Wellspan Vna Home Care in Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Wellspan Vna Home Care is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 1503 Quentin Road in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Wellspan Vna Home Care via phone at (717) 270-7672.

Wellspan Vna Home Care is first approved in August, 1992 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391561. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Wellspan Vna Home Care
1503 Quentin Road, Lebanon, PA, 17042
(717) 270-7672

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Hospice Profile

NameWellspan Vna Home Care
Location1503 Quentin Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391561
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code460

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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 Wellspan Vna Home Care from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1396827796
Organization NameVna Home Health Services
Address1503 Quentin Rd Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 17042
Phone Number(717)274-2591

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Quality of Patient Care at Wellspan Vna Home Care

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. Wellspan Vna Home Care 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 care99.793.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care98.693.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem77.377.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

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Services Provided by Wellspan Vna Home Care:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Wellspan Vna Home Care below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling 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 Wellspan Vna Home Care
Home Health Aides3
Counselors0.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians0.4
Registered Nurses3
Other Personnel0.5
Total Employees9.4

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The use of record linkage to examine alcohol use in pregnancy

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Research could lead to new therapies for breast cancers

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ST131 infection is more prevalent in LTCF residents and elderly population

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 8 days ago


Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others35
Total Volunteers35

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New mathematical model could help predict potential outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever

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Research could lead to new therapies for breast cancers

WORK by scientists in Australia could open the door to a new way of treating certain breast cancers. The disease is now the most common cancer in the UK, with around 125 women in the country diagnosed every day.

ST131 infection is more prevalent in LTCF residents and elderly population

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› Verified 8 days ago

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on January, 2017.

Certification Details for Wellspan Vna Home Care:

  • August, 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 30, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 390066.

Hospices in Lebanon

Wellspan Vna Home Care
Location: 1503 Quentin Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 17042
Phone: (717) 270-7672

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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