Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri in Springfield, Missouri

Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Springfield, Missouri. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1465 E. Primrose in Springfield, Missouri. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri via phone at (417) 882-0453.

Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri is first approved in May, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 261500. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri
1465 E. Primrose, Springfield, MO, 65804
(417) 882-0453

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri
Location1465 E. Primrose, Springfield, Missouri
Hospice ID261500
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code380

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

NPI Number1487616371
Organization NameCommunity Hospices Of America, Llc
Address1465 E Primrose St Springfield, Missouri, 65804
Phone Number(417)882-0453

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri

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. Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri 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 care99.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem81.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.493.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri
Home Health Aides11.4
Counselors2.2
Homemakers11.4
Medical Social Workers 3.2
Physicians4
Registered Nurses31
Other Personnel8.4
Total Employees71.6

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others103
Total Volunteers103

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› Verified 8 days ago

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on July , 1997.

Certification Details for Hospice Compassus- Southwest Missouri:

  • September, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications 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 30, September.

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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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