Metrowest Hospice in Marlboro, Massachusetts

Metrowest Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Marlboro, Massachusetts. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 200 Nickerson Road, Suite 110 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. You can reach out to the office of Metrowest Hospice via phone at (508) 383-7000.

Metrowest Hospice is first approved in November, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 221504. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Metrowest Hospice
200 Nickerson Road, Suite 110, Marlboro, MA, 01752
(508) 383-7000

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Hospice Profile

NameMetrowest Hospice
Location200 Nickerson Road, Suite 110, Marlboro, Massachusetts
Hospice ID221504
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code090

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

Quality of Patient Care at Metrowest 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. Metrowest 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 care95.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem83.377.7
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 constipation98.693.3

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Services Provided by Metrowest Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Metrowest Hospice
Home Health Aides3
Counselors0.5
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Physicians1
Registered Nurses4.5
Other Personnel7.5
Total Employees17

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 8 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on January , 2005.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on May, 2017.

Certification Details for Metrowest Hospice:

  • June, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Mutual Of Omaha 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.
  • Related Provider Number is 227050.

Hospices in Marlboro

Metrowest Hospice
Location: 200 Nickerson Road, Suite 110, Marlboro, Massachusetts, 01752
Phone: (508) 383-7000
Ascend Hospice
Location: 100 Locke Drive, Marlboro, Massachusetts, 01752
Phone: (508) 383-7000

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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