Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage in Hancock, Michigan

Name	Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage
Location	821 West Water Street, Hancock, Michigan
Hospice ID	231602
Category	Freestanding Hospice
Ownership Type	Proprietary - Corporation
Profit Type	FOR PROFIT
SSA county code	300

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A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1285061010
Organization Name	Portage Hospital Llc
Address	821 W Water St Hancock, Michigan, 49930
Phone Number	(906)483-1160

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NPI Number	1306387428
Organization Name	Michigan In-home Partner-iv, Llc
Address	821 W Water St Hancock, Michigan, 49930
Phone Number	(906)783-1160

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NPI Number	1730202276
Organization Name	Portage Health Inc
Address	500 Campus Dr Hancock, Michigan, 49930
Phone Number	(906)483-1160

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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. Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider Score	National Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care	100.0	98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care	98.2	93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care	100.0	93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem	100.0	77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care	98.2	97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath	100.0	94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation	Not Available	93.3

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Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage below:

• By staff
  • Home Health Aide Service
  • Counseling Service
  • Medical Social Service
  • Nursing Service


• Under Arrangement
  • Physician Service
  • Other Services


• Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
  • No services


• Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

Number of full time equivalent employees at Up Health System Home Care And Hospice Portage

Home Health Aides	1
Counselors	3.25
Medical Social Workers	0.5
Registered Nurses	1
Other Personnel	5.75
Total Employees	11.5

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› Verified 2 days ago

• This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
• Previous change of ownership is on December , 2013.
• Most recent change of ownership is on April, 2017.

• August, 2015 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.
• Dummy For Medicaid Hha 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.
• Related Provider Number is 230108.

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.