Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc in Bennettsville, South Carolina

Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 957 Cheraw Street in Bennettsville, South Carolina. You can reach out to the office of Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc via phone at (843) 523-6319.

Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc is first approved in April, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 421594. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc
957 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, SC, 29512
(843) 523-6319

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Hospice Profile

NameHospice Of Scotland County, Inc
Location957 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, South Carolina
Hospice ID421594
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code340

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

NPI Number1518117308
Organization NameHospice Of Scotland County, Inc
Address668 15-401 Byp E Bennettsville, South Carolina, 29512
Phone Number(843)479-3147

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Quality of Patient Care at Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc

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 Scotland County, Inc 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 care92.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care80.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care84.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc:

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

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

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other 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 Scotland County, Inc
Home Health Aides2
Counselors0.5
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Registered Nurses1.25
Other Personnel1
Total Employees5.25

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Certification Details for Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc:

  • June, 2016 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 30, September.

Hospices in Bennettsville

Hospice Of Scotland County, Inc
Location: 957 Cheraw Street, Bennettsville, South Carolina, 29512
Phone: (843) 523-6319

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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