Hearth Hospice in Summerville, Georgia

Hearth Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Summerville, Georgia. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 11638 Highway 27, Suite 6 in Summerville, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Hearth Hospice via phone at (706) 866-9854.

Hearth Hospice is first approved in June, 1986 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111513. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hearth Hospice
11638 Highway 27, Suite 6, Summerville, GA, 30747
(706) 866-9854

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Hospice Profile

NameHearth Hospice
Location11638 Highway 27, Suite 6, Summerville, Georgia
Hospice ID111513
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
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 Hearth Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1821077017
Organization NameHearth Healthcare Of Georgia, Llc
Address2636 Battlefield Pkwy Ste 101 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 30742
Phone Number(706)866-9854

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Quality of Patient Care at Hearth 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. Hearth 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 care84.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care57.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care67.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem73.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care91.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath95.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation91.793.3

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Services Provided by Hearth Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Hearth Hospice
Home Health Aides3.5
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Registered Nurses8
Other Personnel2
Total Employees21

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others5
Total Volunteers5

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on June , 1996.

Certification Details for Hearth Hospice:

  • June, 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 000372061A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.
  • Related Provider Number is 110004.

Hospices in Summerville

Hearth Hospice
Location: 11638 Highway 27, Suite 6, Summerville, Georgia, 30747
Phone: (706) 866-9854

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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