Wheaton Franciscan Hospice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wheaton Franciscan Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 3070 N 51st St Suite 406 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can reach out to the office of Wheaton Franciscan Hospice via phone at (414) 874-6170.

Wheaton Franciscan Hospice is first approved in May, 1997 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 521561. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Wheaton Franciscan Hospice
3070 N 51st St Suite 406, Milwaukee, WI, 53210
(414) 874-6170

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Hospice Profile

NameWheaton Franciscan Hospice
Location3070 N 51st St Suite 406, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hospice ID521561
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code390

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

NPI Number1821012311
Organization NameWheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice, Llc
Address3070 N 51st St Ste 406 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53210
Phone Number(414)874-6100

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Quality of Patient Care at Wheaton Franciscan 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. Wheaton Franciscan 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 care99.998.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care98.693.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care88.293.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem78.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.697.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath99.494.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation83.893.3

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Services Provided by Wheaton Franciscan Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Wheaton Franciscan Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at Wheaton Franciscan Hospice
    Home Health Aides4
    Counselors1.4
    Homemakers0.2
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
    Medical Social Workers 2
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses12
    Other Personnel1
    Total Employees22.6

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    Certification Details for Wheaton Franciscan Hospice:

    • 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 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.
    • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 1821012311.
    • Current status is Active Provider.
    • Reason of certification is Recertification.
    • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.
    • Related Provider Number is 527187.

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    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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