Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc in Sherman Oaks, California

Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Sherman Oaks, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 14542 Ventura Blvd, Ste 202 in Sherman Oaks, California. You can reach out to the office of Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc via phone at (818) 986-1269.

Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc is first approved in March, 2014 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 751515. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc
14542 Ventura Blvd, Ste 202, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403
(818) 986-1269

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Hospice Profile

NameDedicated Hospice Care, Inc
Location14542 Ventura Blvd, Ste 202, Sherman Oaks, California
Hospice ID751515
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code200

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

NPI Number1174897771
Organization NameDedicated Hospice Care, Inc.
Address14542 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, California, 91423
Phone Number(818)986-1269

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Quality of Patient Care at Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc

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. Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc
    Home Health Aides2
    Counselors3
    Homemakers1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses3
    Other Personnel1
    Total Employees14

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    Dilp8 provides an important signal to slow body growth and delay insect development

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    Job and social strain associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease in women

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Home Health Aides1
    Others3
    Total Volunteers4

    News Archive

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    Certification Details for Dedicated Hospice Care, Inc:

    • May, 2017 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 Government Services 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.

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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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