Kindred Hospice I in Flint, Michigan

Kindred Hospice I is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Flint, Michigan. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 4458 Oakbridge Drive, Suite D in Flint, Michigan. You can reach out to the office of Kindred Hospice I via phone at (810) 733-7250.

Kindred Hospice I is first approved in December, 1987 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 231524. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Kindred Hospice I
4458 Oakbridge Drive, Suite D, Flint, MI, 48532
(810) 733-7250

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Hospice Profile

NameKindred Hospice I
Location4458 Oakbridge Drive, Suite D, Flint, Michigan
Hospice ID231524
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code240

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

NPI Number1346247244
Organization NameOdyssey Healthcare Of Flint, Llc
Address4458 Oakbridge Dr Flint, Michigan, 48532
Phone Number(810)733-7250

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NPI Number1811987357
Organization NameAvalon Hospice
Address2360 Stonebridge Dr Flint, Michigan, 48532
Phone Number(810)733-7250

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Quality of Patient Care at Kindred Hospice I

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. Kindred Hospice I 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 care99.298.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care96.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem96.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Kindred Hospice I:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Kindred Hospice I 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 Kindred Hospice I
Home Health Aides5
Counselors1
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Physicians1
Registered Nurses8
Other Personnel11
Total Employees27.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others17
Total Volunteers17

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on January, 2009.

Certification Details for Kindred Hospice I:

  • September, 2017 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.
  • National Government Services 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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Phone: (810) 733-7250
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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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