Mercy Hospice in Flower Mound, Texas

Mercy Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Flower Mound, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2281 Olympia Drive Suite #100 in Flower Mound, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Mercy Hospice via phone at (972) 459-9992.

Mercy Hospice is first approved in February, 2004 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 451749. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Mercy Hospice
2281 Olympia Drive Suite #100, Flower Mound, TX, 75028
(972) 459-9992

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Hospice Profile

NameMercy Hospice
Location2281 Olympia Drive Suite #100, Flower Mound, Texas
Hospice ID451749
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code410

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

NPI Number1790885978
Organization NameMercy Hospice, Ltd
Address2281 Olympia Dr Flower Mound, Texas, 75028
Phone Number(972)459-9992

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Quality of Patient Care at Mercy 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. Mercy 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care83.593.9
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 breath96.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Mercy Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Mercy Hospice
Home Health Aides7.25
Counselors1
Homemakers0.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.2
Registered Nurses7
Other Personnel1.25
Total Employees20.95

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Certification Details for Mercy Hospice:

  • August, 2017 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 Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Flower Mound

Mercy Hospice
Location: 2281 Olympia Drive Suite #100, Flower Mound, Texas, 75028
Phone: (972) 459-9992
Ardent Hospice
Location: 700 Parker Square Suite 105, Flower Mound, Texas, 75028
Phone: (972) 459-9992

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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