Grane Hospice in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

Grane Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 106 Zee Plaza in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Grane Hospice via phone at (814) 695-2793.

Grane Hospice is first approved in February, 2008 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391693. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Grane Hospice
106 Zee Plaza, Hollidaysburg, PA, 16648
(814) 695-2793

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Hospice Profile

NameGrane Hospice
Location106 Zee Plaza, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391693
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code120

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Palliative care recipients live longer and in less pain, study finds

The New York Times: "In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative care immediately upon diagnosis not only were happier, more mobile and in less pain as the end neared — but they also lived nearly three months longer.

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

Quality of Patient Care at Grane 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. Grane 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 care99.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem38.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath83.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation87.493.3

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Services Provided by Grane Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Grane Hospice 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
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • 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 Grane Hospice
Home Health Aides22
Counselors4
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 4
Physicians2
Registered Nurses22
Other Personnel8
Total Employees66

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others4
Total Volunteers4

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Cardium commences Generx Phase 3 registration study in myocardial ischemia

Cardium Therapeutics today announced the initiation of the ASPIRE Phase 3 registration study to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Cardium's lead product candidate, Generx (Ad5FGF-4) in patients with myocardial ischemia.

Health algorithm biased against black individuals finds study

A new study has revealed that a commonly and widely used healthcare algorithm may be biased against blacks and may be denying them of vital medical treatment. The study titled, "Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations," was published this week in the latest issue of the journal Science.

Palliative care recipients live longer and in less pain, study finds

The New York Times: "In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative care immediately upon diagnosis not only were happier, more mobile and in less pain as the end neared — but they also lived nearly three months longer.

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 3 days ago

Certification Details for Grane Hospice:

  • July, 2015 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.
  • Cahaba 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 398228.

Hospices in Hollidaysburg

Grane Hospice
Location: 106 Zee Plaza, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, 16648
Phone: (814) 695-2793

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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