Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. in Anaheim, California

Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Anaheim, California. It is a for-profit hospice and is a freestanding hospice. It is located at 2323 W Lincoln Ave Suite 207a in Anaheim, California. You can reach out to the office of Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. via phone at (714) 333-4889. Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. was first approved in December, 2021 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is B31525. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Blue Wave Hospice, Inc.
2323 W Lincoln Ave Suite 207a, Anaheim, CA, 92801
(714) 333-4889

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Hospice Profile

NameBlue Wave Hospice, Inc.
Location2323 W Lincoln Ave Suite 207a, Anaheim, California
Hospice IDB31525
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFor Profit
Accreditation ProviderAccreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
SSA county code400

NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually has one NPI number, but sometimes it may have several. NPIs marked Confirmed are listed with Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. in Medicare enrollment records; Possible ones were matched in NPPES by name, address or phone number, so please use them accordingly.

NPI Number1144834722
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameBlue Wave Hospice Inc.
Address2323 W Lincoln Ave # 207a, Anaheim, California 92801
Phone Number(714)713-6140

Hospice Care Index

The Hospice Care Index combines 10 indicators from Medicare claims into a score from 0 to 10, where a higher score is better. Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. has a Hospice Care Index score of 8 out of 10 (national average: 8.8).

IndicatorProviderNational
Days of care at the continuous home care or general inpatient level (% of hospice days) (higher is better)0%0.5%
Hospice stays with a gap of more than 7 days between skilled nursing visits (% of stays) (lower is better)80%52.4%
Patients discharged alive within 7 days of starting hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better)11.7%7.3%
Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more of hospice care (% of live discharges) (lower is better)28.3%37.4%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days, then back in hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better)5%8.5%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days and died in the hospital (% of live discharges) (lower is better)1.7%2.1%
Medicare spending per patient (lower is better)$28,994$19,227
Minutes of skilled nursing care per routine home care day (higher is better)11.819.9
Skilled nursing care given on weekends (% of skilled nursing minutes) (higher is better)11.9%9.6%
Patients who got a visit from a nurse or social worker in the last 3 days of life (% of patients who died) (higher is better)70%89.3%
Based on Medicare claims from January 2023 to December 2024.

Patients Served by Blue Wave Hospice, Inc.:

Average number of patients per day9
Levels of care providedRoutine home care and other levels of care
Served patients with Medicare AdvantageYes
Served patients with both Medicare and MedicaidYes
Patients by main condition
Other conditions0%
Where care was provided (% of days of care)
Home90%
Assisted living facility10%
Nursing facility0%
Skilled nursing facility0%
Inpatient hospital0%
Inpatient hospice facility0%
Other locations0%

Services Provided by Blue Wave Hospice, Inc.:

Hospices provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Blue Wave Hospice, Inc. below:
  • By staff
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Other Services

  • Under Arrangement
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical 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 Blue Wave Hospice, Inc.
Home Health Aides0.1
Counselors0.1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers0.1
Registered Nurses1
Total Employees1.8

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.1
Total Volunteers0.1

Certification Details for Blue Wave Hospice, Inc.:

  • December, 2021 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is not eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Current status is Active.
  • Reason of certification is Other.
  • End of fiscal year is on December 31.

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Phone: (714) 230-6321
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Phone: (714) 262-6732
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Phone: (714) 699-2911
Care Companion Hospice, Inc
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Phone: (949) 396-2555
Carebest Hospice
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Phone: (714) 325-5037

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 patient's 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 lives 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 required 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.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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