St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region in Thibodaux, Louisiana

St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 103 Ridgefield Road in Thibodaux, Louisiana. You can reach out to the office of St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region via phone at (985) 447-0095.

St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region is first approved in March, 2005 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 191602. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region
103 Ridgefield Road, Thibodaux, LA, 70301
(985) 447-0095

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Hospice Profile

NameSt Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region
Location103 Ridgefield Road, Thibodaux, Louisiana
Hospice ID191602
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code280

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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 St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1417900838
Organization NameSt. Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region, L.l.c.
Address905 Canal Blvd. Thibodaux, Louisiana, 70301
Phone Number(985)447-0095

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Quality of Patient Care at St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region

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. St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region 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 care95.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.593.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem80.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation97.593.3

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Services Provided by St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region 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

  • 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 St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region
Home Health Aides3.5
Counselors1.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses6
Total Employees16

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Certification Details for St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region:

  • February, 2017 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.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 1589187.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Thibodaux

St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region
Location: 103 Ridgefield Road, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 70301
Phone: (985) 447-0095

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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