Compassus - Greater Maine in Scarborough, Maine

Compassus - Greater Maine is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Scarborough, Maine. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 23 Spring Street, Ste C in Scarborough, Maine. You can reach out to the office of Compassus - Greater Maine via phone at (207) 761-6967.

Compassus - Greater Maine is first approved in June, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 201519. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Compassus - Greater Maine
23 Spring Street, Ste C, Scarborough, ME, 04074
(207) 761-6967

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Hospice Profile

NameCompassus - Greater Maine
Location23 Spring Street, Ste C, Scarborough, Maine
Hospice ID201519
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 Maine from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1144573403
Organization NameLife Choice Hospice Of Maine, Llc
Address23 Spring St Scarborough, Maine, 04074
Phone Number(207)761-6967

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NPI Number1962542092
Organization NameAllegiance Hospice Care Of Maine
Address100 Foden Road West South Portland, Maine, 04106
Phone Number(207)761-6967

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Quality of Patient Care at Compassus - Greater Maine

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 Maine 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 care84.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care64.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care92.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem46.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care85.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath73.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation95.893.3

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Services Provided by Compassus - Greater Maine:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • 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 Maine
Home Health Aides14
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 3
Registered Nurses13
Other Personnel10
Total Employees44

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others10
Total Volunteers10

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 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 Maine:

  • January, 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 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 Heritage (hha - A) 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 30, September.

Hospices in Scarborough

Hospice Of Southern Maine
Location: 180 Us Route 1, Scarborough, Maine, 04074
Phone: (207) 761-6967
Compassus - Greater Maine
Location: 23 Spring Street, Ste C, Scarborough, Maine, 04074
Phone: (207) 761-6967

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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