Menonite Hospital Hospice in Aibonito, Puerto Rico

Menonite Hospital Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at St Jose C Vazquez Barrio Caonillas in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to the office of Menonite Hospital Hospice via phone at (787) 735-1955.

Menonite Hospital Hospice is first approved in April, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 401534. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Menonite Hospital Hospice
St Jose C Vazquez Barrio Caonillas, Aibonito, PR, 00705
(787) 735-1955

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Hospice Profile

NameMenonite Hospital Hospice
LocationSt Jose C Vazquez Barrio Caonillas, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Hospice ID401534
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code050

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

NPI Number1952483778
Organization NameMennonite General Hospital,inc.
AddressJose C. Vazquez St. Aibonito, Puerto Rico, 00705
Phone Number(787)735-1955

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Quality of Patient Care at Menonite Hospital 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. Menonite Hospital 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 care99.298.3
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 care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem37.577.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care96.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath79.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation25.793.3

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Services Provided by Menonite Hospital Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Menonite Hospital Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Menonite Hospital Hospice
Home Health Aides0.5
Counselors1
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1.5
Registered Nurses6
Other Personnel2
Total Employees13.5

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Homemakers0.25
Others1
Total Volunteers1.25

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Certification Details for Menonite Hospital Hospice:

  • March, 2010 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, March.
  • Related Provider Number is 400018.

Hospices in Aibonito

Menonite Hospital Hospice
Location: St Jose C Vazquez Barrio Caonillas, Aibonito, Puerto Rico, 00705
Phone: (787) 735-1955

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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