Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 750 Fuller Avenue Ne in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can reach out to the office of Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care via phone at (616) 391-4200.

Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care is first approved in August, 1991 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 231544. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care
750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
(616) 391-4200

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Hospice Profile

NameSpectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care
Location750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hospice ID231544
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code400

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

NPI Number1225012099
Organization NameSpectrum Health Continuing Care
Address750 Fuller Ave Ne Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Phone Number(616)391-4200

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Quality of Patient Care at Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care

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. Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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 care99.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem35.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.994.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.693.3

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Services Provided by Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • 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 Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care
Home Health Aides17
Counselors6.7
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses7.2
Medical Social Workers 14
Physicians1
Registered Nurses19.3
Other Personnel37.7
Total Employees102.9

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2.75
Total Volunteers2.75

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Certification Details for Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care:

  • June, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • National Government Services 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 Grand Rapids

Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care
Location: 750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Phone: (616) 391-4200
Faith Hospice
Location: 2100 Raybrook Street Se, Suite 300, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546
Phone: (616) 391-4200
Heartland Home Health Care And Hospice
Location: 3230 Eagle Park Drive Ne, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49525
Phone: (616) 391-4200
Kindred Hospice
Location: 625 Kenmoor Avenue Se, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546
Phone: (616) 391-4200

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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