Universal Hospice Care in Southfield, Michigan

Universal Hospice Care is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Southfield, Michigan. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 24315 Northwestern Highway, Suite 102 in Southfield, Michigan. You can reach out to the office of Universal Hospice Care via phone at (248) 799-9225.

Universal Hospice Care is first approved in April, 2011 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 231621. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Universal Hospice Care
24315 Northwestern Highway, Suite 102, Southfield, MI, 48075
(248) 799-9225

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Hospice Profile

NameUniversal Hospice Care
Location24315 Northwestern Highway, Suite 102, Southfield, Michigan
Hospice ID231621
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code620

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

NPI Number1376721605
Organization NameUniversal Hospice Care, Inc.
Address24315 Northwestern Hwy Southfield, Michigan, 48075
Phone Number(248)799-9225

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Quality of Patient Care at Universal Hospice Care

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. Universal Hospice Care 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 care96.893.9
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 care90.397.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Universal Hospice Care:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • 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 Universal Hospice Care
Home Health Aides3.2
Counselors0.2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 1
Registered Nurses2.9
Other Personnel2.5
Total Employees10.3

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Research shines light on histamine as a potential key player in depression

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others1
Total Volunteers1

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Certification Details for Universal Hospice Care:

  • February, 2014 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.
  • National Government Services 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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