Unitypoint Hospice in Urbandale, Iowa

Unitypoint Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Urbandale, Iowa. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 11333 Aurora Avenue in Urbandale, Iowa. You can reach out to the office of Unitypoint Hospice via phone at (515) 557-3100.

Unitypoint Hospice is first approved in November, 1996 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 161554. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Unitypoint Hospice
11333 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, 50322
(515) 557-3100

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Hospice Profile

NameUnitypoint Hospice
Location11333 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa
Hospice ID161554
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code760

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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 Unitypoint Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1073544342
Organization NameUnitypoint At Home
Address11333 Aurora Ave. Urbandale, Iowa, 50322
Phone Number(515)557-3100

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NPI Number1952518607
Organization NameUnitypoint At Home
Address11333 Aurora Ave Urbandale, Iowa, 50322
Phone Number(515)557-3100

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A spokesperson for the WHO said on Tuesday that Asia will not have enough H1N1 vaccines for swine flu when cold weather hits, Reuters reports.

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Quality of Patient Care at Unitypoint Hospice

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. Unitypoint Hospice 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 care99.793.6
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 problem99.577.7
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 constipation99.693.3

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The researcher at the Neurosciences Institute, Joint Center of the University Miguel Hernández (UMH) in Elche and the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Berta López Sánchez-Laorden co-authored a study that concluded that sunscreens do not protect totally against the development of skin cancer.

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› Verified 9 days ago


Services Provided by Unitypoint Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Unitypoint Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Physician Service
    • Other Services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Home Maker Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Unitypoint Hospice
Home Health Aides7.7
Counselors6.01
Homemakers1.5
Medical Social Workers 5.8
Physicians1
Registered Nurses28.6
Other Personnel3
Total Employees53.61

News Archive

Zebrafish research findings may provide potential to improve kidney function in humans

It is estimated that up to 10 percent of the U.S. population may have some form of renal disease, with 450,000 patients with end stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh have identified a cell in zebrafish that can be transplanted from one fish to another to regenerate nephrons, providing the potential to improve kidney function.

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Asia will experience H1N1 vaccine shortage, WHO says

A spokesperson for the WHO said on Tuesday that Asia will not have enough H1N1 vaccines for swine flu when cold weather hits, Reuters reports.

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› Verified 9 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2.2
Total Volunteers2.2

News Archive

Zebrafish research findings may provide potential to improve kidney function in humans

It is estimated that up to 10 percent of the U.S. population may have some form of renal disease, with 450,000 patients with end stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh have identified a cell in zebrafish that can be transplanted from one fish to another to regenerate nephrons, providing the potential to improve kidney function.

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The UK's Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB), published by Which?, has identified an important error in standard guidelines on fetal varicella syndrome. This finding has major implications worldwide for advice given to women with chickenpox in late pregnancy.

Asia will experience H1N1 vaccine shortage, WHO says

A spokesperson for the WHO said on Tuesday that Asia will not have enough H1N1 vaccines for swine flu when cold weather hits, Reuters reports.

Sunscreens do not protect totally against development of skin cancer, shows study

The researcher at the Neurosciences Institute, Joint Center of the University Miguel Hernández (UMH) in Elche and the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Berta López Sánchez-Laorden co-authored a study that concluded that sunscreens do not protect totally against the development of skin cancer.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 9 days ago

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on October , 1998.

Certification Details for Unitypoint Hospice:

  • May, 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.
  • 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.
  • Waiver of life safety code provision has been recommended.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 167148.

Hospices in Urbandale

Unitypoint Hospice
Location: 11333 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa, 50322
Phone: (515) 557-3100

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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