Crossings Hospice in Shamokin, Pennsylvania

Crossings Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 21 West Independence Street in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Crossings Hospice via phone at (570) 648-8989.

Crossings Hospice is first approved in February, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391566. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Crossings Hospice
21 West Independence Street, Shamokin, PA, 17872
(570) 648-8989

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Hospice Profile

NameCrossings Hospice
Location21 West Independence Street, Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391566
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code600

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

NPI Number1699757088
Organization NameVna Health System
Address21 W Independence St Shamokin, Pennsylvania, 17872
Phone Number(570)648-8989

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Quality of Patient Care at Crossings 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. Crossings 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 care99.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem85.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.793.3

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Services Provided by Crossings Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Crossings Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • 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 Crossings Hospice
Home Health Aides1
Counselors0.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel3.25
Total Employees10.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.25
Total Volunteers0.25

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› Verified 1 days ago

Certification Details for Crossings Hospice:

  • June, 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.
  • Cahaba 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, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 397053.

Hospices in Shamokin

Crossings Hospice
Location: 21 West Independence Street, Shamokin, Pennsylvania, 17872
Phone: (570) 648-8989

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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