The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc in Tupelo, Mississippi

The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Tupelo, Mississippi. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 589 Coley Rd (out-pt) / 5159 W Main St (in-pt) in Tupelo, Mississippi. You can reach out to the office of The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc via phone at (662) 844-2111.

The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc is first approved in December, 2005 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 251623. Atlanta is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc
589 Coley Rd (out-pt) / 5159 W Main St (in-pt), Tupelo, MS, 38801
(662) 844-2111

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Hospice Profile

NameThe Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc
Location589 Coley Rd (out-pt) / 5159 W Main St (in-pt), Tupelo, Mississippi
Hospice ID251623
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code400

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NPI associated with this Hospice

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NPI Number1659392645
Organization NameSanctuary Hospice House, Inc
Address5159 W Main St Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801
Phone Number(662)844-2111

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Quality of Patient Care at The Sanctuary Hospice House, 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. The Sanctuary Hospice House, 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 care96.398.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care74.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.993.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem89.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.697.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath84.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation93.493.3

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Services Provided by The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc
    Home Health Aides25
    Counselors1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses8
    Medical Social Workers 1
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses29
    Other Personnel20
    Total Employees85

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    Certification Details for The Sanctuary Hospice House, Inc:

    • March, 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.
    • Current status is Active Provider.
    • Reason of certification is Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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    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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