Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia in Rockledge, Florida

Name	Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia
Location	661 Eyster Blvd, Rockledge, Florida
Hospice ID	101514
Category	Freestanding Hospice
Ownership Type	Proprietary - Corporation
Profit Type	FOR PROFIT
Accreditation Provider	Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code	040

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A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1740247212
Organization Name	Brevard Hma Hospice, Llc
Address	8060 Spyglass Hill Rd Viera, Florida, 32940
Phone Number	(321)253-2222

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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. Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider Score	National Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care	86.8	98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care	59.2	93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care	86.9	93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem	78.9	77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care	96.8	97.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath	92.3	94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation	81.2	93.3

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Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia below:

• By staff
  • Home Health Aide Service
  • Counseling Service
  • Medical Social Service
  • Nursing Service
  • Physician Service


• Under Arrangement
  • Medical Supply Service
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Speech Pathology


• Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
  • No services


• Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

Number of full time equivalent employees at Wuesthoff Health System Brevard Hospice And Pallia

Home Health Aides	22
Counselors	2
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses	4.5
Medical Social Workers	5
Physicians	1
Registered Nurses	29.5
Other Personnel	20.5
Total Employees	84.5

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• This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
• Previous change of ownership is on August , 1986.

• August, 2017 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.
• Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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 087518000.
• Current status is Active Provider.
• Reason of certification is Recertification.
• Waiver of life safety code provision has been recommended.
• End of fiscal year is on 01, January.

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.