Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 1963 East High Street in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho via phone at (215) 327-5700.

Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho is first approved in March, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391559. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho
1963 East High Street, Pottstown, PA, 19464
(215) 327-5700

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Hospice Profile

NameVna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho
Location1963 East High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391559
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code560

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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 Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality of Patient Care at Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho

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 Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho 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 care93.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem92.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath97.194.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • 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 Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho
Home Health Aides0.83
Counselors0.25
Medical Social Workers 0.26
Registered Nurses3.47
Other Personnel2.49
Total Employees7.3

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.52
Total Volunteers0.52

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Certification Details for Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho:

  • September, 2014 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.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh 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 397008.

Hospices in Pottstown

Vna Of Pottstown & Vicinity Ho
Location: 1963 East High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19464
Phone: (215) 327-5700
Tri County Hospice
Location: 13 Armand Hammer Blvd, Suite 201, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19464
Phone: (215) 327-5700

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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