Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove in Albertville, Alabama

Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Albertville, Alabama. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 408 Martling Road in Albertville, Alabama. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove via phone at (256) 891-7724.

Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove is first approved in April, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 011513. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove
408 Martling Road, Albertville, AL, 35951
(256) 891-7724

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove
Location408 Martling Road, Albertville, Alabama
Hospice ID011513
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code470

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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 Marshall County/shepherd's Cove from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1194727362
Organization NameHospice Of Marshall County, Inc.
Address408 Martling Road Albertville, Alabama, 35951
Phone Number(256)891-7724

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove

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 Marshall County/shepherd's Cove 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 care95.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem82.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.497.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.193.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other Services

  • 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 Marshall County/shepherd's Cove
Home Health Aides13.5
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1.25
Medical Social Workers 4
Physicians0.5
Registered Nurses26.5
Other Personnel31
Total Employees77.75

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Senators Durbin, Brown travel to Africa to focus on health, other issues

U.S. senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) departed Friday "for a trip to Africa," the Associated Press/Chicago Tribune reports. The Senators "planned to visit Tanzania, Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan. They [are] expected to return to the United States on Feb. 19" (2/13).

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Counselors16
Others180
Total Volunteers196

News Archive

Senators Durbin, Brown travel to Africa to focus on health, other issues

U.S. senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) departed Friday "for a trip to Africa," the Associated Press/Chicago Tribune reports. The Senators "planned to visit Tanzania, Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan. They [are] expected to return to the United States on Feb. 19" (2/13).

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Certification Details for Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove:

  • September, 2015 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Palmetto Hhh C 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 Albertville

Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove
Location: 408 Martling Road, Albertville, Alabama, 35951
Phone: (256) 891-7724

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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