Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 2700 Luther Drive in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice via phone at (717) 264-8178.

Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice is first approved in December, 1990 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391550. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice
2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA, 17201
(717) 264-8178

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Hospice Profile

NameSpiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice
Location2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391550
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Church
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code350

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

NPI Number1417917097
Organization NameSpiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice
Address2700 Luther Dr Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 17202
Phone Number(717)264-8178

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Quality of Patient Care at Spiritcare Lutheran Home 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. Spiritcare Lutheran Home 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 care99.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.293.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem46.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care89.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.893.3

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Services Provided by Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice
Home Health Aides9.88
Counselors2.64
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.5
Medical Social Workers 4.01
Physicians0.83
Registered Nurses11.28
Other Personnel6.87
Total Employees38.01

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Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 3 time/s change of ownership.

Certification Details for Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice:

  • July, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Novitas Pa 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.
  • Related Provider Number is 397133.

Hospices in Chambersburg

Spiritcare Lutheran Home Care & Hospice
Location: 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 17201
Phone: (717) 264-8178

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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