Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc in Dexter, Missouri

Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dexter, Missouri. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at Po Box 909 in Dexter, Missouri. You can reach out to the office of Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc via phone at (573) 614-4000.

Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc is first approved in October, 2008 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 261637. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc
Po Box 909, Dexter, MO, 63841
(573) 614-4000

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Hospice Profile

NameTri-county Hospice Services, Inc
LocationPo Box 909, Dexter, Missouri
Hospice ID261637
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code985

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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 Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104001163
Organization NameTri-county Hospice Services, Inc
Address1614 W. Business Hwy 60 Dexter, Missouri, 63841
Phone Number(573)614-4000

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Quality of Patient Care at Tri-county Hospice Services, 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. Tri-county Hospice Services, 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 care98.893.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care92.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem70.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath94.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • 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 Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc
Home Health Aides4
Counselors2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5.2
Medical Social Workers 1.5
Physicians3
Registered Nurses8.2
Total Employees23.9

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Certification Details for Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc:

  • February, 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 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.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh 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 30, June.

Hospices in Dexter

Preferred Hospice Of Missouri
Location: 423 Business Highway 60 West Box 99, Dexter, Missouri, 63841
Phone: (573) 614-4000
Missouri Delta Hospice
Location: 1615 Business Highway 60 West, Suite A & B, Dexter, Missouri, 63841
Phone: (573) 614-4000
Tri-county Hospice Services, Inc
Location: Po Box 909, Dexter, Missouri, 63841
Phone: (573) 614-4000

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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