Lamar Area Hospice Association in Lamar, Colorado

Lamar Area Hospice Association is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lamar, Colorado. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 108 West Olive St in Lamar, Colorado. You can reach out to the office of Lamar Area Hospice Association via phone at (719) 336-2100.

Lamar Area Hospice Association is first approved in August, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 061505. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Lamar Area Hospice Association
108 West Olive St, Lamar, CO, 81052
(719) 336-2100

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Hospice Profile

NameLamar Area Hospice Association
Location108 West Olive St, Lamar, Colorado
Hospice ID061505
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code490

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

NPI Number1457392151
Organization NameLamar Area Hospice Association
Address108 W Olive St Lamar, Colorado, 81052
Phone Number(719)336-2100

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Quality of Patient Care at Lamar Area Hospice Association

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. Lamar Area Hospice Association 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 care97.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care59.893.9
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 breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Lamar Area Hospice Association:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Lamar Area Hospice Association
    Home Health Aides3
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Registered Nurses3.75
    Other Personnel10
    Total Employees17.75

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Physicians0.25
    Others1.5
    Total Volunteers1.75

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    Certification Details for Lamar Area Hospice Association:

    • 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 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.
    • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
    • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 05800115.
    • Current status is Active Provider.
    • Reason of certification is Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

    Hospices in Lamar

    Lamar Area Hospice Association
    Location: 108 West Olive St, Lamar, Colorado, 81052
    Phone: (719) 336-2100

    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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