Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick in Brunswick, Georgia

Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Brunswick, Georgia. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 664 Scanton Road Suite 103 in Brunswick, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick via phone at (912) 261-8760.

Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick is first approved in January, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111644. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick
664 Scanton Road Suite 103, Brunswick, GA, 31520
(912) 261-8760

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Hospice Profile

NameHeartland Hospice Services- Brunswick
Location664 Scanton Road Suite 103, Brunswick, Georgia
Hospice ID111644
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code490

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

NPI Number1457305567
Organization NameIn Home Health Llc
Address664 Scranton Rd Brunswick, Georgia, 31520
Phone Number(912)261-8760

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Quality of Patient Care at Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick

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. Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick 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 care99.498.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care95.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem95.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.597.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation93.993.3

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Services Provided by Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick:

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

  • 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 Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick
Home Health Aides8
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.25
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses8.25
Other Personnel13
Total Employees33.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others8
Total Volunteers8

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Certification Details for Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick:

  • October, 2017 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 858682596A.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Brunswick

Hospice Of The Golden Isles
Location: 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, Georgia, 31525
Phone: (912) 261-8760
Heartland Hospice Services- Brunswick
Location: 664 Scanton Road Suite 103, Brunswick, Georgia, 31520
Phone: (912) 261-8760

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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