Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake in Chesapeake, Virginia

Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 535 Independence Parkway, Suite 200 in Chesapeake, Virginia. You can reach out to the office of Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake via phone at (757) 553-3000.

Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake is first approved in August, 1984 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 491502. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake
535 Independence Parkway, Suite 200, Chesapeake, VA, 23320
(757) 553-3000

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Hospice Profile

NameSentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake
Location535 Independence Parkway, Suite 200, Chesapeake, Virginia
Hospice ID491502
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code194

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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 Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1114097532
Organization NameSentara Enterprises
Address535 Independence Pkwy Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
Phone Number(757)553-3000

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Quality of Patient Care at Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake

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. Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake 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 care86.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem55.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.794.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.193.3

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Services Provided by Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • 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 Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake
Home Health Aides12
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.8
Medical Social Workers 3.9
Registered Nurses8.1
Other Personnel3
Total Employees31.8

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others55
Total Volunteers55

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Certification Details for Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake:

  • June, 2014 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.
  • Blue Cross (iowa/south Dakota) 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 497268.

Hospices in Chesapeake

Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake
Location: 535 Independence Parkway, Suite 200, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
Phone: (757) 553-3000
Comfortcare Home Health And Hospice
Location: 667 Kingsborough Square Suite 201, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
Phone: (757) 553-3000
Medi Home Health And Hospice - Chesapeake
Location: 1112 B Eden Way North, Suite 200, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
Phone: (757) 553-3000
Compassionate Care Hospice
Location: 920 Ventures Way, Suites 5, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320
Phone: (757) 553-3000

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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