Senior Independence Of Montana in Billings, Montana

Senior Independence Of Montana is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Billings, Montana. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 3940 Rimrock Rd in Billings, Montana. You can reach out to the office of Senior Independence Of Montana via phone at (406) 655-5800.

Senior Independence Of Montana is first approved in June, 2016 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 271534. Denver is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Senior Independence Of Montana
3940 Rimrock Rd, Billings, MT, 59102
(406) 655-5800

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Hospice Profile

NameSenior Independence Of Montana
Location3940 Rimrock Rd, Billings, Montana
Hospice ID271534
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Partnership
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code550

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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 Senior Independence Of Montana from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1235483728
Organization NameHome Based Services Initiative, Llc
Address3940 Rimrock Road Billings, Montana, 59102
Phone Number(406)655-5800

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Quality of Patient Care at Senior Independence Of Montana

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. Senior Independence Of Montana 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 Senior Independence Of Montana:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Senior Independence Of Montana below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • 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 Senior Independence Of Montana
Home Health Aides0.5
Counselors0.3
Homemakers0.5
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Physicians0.25
Registered Nurses1
Other Personnel1
Total Employees4.05

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Homemakers0.1
Others0.1
Total Volunteers0.2

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Certification Details for Senior Independence Of Montana:

  • June, 2016 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.
  • Dummy For Medicaid Hha is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Initial.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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Phone: (406) 655-5800

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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