Halcyon Hospice in Atlanta, Georgia

Halcyon Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 5411 Northland Drive, 2nd Floor in Atlanta, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Halcyon Hospice via phone at (770) 730-8405.

Halcyon Hospice is first approved in March, 2008 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111624. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Halcyon Hospice
5411 Northland Drive, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30342
(770) 730-8405

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Hospice Profile

NameHalcyon Hospice
Location5411 Northland Drive, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia
Hospice ID111624
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code470

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

NPI Number1396880852
Organization NameAltus Healthcare And Hospice Inc
Address1 Dunwoody Park Dunwoody, Georgia, 30338
Phone Number(770)730-8405

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NPI Number1972880896
Organization NameAltus Hospice Of Georgia Llc
Address5411 Northland Dr Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
Phone Number(770)730-8405

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Quality of Patient Care at Halcyon 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. Halcyon 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 care97.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care82.293.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care75.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem40.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.297.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation93.193.3

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Services Provided by Halcyon Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Halcyon Hospice
Home Health Aides19
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses6
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians1
Registered Nurses18
Other Personnel12
Total Employees60

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others3.5
Total Volunteers3.5

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Selected prescription drugs contribute to 10% of lower urinary tract symptoms among men

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Certification Details for Halcyon Hospice:

  • May, 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.
  • 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 777588136A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • 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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