Sharp Hospicecare in La Mesa, California

Sharp Hospicecare is a medicare-certified hospice facility in La Mesa, California. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 8881 Fletcher Parkway Ste 336 in La Mesa, California. You can reach out to the office of Sharp Hospicecare via phone at (619) 667-1900.

Sharp Hospicecare is first approved in December, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 051598. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Sharp Hospicecare
8881 Fletcher Parkway Ste 336, La Mesa, CA, 91942
(619) 667-1900

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Hospice Profile

NameSharp Hospicecare
Location8881 Fletcher Parkway Ste 336, La Mesa, California
Hospice ID051598
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code470

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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 Sharp Hospicecare from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1134187941
Organization NameSharp Lakeview Home
Address9472 Loren Dr La Mesa, California, 91942
Phone Number(619)668-6995

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NPI Number1427037308
Organization NameGrossmont Hospital Corporation
Address8881 Fletcher Pkwy La Mesa, California, 91942
Phone Number(619)667-1900

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Quality of Patient Care at Sharp Hospicecare

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. Sharp Hospicecare 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 care87.393.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem87.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation99.793.3

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Services Provided by Sharp Hospicecare:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Other Services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Sharp Hospicecare
Home Health Aides22.79
Counselors9.37
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses6.5
Medical Social Workers 13.83
Physicians1
Registered Nurses26
Other Personnel43.08
Total Employees123.57

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Certification Details for Sharp Hospicecare:

  • February, 2018 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.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 051598.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.

Hospices in La Mesa

Sharp Hospicecare
Location: 8881 Fletcher Parkway Ste 336, La Mesa, California, 91942
Phone: (619) 667-1900

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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