Heart Of Hospice in Alexandria, Louisiana

Heart Of Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 233 Pecan Park Avenue Suite C And D in Alexandria, Louisiana. You can reach out to the office of Heart Of Hospice via phone at (318) 880-0223.

Heart Of Hospice is first approved in March, 1989 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 191515. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Heart Of Hospice
233 Pecan Park Avenue Suite C And D, Alexandria, LA, 71303
(318) 880-0223

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Hospice Profile

NameHeart Of Hospice
Location233 Pecan Park Avenue Suite C And D, Alexandria, Louisiana
Hospice ID191515
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code390

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

NPI Number1023464393
Organization NameHeart Of Hospice, Llc
Address1001 Bayou Pl Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone Number(318)880-0223

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NPI Number1184795445
Organization NameJourney Hospice Of Alexandria, Llc
Address221 Pecan Park Ave Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone Number(318)880-0223

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Quality of Patient Care at Heart Of 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. Heart Of Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
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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 care98.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem97.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.294.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Heart Of Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Heart Of Hospice 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

  • 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 Heart Of Hospice
Home Health Aides8
Counselors3
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses13
Other Personnel9
Total Employees35

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others8
Total Volunteers8

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 4 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on June , 2005.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on May, 2016.

Certification Details for Heart Of Hospice:

  • April, 2018 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 1581003.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Alexandria

Heart Of Hospice
Location: 233 Pecan Park Avenue Suite C And D, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone: (318) 880-0223
Christus Hospice & Palliative Care St Frances Cabr
Location: 4801 Jackson Street Ext Suite B, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone: (318) 880-0223
St Joseph Hospice Of Cenla, Llc
Location: 716 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone: (318) 880-0223
Faith Foundation Hospice, Inc
Location: 3503 Parliament Court, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303
Phone: (318) 880-0223

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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