Shepherd Care Hospice in Griffin, Georgia

Shepherd Care Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Griffin, Georgia. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1501 B Kalamazoo Drive in Griffin, Georgia. You can reach out to the office of Shepherd Care Hospice via phone at (404) 557-0277.

Shepherd Care Hospice is first approved in February, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 111735. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Shepherd Care Hospice
1501 B Kalamazoo Drive, Griffin, GA, 30224
(404) 557-0277

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Hospice Profile

NameShepherd Care Hospice
Location1501 B Kalamazoo Drive, Griffin, Georgia
Hospice ID111735
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code821

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

NPI Number1932459328
Organization NameShepherdcare Hospice,llc
Address1501b Kalamazoo Dr Griffin, Georgia, 30224
Phone Number(678)603-1321

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Quality of Patient Care at Shepherd Care Hospice

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. Shepherd Care Hospice 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 care81.698.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care52.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care84.293.9
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 care65.897.3
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 Shepherd Care Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • 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 Shepherd Care Hospice
    Home Health Aides3
    Counselors1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians0.25
    Registered Nurses3
    Other Personnel2
    Total Employees11.25

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    Certification Details for Shepherd Care Hospice:

    • December, 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.
    • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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.

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    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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