Compassus-greater Denver in Denver, Colorado

Compassus-greater Denver is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Denver, Colorado. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2460 W 26th Avenue Suite 300-c in Denver, Colorado. You can reach out to the office of Compassus-greater Denver via phone at (720) 200-1036.

Compassus-greater Denver is first approved in March, 2006 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 061558. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Compassus-greater Denver
2460 W 26th Avenue Suite 300-c, Denver, CO, 80211
(720) 200-1036

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Hospice Profile

NameCompassus-greater Denver
Location2460 W 26th Avenue Suite 300-c, Denver, Colorado
Hospice ID061558
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code020

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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 Compassus-greater Denver from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1316981178
Organization NameSolamor Hospice Corporation
Address7950 E Prentice Ave Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111
Phone Number(720)200-1036

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NPI Number1336493063
Organization NameLife Choice Hospice Of Colorado, Llc
Address2420 W 26th Ave Ste 200d Denver, Colorado, 80211
Phone Number(720)200-1036

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Quality of Patient Care at Compassus-greater Denver

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. Compassus-greater Denver 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 care96.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care65.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care76.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem61.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath80.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.293.3

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Services Provided by Compassus-greater Denver:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • 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 Compassus-greater Denver
Home Health Aides7
Counselors3
Medical Social Workers 4
Physicians1
Registered Nurses12
Total Employees27

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on December , 2012.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on December, 2012.

Certification Details for Compassus-greater Denver:

  • February, 2018 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 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.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 06924786.
  • 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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