Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice in Marquette, Michigan

Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Marquette, Michigan. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 1125 W Ridge St in Marquette, Michigan. You can reach out to the office of Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice via phone at (906) 225-4545.

Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice is first approved in March, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 231555. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice
1125 W Ridge St, Marquette, MI, 49855
(906) 225-4545

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Hospice Profile

NameUpper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice
Location1125 W Ridge St, Marquette, Michigan
Hospice ID231555
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code510

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First Edition: June 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how states are tackling the implementation of specific provisions of the health law.

Placental tissue could feasibly provide an abundant source of cells with the same potential to treat diseases as embryonic stem cells

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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 Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1184817231
Organization NameNyfries, Inc
Address1125 W Ridge St Marquette, Michigan, 49855
Phone Number(906)225-4545

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First Edition: June 17, 2013

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Placental tissue could feasibly provide an abundant source of cells with the same potential to treat diseases as embryonic stem cells

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Quality of Patient Care at Upper Peninsula Home Health & 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. Upper Peninsula Home Health & 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 care99.493.6
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 problem84.877.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.293.3

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First Edition: June 17, 2013

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Services Provided by Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice
Home Health Aides4.29
Counselors1
Homemakers0.1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses6.14
Medical Social Workers 2.29
Physicians0.25
Registered Nurses28.18
Total Employees42.25

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First Edition: June 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how states are tackling the implementation of specific provisions of the health law.

Placental tissue could feasibly provide an abundant source of cells with the same potential to treat diseases as embryonic stem cells

Routinely discarded as medical waste, placental tissue could feasibly provide an abundant source of cells with the same potential to treat diseases and regenerate tissues as their more controversial counterparts, embryonic stem cells, suggests a University of Pittsburgh study to be published in the journal Stem Cells and available now as an early online publication in Stem Cells Express.

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.52
Total Volunteers0.52

News Archive

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First Edition: June 17, 2013

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Certification Details for Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice:

  • September, 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.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 237187.

Hospices in Marquette

Lake Superior Hospice Association
Location: 914 West Baraga, Marquette, Michigan, 49855
Phone: (906) 225-4545
Upper Peninsula Home Health & Hospice
Location: 1125 W Ridge St, Marquette, Michigan, 49855
Phone: (906) 225-4545

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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