Compassionate Care Hospice in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

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Compassionate Care Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 3331 Street Road, Suite 410 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Compassionate Care Hospice via phone at (610) 832-7020.

Compassionate Care Hospice is first approved in March, 1995 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391597. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Compassionate Care Hospice
3331 Street Road, Suite 410, Bensalem, PA, 19020
(610) 832-7020

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Hospice Profile

NameCompassionate Care Hospice
Location3331 Street Road, Suite 410, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391597
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code140

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

NPI Number1407859978
Organization NameCompassionate Care Hospice Of Gwynedd, Inc.
Address3331 Street Rd Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 19020
Phone Number(215)245-3525

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Quality of Patient Care at Compassionate Care 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. Compassionate Care 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 care95.898.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care57.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care71.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem57.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.597.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath90.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Compassionate Care Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Compassionate Care Hospice
Home Health Aides52
Counselors4
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses7
Medical Social Workers 9
Physicians2.6
Registered Nurses20
Other Personnel18
Total Employees112.6

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others4
Total Volunteers4

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Certification Details for Compassionate Care Hospice:

  • July, 2012 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.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh 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 Bensalem

Compassionate Care Hospice
Location: 3331 Street Road, Suite 410, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 19020
Phone: (610) 832-7020
Immediate Homecare And Hospice
Location: 2920 Olga Avenue, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 19020
Phone: (610) 832-7020
Serenity Hospice
Location: 3331 Street Road Suite 101, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 19020
Phone: (610) 832-7020

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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