 95356
Phone Number(209)578-6300

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Quality of Patient Care at Community Hospice, Inc - 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. Community Hospice, Inc - 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 care99.998.3
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 care99.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem97.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.893.3

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Services Provided by Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice:

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

  • 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 Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice
Home Health Aides22.6
Counselors8
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses11.7
Medical Social Workers 10.2
Registered Nurses39.8
Other Personnel56.18
Total Employees148.48

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Read more Medical News

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Counselors2
Medical Social Workers0.5
Others4.65
Total Volunteers7.15

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We know very little about the incidence of pain among the elderly in nursing homes. In Norway, no requirement is in place for pain to be assessed before or during nursing home admission, nor once a person has been admitted.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 7 days ago

Certification Details for Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice:

  • June, 2016 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 (california) 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 30, September.

Hospices in Modesto

Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice
Location: 4368 Spyres Way, Modesto, California, 95356
Phone: (209) 578-6300

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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