Interim Hospice Of West Texas in Lubbock, Texas

Interim Hospice Of West Texas is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lubbock, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 3305 101 Street Ste 100 in Lubbock, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Interim Hospice Of West Texas via phone at (806) 791-0043.

Interim Hospice Of West Texas is first approved in April, 2007 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 671561. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Interim Hospice Of West Texas
3305 101 Street Ste 100, Lubbock, TX, 79423
(806) 791-0043

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Hospice Profile

NameInterim Hospice Of West Texas
Location3305 101 Street Ste 100, Lubbock, Texas
Hospice ID671561
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Partnership
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code770

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

NPI Number1225468176
Organization NameFalcon South Plains Hospice Lp
Address3305 101st St Ste 200 Lubbock, Texas, 79423
Phone Number(806)791-0043

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NPI Number1902004500
Organization NameFalcon South Plains Hospice Lp
Address3305 101st St Ste 200 Lubbock, Texas, 79423
Phone Number(806)791-0043

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Quality of Patient Care at Interim Hospice Of West Texas

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. Interim Hospice Of West Texas 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 care95.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care88.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem62.577.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care83.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation92.293.3

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Services Provided by Interim Hospice Of West Texas:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Interim Hospice Of West Texas 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
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Interim Hospice Of West Texas
Home Health Aides22
Counselors7
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4
Medical Social Workers 10
Physicians6.25
Registered Nurses27
Other Personnel7
Total Employees83.25

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others80
Total Volunteers80

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Certification Details for Interim Hospice Of West Texas:

  • August, 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 in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
  • 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.

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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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