Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at #2 Good Samaritan Way, Suite 325 in Mount Vernon, Illinois. You can reach out to the office of Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois via phone at (618) 242-1621.

Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois is first approved in November, 1989 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 141530. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois
#2 Good Samaritan Way, Suite 325, Mount Vernon, IL, 62864
(618) 242-1621

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Hospice Profile

NameSsm Health At Home Hospice-illinois
Location#2 Good Samaritan Way, Suite 325, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Hospice ID141530
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code490

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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 Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois

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. Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois 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 care99.493.6
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 problem84.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation91.293.3

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Services Provided by Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois:

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

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

  • 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 Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois
Home Health Aides4
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians2
Registered Nurses11
Other Personnel6
Total Employees28

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Certification Details for Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois:

  • December, 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.
  • 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.
  • Related Provider Number is 147088.

Hospices in Mount Vernon

Ssm Health At Home Hospice-illinois
Location: #2 Good Samaritan Way, Suite 325, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 62864
Phone: (618) 242-1621

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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