Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, in Bennington, Vermont

Name	Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice,
Location	1128 Monument Avenue, Bennington, Vermont
Hospice ID	471507
Category	Part of a Home Health Agency
Ownership Type	Proprietary - Corporation
Profit Type	FOR PROFIT
SSA county code	010

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› Verified 7 days ago

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

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. Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider Score	National Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care	99.0	98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care	97.0	93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care	99.0	93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem	72.4	77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care	99.0	97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath	95.1	94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation	92.3	93.3

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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients with opioid use disorder.

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Biogenic amines may be one of the factors responsible for symptoms such as headaches, gastro-intestinal disorders, shortness of breath, fall in blood pressure, and even unconsciousness and cardiac arrhythmia in severe cases. Histamine, one of the best known members of this group, can cause serious physical problems. Biogenic amines can be produced in the body by natural metabolic activities but are also ingested in larger quantities with food.

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› Verified 7 days ago

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & 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
  • Physical Therapy
  • Speech Pathology


• Under Arrangement
  • Short Term Inpatient care


• Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
  • No services


• Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
  • Acute and Respite

Number of full time equivalent employees at Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice,

Home Health Aides	6
Counselors	1.5
Homemakers	4
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses	2
Medical Social Workers	1.8
Physicians	2
Registered Nurses	14.1
Other Personnel	2.8
Total Employees	34.2

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Biogenic amines may be one of the factors responsible for symptoms such as headaches, gastro-intestinal disorders, shortness of breath, fall in blood pressure, and even unconsciousness and cardiac arrhythmia in severe cases. Histamine, one of the best known members of this group, can cause serious physical problems. Biogenic amines can be produced in the body by natural metabolic activities but are also ingested in larger quantities with food.

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› Verified 7 days ago

• 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.
• National Heritage (hha - A) 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 477007.

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.