La Providencia Hospice in Ponce, Puerto Rico

La Providencia Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1206 Munoz Rivera Ave in Ponce, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to the office of La Providencia Hospice via phone at (787) 843-2364.

La Providencia Hospice is first approved in January, 1985 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 401500. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


La Providencia Hospice
1206 Munoz Rivera Ave, Ponce, PR, 00717
(787) 843-2364

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Hospice Profile

NameLa Providencia Hospice
Location1206 Munoz Rivera Ave, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Hospice ID401500
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code560

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

NPI Number1194831750
Organization NameServicios De Salud En El Hogar La Providencia Inc
Address1206 Ave Munoz Rivera Ponce, Puerto Rico, 00717
Phone Number(787)843-2364

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Quality of Patient Care at La Providencia 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. La Providencia Hospice 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.593.6
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 problem100.077.7
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 constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by La Providencia Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • 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 La Providencia Hospice
Home Health Aides2
Counselors2
Homemakers11
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 2
Registered Nurses6
Other Personnel13
Total Employees38

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Homemakers2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for La Providencia Hospice:

  • April, 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 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 30, June.

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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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