Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp in Gilbertown, Alabama

Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Gilbertown, Alabama. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 344 Franklin Street in Gilbertown, Alabama. You can reach out to the office of Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp via phone at (251) 843-5355.

Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp is first approved in August, 2003 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 011604. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp
344 Franklin Street, Gilbertown, AL, 36908
(251) 843-5355

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Hospice Profile

NameLegacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp
Location344 Franklin Street, Gilbertown, Alabama
Hospice ID011604
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code110

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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 Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104860428
Organization NameLegacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp
Address344 Franklin Ave Gilbertown, Alabama, 36908
Phone Number(251)843-5355

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Quality of Patient Care at Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp

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. Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care77.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem8.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath89.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp
Home Health Aides8
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians2
Registered Nurses5
Other Personnel3
Total Employees24

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others16
Total Volunteers16

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Certification Details for Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp:

  • September, 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C 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.

Hospices in Gilbertown

Legacy Hospice Of The East, Lllp
Location: 344 Franklin Street, Gilbertown, Alabama, 36908
Phone: (251) 843-5355

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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