Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice in Rockville, Maryland

Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Rockville, Maryland. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1309 Piccard Dr #201 in Rockville, Maryland. You can reach out to the office of Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice via phone at (301) 881-3700.

Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice is first approved in August, 1988 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 211508. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice
1309 Piccard Dr #201, Rockville, MD, 20850
(301) 881-3700

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Hospice Profile

NameJewish Social Service Agency Hospice
Location1309 Piccard Dr #201, Rockville, Maryland
Hospice ID211508
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code150

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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 Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1194832261
Organization NameJewish Social Service Agency
Address1390 Piccard Dr Rockville, Maryland, 20850
Phone Number(301)881-3700

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Quality of Patient Care at Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice

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. Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
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Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care99.698.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem48.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.393.3

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Services Provided by Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice
Home Health Aides6.5
Counselors1.5
Medical Social Workers 3.6
Physicians0.25
Registered Nurses15.85
Other Personnel5
Total Employees32.7

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others126
Total Volunteers126

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Certification Details for Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice:

  • 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.
  • Novitas Md 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, June.

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Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice
Location: 1309 Piccard Dr #201, Rockville, Maryland, 20850
Phone: (301) 881-3700

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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