Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake in Rosedale, Maryland

Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Rosedale, Maryland. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 7106 Ridge Road, Suite 140 in Rosedale, Maryland. You can reach out to the office of Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake via phone at (410) 686-5635.

Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake is first approved in August, 1996 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 211536. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake
7106 Ridge Road, Suite 140, Rosedale, MD, 21237
(410) 686-5635

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Hospice Profile

NameAmedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake
Location7106 Ridge Road, Suite 140, Rosedale, Maryland
Hospice ID211536
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code020

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 Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1679879720
Organization NameAmedisys Maryland, Llc
Address7106 Ridge Rd Rosedale, Maryland, 21237
Phone Number(410)686-5635

NPI Number1780738757
Organization NameAmedisys Maryland Llc
Address7106 Ridge Rd Rosedale, Maryland, 21237
Phone Number(410)686-5635

Quality of Patient Care at Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake

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. Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake 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 care99.698.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care97.493.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care96.493.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem95.777.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.397.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath93.694.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation95.393.3

Services Provided by Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • 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 Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake
Home Health Aides1
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses3
Medical Social Workers 5
Physicians3
Registered Nurses52
Other Personnel1
Total Employees66

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on April, 2009.

Certification Details for Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake:

  • December, 2017 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Novitas Md 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.

Hospices in Rosedale

Amedisys Hospice Of Greater Chesapeake
Location: 7106 Ridge Road, Suite 140, Rosedale, Maryland, 21237
Phone: (410) 686-5635

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.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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