Heartland Hospice Services in Stockbridge, Georgia

Heartland Hospice Services is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Stockbridge, Georgia. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 827 Fairways Court Suite 200 in Stockbridge, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Heartland Hospice Services via phone at (770) 461-1658.

Heartland Hospice Services is first approved in May, 1998 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111568. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Heartland Hospice Services
827 Fairways Court Suite 200, Stockbridge, GA, 30281
(770) 461-1658

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Hospice Profile

NameHeartland Hospice Services
Location827 Fairways Court Suite 200, Stockbridge, Georgia
Hospice ID111568
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code370

News Archive

Common heart rhythm abnormality along with other health conditions linked to greater risk of mortality

Young or middle-aged people with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm abnormality, are at greater risk of death if they have other long-term health conditions, according to a new study.

Ranbaxy receives tentative FDA approval to manufacture and market Zidovudine tablets

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories has announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Zidovudine Tablets USP, 300 mg.

Regen BioPharma develops novel means of delivering RGBP-248 gene silencing nucleic acid to liver tumors

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Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with PCI decrease their risk of developing brain metastases

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with preventative brain radiation (called prophylactic cranial irradiation or PCI), significantly decrease their risk of developing brain metastases (cancer spread in the brain) by more than 50 percent (from 18 percent to 8 percent), compared to those who did not receive the treatment, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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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 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 Heartland Hospice Services

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 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 care98.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem70.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care95.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation94.393.3

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Common heart rhythm abnormality along with other health conditions linked to greater risk of mortality

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Ranbaxy receives tentative FDA approval to manufacture and market Zidovudine tablets

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories has announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Zidovudine Tablets USP, 300 mg.

Regen BioPharma develops novel means of delivering RGBP-248 gene silencing nucleic acid to liver tumors

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Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with PCI decrease their risk of developing brain metastases

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with preventative brain radiation (called prophylactic cranial irradiation or PCI), significantly decrease their risk of developing brain metastases (cancer spread in the brain) by more than 50 percent (from 18 percent to 8 percent), compared to those who did not receive the treatment, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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Services Provided by Heartland Hospice Services:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Heartland Hospice Services 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 Heartland Hospice Services
Home Health Aides9.7
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses7
Other Personnel2
Total Employees23.7

News Archive

Common heart rhythm abnormality along with other health conditions linked to greater risk of mortality

Young or middle-aged people with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm abnormality, are at greater risk of death if they have other long-term health conditions, according to a new study.

Ranbaxy receives tentative FDA approval to manufacture and market Zidovudine tablets

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories has announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Zidovudine Tablets USP, 300 mg.

Regen BioPharma develops novel means of delivering RGBP-248 gene silencing nucleic acid to liver tumors

Regen BioPharma, Inc. announced today development of a novel means of delivering its patented (US Patent 8,263,571) gene silencing nucleic acid, RGBP-248, to liver tumors utilizing a clinically approved formulation as delivery system. The product in development overcomes previous hurdles with gene silencing therapeutics in which the gene silencing drug had to be delivered throughout the whole body.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with PCI decrease their risk of developing brain metastases

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with preventative brain radiation (called prophylactic cranial irradiation or PCI), significantly decrease their risk of developing brain metastases (cancer spread in the brain) by more than 50 percent (from 18 percent to 8 percent), compared to those who did not receive the treatment, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 3 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on June , 2006.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on June, 2006.

Certification Details for Heartland Hospice Services:

  • June, 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

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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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