Upland Hills Hospice in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Upland Hills Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 1204 N Joseph St Suite 201 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. You can reach out to the office of Upland Hills Hospice via phone at (608) 930-7210.

Upland Hills Hospice is first approved in March, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 521549. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Upland Hills Hospice
1204 N Joseph St Suite 201, Dodgeville, WI, 53533
(608) 930-7210

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Hospice Profile

NameUpland Hills Hospice
Location1204 N Joseph St Suite 201, Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Hospice ID521549
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code240

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

NPI Number1659472397
Organization NameUpland Hills Health, Inc
Address800 Compassion Way Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 53533
Phone Number(608)930-7210

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Quality of Patient Care at Upland Hills 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. Upland Hills 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 care99.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.093.6
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 problem86.977.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath89.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Upland Hills Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Upland Hills Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • 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 Upland Hills Hospice
Home Health Aides1.8
Counselors0.2
Homemakers0.2
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses5
Total Employees9.2

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Certification Details for Upland Hills Hospice:

  • December, 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.
  • National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 1659472397.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, September.
  • Related Provider Number is 521352.

Hospices in Dodgeville

Upland Hills Hospice
Location: 1204 N Joseph St Suite 201, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 53533
Phone: (608) 930-7210

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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