Valley Hospice, Incorporated in Wheeling, West Virginia

Valley Hospice, Incorporated is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 308 Mount St Joseph Road in Wheeling, West Virginia. You can reach out to the office of Valley Hospice, Incorporated via phone at (304) 242-1977.

Valley Hospice, Incorporated is first approved in March, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 511526. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Valley Hospice, Incorporated
308 Mount St Joseph Road, Wheeling, WV, 26003
(304) 242-1977

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Hospice Profile

NameValley Hospice, Incorporated
Location308 Mount St Joseph Road, Wheeling, West Virginia
Hospice ID511526
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code340

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

NPI Number1649422049
Organization NameValley Hospice Inc.
Address308 Mount St. Joseph Road Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003
Phone Number(304)242-1977

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Quality of Patient Care at Valley Hospice, Incorporated

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. Valley Hospice, Incorporated 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 care92.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem9.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath96.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation95.193.3

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Services Provided by Valley Hospice, Incorporated:

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

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service
    • 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
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Valley Hospice, Incorporated
Home Health Aides11
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses5
Medical Social Workers 3
Physicians1.5
Registered Nurses11
Other Personnel12.2
Total Employees44.7

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others3.4
Total Volunteers3.4

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Certification Details for Valley Hospice, Incorporated:

  • April, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba 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.

Hospices in Wheeling

Valley Hospice, Incorporated
Location: 308 Mount St Joseph Road, Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003
Phone: (304) 242-1977

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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