Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc in Ozark, Missouri

Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Ozark, Missouri. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 5340 N Towne Centre Dr in Ozark, Missouri. You can reach out to the office of Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc via phone at (417) 581-4968.

Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc is first approved in August, 2008 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 261635. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc
5340 N Towne Centre Dr, Ozark, MO, 65721
(417) 581-4968

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Hospice Profile

NamePreferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc
Location5340 N Towne Centre Dr, Ozark, Missouri
Hospice ID261635
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code210

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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 Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1306038948
Organization NamePreferred Hospice Of Missouri Southwest Llc
Address1567 West Diane Ozark, Missouri, 65721
Phone Number(417)581-4968

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Quality of Patient Care at Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), 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. Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), 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 care98.698.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care84.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care88.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem93.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc 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

  • 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 Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc
Home Health Aides8
Counselors3
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 4
Physicians1.2
Registered Nurses16.5
Other Personnel4.7
Total Employees39.4

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others10
Total Volunteers10

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Certification Details for Preferred Hospice Of Missouri (southwest), Llc:

  • December, 2016 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba 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.

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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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