Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 261 Old York Road, Suite A51 in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown via phone at (215) 663-8090.

Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown is first approved in November, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391760. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown
261 Old York Road, Suite A51, Jenkintown, PA, 19046
(215) 663-8090

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Hospice Profile

NameSarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown
Location261 Old York Road, Suite A51, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391760
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code560

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

NPI Number1912340605
Organization NameAru Hospice Inc
Address93 Old York Rd Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 19046
Phone Number(215)663-8090

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Quality of Patient Care at Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown

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. Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice careNot Available97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown
    Home Health Aides1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses2
    Total Employees6

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others1
    Total Volunteers1

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    Certification Details for Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown:

    • February, 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.
    • Cgs (kentucky) 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 398152.

    Hospices in Jenkintown

    Sarahcare Hospice Of Jenkintown
    Location: 261 Old York Road, Suite A51, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 19046
    Phone: (215) 663-8090

    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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