Serenity Care Hospice Inc in Harrisonville, Missouri

Serenity Care Hospice Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Harrisonville, Missouri. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1626 East Elm in Harrisonville, Missouri. You can reach out to the office of Serenity Care Hospice Inc via phone at (816) 380-3913.

Serenity Care Hospice Inc is first approved in October, 2012 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 261648. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Serenity Care Hospice Inc
1626 East Elm, Harrisonville, MO, 64701
(816) 380-3913

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Hospice Profile

NameSerenity Care Hospice Inc
Location1626 East Elm, Harrisonville, Missouri
Hospice ID261648
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code180

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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 Serenity Care Hospice Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1730464033
Organization NameSerenity Care Hospice, Inc.
Address1626 E. Elm Harrisonville, Missouri, 64701
Phone Number(816)380-3913

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Quality of Patient Care at Serenity Care Hospice Inc

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. Serenity Care Hospice Inc 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem74.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care94.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation96.793.3

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Services Provided by Serenity Care Hospice Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Serenity Care Hospice Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service

  • 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 Serenity Care Hospice Inc
    Home Health Aides2.25
    Counselors1.5
    Homemakers2
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses4
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Registered Nurses4.25
    Other Personnel6.5
    Total Employees21.5

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    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others15
    Total Volunteers15

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    Certification Details for Serenity Care Hospice Inc:

    • October, 2015 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 Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

    Hospices in Harrisonville

    Serenity Care Hospice Inc
    Location: 1626 East Elm, Harrisonville, Missouri, 64701
    Phone: (816) 380-3913

    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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