Hospice Of Kona in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Hospice Of Kona is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 75-5925 Walua Road, Suite 101 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Kona via phone at (808) 324-7700.

Hospice Of Kona is first approved in February, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 121505. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospice Of Kona
75-5925 Walua Road, Suite 101, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740
(808) 324-7700

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Kona
Location75-5925 Walua Road, Suite 101, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Hospice ID121505
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code010

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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 Of Kona from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1356409270
Organization NameHospice Of Kona, Inc.
Address75-5925 Walua Road Kailua Kona, Hawaii, 96740
Phone Number(808)324-7700

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Kona

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 Of Kona 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 care93.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care72.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem72.177.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath80.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.293.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Kona:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • 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 Of Kona
Home Health Aides9
Counselors2
Homemakers1
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians1
Registered Nurses12
Other Personnel9
Total Employees37

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Certification Details for Hospice Of Kona:

  • February, 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 (california) 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 Kailua Kona

Hospice Of Kona
Location: 75-5925 Walua Road, Suite 101, Kailua Kona, Hawaii, 96740
Phone: (808) 324-7700

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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