Community Hospice, Inc, The in Rensselaer, New York

Community Hospice, Inc, The is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Rensselaer, New York. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 295 Valley View Boulevard in Rensselaer, New York. You can reach out to the office of Community Hospice, Inc, The via phone at (518) 285-8100.

Community Hospice, Inc, The is first approved in November, 1983 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 331501. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Community Hospice, Inc, The
295 Valley View Boulevard, Rensselaer, NY, 12144
(518) 285-8100

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Hospice Profile

NameCommunity Hospice, Inc, The
Location295 Valley View Boulevard, Rensselaer, New York
Hospice ID331501
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 Community Hospice, Inc, The from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Community Hospice, Inc, The

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, The 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 care99.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem79.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.697.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.593.3

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Services Provided by Community Hospice, Inc, The:

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

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

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

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Community Hospice, Inc, The
Home Health Aides47.2
Counselors11.2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses26.5
Medical Social Workers 27.4
Physicians5
Registered Nurses140.2
Other Personnel127.4
Total Employees384.9

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others622
Total Volunteers622

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Certification Details for Community Hospice, Inc, The:

  • August, 2010 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 Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Waiver of life safety code provision has been recommended.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Rensselaer

Community Hospice, Inc, The
Location: 295 Valley View Boulevard, Rensselaer, New York, 12144
Phone: (518) 285-8100

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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