Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 601 Second Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi. You can reach out to the office of Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc via phone at (662) 621-1171.

Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc is first approved in February, 2012 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 251672. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
601 Second Street, Clarksdale, MS, 38614
(662) 621-1171

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Hospice Profile

NameLion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
Location601 Second Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Hospice ID251672
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code130

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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 Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1376863209
Organization NameNorth Haven Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
Address1696 South Colrado Street Greenville, Mississippi, 38701
Phone Number(662)822-5844

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NPI Number1477873305
Organization NameLion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
Address2001 Hospital Drive Clarksdale, Mississippi, 38614
Phone Number(662)822-5844

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NPI Number1831411024
Organization NameGenesis Hospice Care, Llc
Address2001 Hospital Dr Clarksdale, Mississippi, 38614
Phone Number(662)621-1171

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Quality of Patient Care at Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc

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. Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
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 careNot Available97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • 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 Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
Home Health Aides2
Counselors1
Homemakers7
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians2
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel3
Total Employees23

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc:

  • June, 2015 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Voluntary-merger, Closure.
  • This hospice was terminated on March, 2017.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.

Hospices in Clarksdale

Lion Hospice & Palliative Care, Llc
Location: 601 Second Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 38614
Phone: (662) 621-1171

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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