Four Seasons Compassion For Life in Flat Rock, North Carolina

Four Seasons Compassion For Life is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Flat Rock, North Carolina. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 571 South Allen Road in Flat Rock, North Carolina. You can reach out to the office of Four Seasons Compassion For Life via phone at (828) 692-6178.

Four Seasons Compassion For Life is first approved in July, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 341530. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Four Seasons Compassion For Life
571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC, 28731
(828) 692-6178

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Hospice Profile

NameFour Seasons Compassion For Life
Location571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Hospice ID341530
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code440

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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 Four Seasons Compassion For Life from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1275524621
Organization NameHospice Of Henderson County, Inc.
Address571 S Allen Rd Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731
Phone Number(828)692-6178

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NPI Number1275528176
Organization NameHospice Of Henderson County Inc
Address571 S Allen Rd Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731
Phone Number(828)692-6178

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Quality of Patient Care at Four Seasons Compassion For Life

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. Four Seasons Compassion For Life 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 care88.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem55.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.193.3

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Services Provided by Four Seasons Compassion For Life:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Four Seasons Compassion For Life below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • 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
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Four Seasons Compassion For Life
Home Health Aides20.25
Counselors2.5
Homemakers3.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.75
Medical Social Workers 8
Physicians5
Registered Nurses39.75
Other Personnel6
Total Employees87.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others159
Total Volunteers159

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Certification Details for Four Seasons Compassion For Life:

  • January, 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

Hospices in Flat Rock

Four Seasons Compassion For Life
Location: 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731
Phone: (828) 692-6178

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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