Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice in Prescott, Arizona

Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Prescott, Arizona. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 1065 Ruth Street, Suite 108-109 in Prescott, Arizona. You can reach out to the office of Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice via phone at (928) 778-5655.

Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice is first approved in July, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 031584. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice
1065 Ruth Street, Suite 108-109, Prescott, AZ, 86301
(928) 778-5655

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Hospice Profile

NameGood Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice
Location1065 Ruth Street, Suite 108-109, Prescott, Arizona
Hospice ID031584
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code120

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

NPI Number1326238874
Organization NameThe Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Address1065 Ruth St Prescott, Arizona, 86301
Phone Number(928)778-5655

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Quality of Patient Care at Good Samaritan Society Prescott 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. Good Samaritan Society Prescott 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 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 care99.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem76.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.697.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.193.3

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Services Provided by Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • 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 Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice
Home Health Aides14
Counselors3
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians3
Registered Nurses18
Other Personnel11
Total Employees55

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Cockroaches can trigger allergy and asthma attacks

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others32
Total Volunteers32

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Smoking and body mass index found to be risk factors in age-related hearing loss

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Certification Details for Good Samaritan Society Prescott Hospice:

  • June, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications 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.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 037238.

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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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