Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, Georgia

Gentiva Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Columbus, Georgia. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 100 Brookstone Centre Parkway in Columbus, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Gentiva Hospice via phone at (706) 653-0835.

Gentiva Hospice is first approved in November, 1997 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111560. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Gentiva Hospice
100 Brookstone Centre Parkway, Columbus, GA, 31904
(706) 653-0835

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Hospice Profile

NameGentiva Hospice
Location100 Brookstone Centre Parkway, Columbus, Georgia
Hospice ID111560
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code780

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

NPI Number1801834593
Organization NameVistacare Usa, Llc
Address100 Brookstone Centre Pkwy Columbus, Georgia, 31904
Phone Number(706)653-0835

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Quality of Patient Care at Gentiva 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. Gentiva 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 care99.898.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem90.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation94.193.3

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Services Provided by Gentiva Hospice:

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

  • 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 Gentiva Hospice
Home Health Aides18
Counselors1
Homemakers2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 5.5
Physicians2.5
Registered Nurses33.25
Other Personnel18.5
Total Employees82.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others38
Total Volunteers38

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on August, 1998.

Certification Details for Gentiva Hospice:

  • September, 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 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.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 000821268A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • Waiver of life safety code provision has been recommended.
  • 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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