Gerinet Healthcare in Downey, California

Gerinet Healthcare is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Downey, California. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 12620 Erickson Avenue, Suite A in Downey, California. You can reach out to the office of Gerinet Healthcare via phone at (562) 904-6777.

Gerinet Healthcare is first approved in February, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 551502. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Gerinet Healthcare
12620 Erickson Avenue, Suite A, Downey, CA, 90242
(562) 904-6777

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Hospice Profile

NameGerinet Healthcare
Location12620 Erickson Avenue, Suite A, Downey, California
Hospice ID551502
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
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 Gerinet Healthcare from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1548217011
Organization NameGerinet Physician Services, Inc.
Address12620 Erickson Ave. Downey, California, 90242
Phone Number(562)904-6777

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Quality of Patient Care at Gerinet Healthcare

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. Gerinet Healthcare 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 care97.598.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care90.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care92.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem83.877.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath95.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation87.093.3

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Services Provided by Gerinet Healthcare:

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

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

  • 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 Gerinet Healthcare
Home Health Aides37
Counselors9.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses18
Medical Social Workers 9.25
Registered Nurses30
Other Personnel11
Total Employees114.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others3.5
Total Volunteers3.5

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Certification Details for Gerinet Healthcare:

  • February, 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 Government Services 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 HPC51502F.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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Gerinet Healthcare
Location: 12620 Erickson Avenue, Suite A, Downey, California, 90242
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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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