Help For Health Hospice in Riverton, Wyoming

Help For Health Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Riverton, Wyoming. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1240 College View Dr in Riverton, Wyoming. You can reach out to the office of Help For Health Hospice via phone at (307) 856-1206.

Help For Health Hospice is first approved in July, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 531523. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Help For Health Hospice
1240 College View Dr, Riverton, WY, 82501
(307) 856-1206

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Hospice Profile

NameHelp For Health Hospice
Location1240 College View Dr, Riverton, Wyoming
Hospice ID531523
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code060

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Knowing which treatments work and which don't is an important first step in improving children's health care, but it's not enough

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In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage —a type of stroke caused by bleeding inside the brain—transfusion with red blood cells may improve the chances of survival, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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

NPI Number1972768752
Organization NameHelp For Health
Address1240 College View Dr Riverton, Wyoming, 82501
Phone Number(307)856-1206

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Quality of Patient Care at Help For Health 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. Help For Health 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care85.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem84.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care95.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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› Verified 2 days ago


Services Provided by Help For Health Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Help For Health Hospice
    Home Health Aides5
    Counselors1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Registered Nurses7
    Other Personnel3
    Total Employees17

    News Archive

    Knowing which treatments work and which don't is an important first step in improving children's health care, but it's not enough

    University of South Florida pediatrician Dr. Lisa Simpson says she knew enough to ignore a physician's recommendation that treating repeated ear infections with ear tubes was important to her son's eventual speech and language outcomes.

    The startlingly high cost of the ‘free' flu shot

    In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn't expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how the system's lack of transparency can lead to disparate costs.

    RBC transfusion linked to improved survival after intracerebral hemorrhage

    In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage —a type of stroke caused by bleeding inside the brain—transfusion with red blood cells may improve the chances of survival, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

    Plans to combat painkiller abuse

    This Tuesday, the Obama administration announced a plan to fight prescription drug abuse, warning that accidental fatal overdoses now exceed the combined deadly overdoses from the crack epidemic of the 1980s and black tar heroin in the 1970s.

    Japanese SF-MPQ valid for neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain

    Researchers have developed a Japanese translated version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 that shows good reliability and validity for discriminating between chronic neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain.

    Read more Medical News

    › Verified 2 days ago


    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others1
    Total Volunteers1

    News Archive

    Knowing which treatments work and which don't is an important first step in improving children's health care, but it's not enough

    University of South Florida pediatrician Dr. Lisa Simpson says she knew enough to ignore a physician's recommendation that treating repeated ear infections with ear tubes was important to her son's eventual speech and language outcomes.

    The startlingly high cost of the ‘free' flu shot

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    RBC transfusion linked to improved survival after intracerebral hemorrhage

    In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage —a type of stroke caused by bleeding inside the brain—transfusion with red blood cells may improve the chances of survival, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

    Plans to combat painkiller abuse

    This Tuesday, the Obama administration announced a plan to fight prescription drug abuse, warning that accidental fatal overdoses now exceed the combined deadly overdoses from the crack epidemic of the 1980s and black tar heroin in the 1970s.

    Japanese SF-MPQ valid for neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain

    Researchers have developed a Japanese translated version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 that shows good reliability and validity for discriminating between chronic neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain.

    Read more Medical News

    › Verified 2 days ago

    Certification Details for Help For Health Hospice:

    • December, 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.
    • Cahaba 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.

    Hospices in Riverton

    Help For Health Hospice
    Location: 1240 College View Dr, Riverton, Wyoming, 82501
    Phone: (307) 856-1206

    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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