Compassus - Greater Manchester in Bedford, New Hampshire

Compassus - Greater Manchester is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bedford, New Hampshire. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 170 South River Road in Bedford, New Hampshire. You can reach out to the office of Compassus - Greater Manchester via phone at (603) 606-7974.

Compassus - Greater Manchester is first approved in September, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 301528. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Compassus - Greater Manchester
170 South River Road, Bedford, NH, 03110
(603) 606-7974

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Hospice Profile

NameCompassus - Greater Manchester
Location170 South River Road, Bedford, New Hampshire
Hospice ID301528
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code050

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

NPI Number1669512794
Organization NameSolamor Hospice Corporation
Address170 South River Road Bedford, New Hampshire, 03110
Phone Number(603)606-7974

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NPI Number1982958583
Organization NameLife Choice Hospice Of New Hampshire Ii, Llc
Address170 S River Rd Ste 2 Bedford, New Hampshire, 03110
Phone Number(603)606-7974

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Quality of Patient Care at Compassus - Greater Manchester

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 Manchester 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 care99.698.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care42.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care91.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem81.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care96.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath88.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Compassus - Greater Manchester:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Compassus - Greater Manchester
Home Health Aides10.2
Counselors1.2
Medical Social Workers 1.6
Physicians0.7
Registered Nurses10.6
Other Personnel7
Total Employees31.3

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others28
Total Volunteers28

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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 Manchester:

  • October, 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 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 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 307049.

Hospices in Bedford

Compassus - Greater Manchester
Location: 170 South River Road, Bedford, New Hampshire, 03110
Phone: (603) 606-7974

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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