Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley in Pasadena, California

Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Pasadena, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 719 E Union Street in Pasadena, California. You can reach out to the office of Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley via phone at (626) 247-2270.

Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley is first approved in July, 2010 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 551590. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley
719 E Union Street, Pasadena, CA, 91101
(626) 247-2270

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Hospice Profile

NameCompanion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley
Location719 E Union Street, Pasadena, California
Hospice ID551590
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code200

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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 Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1548595044
Organization NameCompanion Hospice And Palliative Care Of The Valley, Llc
Address2700 E Foothill Blvd Ste 200 Pasadena, California, 91107
Phone Number(626)247-2270

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Quality of Patient Care at Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The 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. Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The 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 care99.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care89.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem82.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care92.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation94.493.3

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Services Provided by Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley
Home Health Aides3
Counselors1
Homemakers3
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses5
Total Employees18

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Certification Details for Companion Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Valley:

  • July, 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.
  • National Government Services 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.

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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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