Hospice Of Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Kentucky

Hospice Of Lake Cumberland is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Somerset, Kentucky. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 100 Parkway Drive in Somerset, Kentucky. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Lake Cumberland via phone at (606) 679-4389.

Hospice Of Lake Cumberland is first approved in February, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 181510. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospice Of Lake Cumberland
100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, KY, 42503
(606) 679-4389

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Lake Cumberland
Location100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, Kentucky
Hospice ID181510
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code972

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

NPI Number1851494124
Organization NameHospice Of Lake Cumberland, Inc.
Address100 Parkway Dr Somerset, Kentucky, 42503
Phone Number(606)679-4389

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Lake Cumberland

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 Lake Cumberland 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 care99.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care95.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem36.177.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care95.597.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.693.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Lake Cumberland:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Of Lake Cumberland
Home Health Aides12.4
Counselors1
Homemakers0.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.8
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians4
Registered Nurses15.2
Other Personnel18
Total Employees56.9

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others104
Total Volunteers104

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Certification Details for Hospice Of Lake Cumberland:

  • January, 2018 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.

Hospices in Somerset

Hospice Of Lake Cumberland
Location: 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, Kentucky, 42503
Phone: (606) 679-4389

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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