Tallgrass Hospice Inc in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Tallgrass Hospice Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 306 West Inola in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. You can reach out to the office of Tallgrass Hospice Inc via phone at (918) 790-3180.

Tallgrass Hospice Inc is first approved in April, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 371704. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Tallgrass Hospice Inc
306 West Inola, Sallisaw, OK, 74955
(918) 790-3180

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Hospice Profile

NameTallgrass Hospice Inc
Location306 West Inola, Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Hospice ID371704
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code670

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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 Tallgrass Hospice Inc 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 Tallgrass Hospice Inc

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. Tallgrass Hospice Inc 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 care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Tallgrass Hospice Inc:

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

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Tallgrass Hospice Inc
Home Health Aides1
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.25
Registered Nurses2
Other Personnel1
Total Employees7.25

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.25
Total Volunteers0.25

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Certification Details for Tallgrass Hospice Inc:

  • June, 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 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.

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Tallgrass Hospice Inc
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Phone: (918) 790-3180

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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