Southerncare South Bend in Mishawaka, Indiana

Southerncare South Bend is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 1626 E Day Rd in Mishawaka, Indiana. You can reach out to the office of Southerncare South Bend via phone at (574) 259-0895.

Southerncare South Bend is first approved in September, 2003 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 151582. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Southerncare South Bend
1626 E Day Rd, Mishawaka, IN, 46545
(574) 259-0895

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Hospice Profile

NameSoutherncare South Bend
Location1626 E Day Rd, Mishawaka, Indiana
Hospice ID151582
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code700

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

NPI Number1740228832
Organization NameSoutherncare, Inc.
Address1626 E Day Rd Mishawaka, Indiana, 46545
Phone Number(574)259-0895

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Quality of Patient Care at Southerncare South Bend

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. Southerncare South Bend 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 care98.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem95.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.697.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.393.3

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Services Provided by Southerncare South Bend:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Southerncare South Bend
Home Health Aides17
Counselors7
Medical Social Workers 7
Physicians10
Registered Nurses31
Other Personnel14
Total Employees86

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others23
Total Volunteers23

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Certification Details for Southerncare South Bend:

  • August, 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C 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 200451230.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Mishawaka

Southerncare South Bend
Location: 1626 E Day Rd, Mishawaka, Indiana, 46545
Phone: (574) 259-0895
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Northern Indiana Llc
Location: 620 W Edison Road, Suite 122, Mishawaka, Indiana, 46545
Phone: (574) 259-0895

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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