Community Hospice Of Victor Valley in Apple Valley, California

Community Hospice Of Victor Valley is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Apple Valley, California. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 16147 Kamana Road in Apple Valley, California. You can reach out to the office of Community Hospice Of Victor Valley via phone at (760) 946-4730.

Community Hospice Of Victor Valley is first approved in May, 1997 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 051708. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Community Hospice Of Victor Valley
16147 Kamana Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92307
(760) 946-4730

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Hospice Profile

NameCommunity Hospice Of Victor Valley
Location16147 Kamana Road, Apple Valley, California
Hospice ID051708
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code460

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

NPI Number1720087299
Organization NameCommunity Hospice Of Victor Valley
Address16147 Kamana Rd Apple Valley, California, 92307
Phone Number(760)946-4730

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NPI Number1740519545
Organization NameVna Hospice And Palliative Care Of Southern California
Address16147 Kamana Rd Apple Valley, California, 92307
Phone Number(760)946-4730

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Quality of Patient Care at Community Hospice Of Victor Valley

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 Of Victor Valley 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 care99.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.293.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care94.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem86.877.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation83.893.3

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Services Provided by Community Hospice Of Victor Valley:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Community Hospice Of Victor Valley
Home Health Aides13.8
Counselors2.1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses10.1
Medical Social Workers 2.8
Registered Nurses10.35
Other Personnel0.8
Total Employees39.95

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on February , 2000.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on December, 2009.

Certification Details for Community Hospice Of Victor Valley:

  • April, 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 (california) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 051708.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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Phone: (760) 946-4730
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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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