Vna Northwest, Inc in Bantam, Connecticut

Vna Northwest, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bantam, Connecticut. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 607 Bantam Road, Unit F in Bantam, Connecticut. You can reach out to the office of Vna Northwest, Inc via phone at (860) 567-6000.

Vna Northwest, Inc is first approved in May, 2005 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 071532. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Vna Northwest, Inc
607 Bantam Road, Unit F, Bantam, CT, 06750
(860) 567-6000

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Hospice Profile

NameVna Northwest, Inc
Location607 Bantam Road, Unit F, Bantam, Connecticut
Hospice ID071532
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code020

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NPI associated with this Hospice

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NPI Number1235242959
Organization NameVna Northwest, Inc.
Address607 Bantam Rd Bantam, Connecticut, 06050
Phone Number(860)567-6000

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Quality of Patient Care at Vna Northwest, Inc

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. Vna Northwest, Inc 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 care98.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem90.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Vna Northwest, Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Vna Northwest, Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Physician 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 Vna Northwest, Inc
Home Health Aides2.06
Counselors0.18
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.11
Medical Social Workers 0.18
Physicians1
Registered Nurses0.61
Total Employees4.14

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.25
Total Volunteers0.25

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Certification Details for Vna Northwest, Inc:

  • June, 2018 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 Heritage (hha - A) 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 077038.

Hospices in Bantam

Vna Northwest, Inc
Location: 607 Bantam Road, Unit F, Bantam, Connecticut, 06750
Phone: (860) 567-6000

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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