Franciscan Hospice Care in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franciscan Hospice Care is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 8414 Franciscan Lane in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can reach out to the office of Franciscan Hospice Care via phone at (317) 528-3787.

Franciscan Hospice Care is first approved in August, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 151523. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Franciscan Hospice Care
8414 Franciscan Lane, Indianapolis, IN, 46237
(317) 528-3787

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Hospice Profile

NameFranciscan Hospice Care
Location8414 Franciscan Lane, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hospice ID151523
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code480

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

NPI Number1750311080
Organization NameFranciscan Health Indianapolis & Mooresville
Address8414 Franciscan Ln Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237
Phone Number(317)865-2092

Quality of Patient Care at Franciscan Hospice 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. Franciscan Hospice 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 care98.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care94.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care95.193.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem71.177.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.997.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath93.594.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation95.093.3

Services Provided by Franciscan Hospice Care:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Franciscan Hospice Care below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service
    • Short Term Inpatient care

  • Under Arrangement
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Franciscan Hospice Care
Home Health Aides9.2
Counselors4.2
Medical Social Workers 2
Physicians1
Registered Nurses11.9
Other Personnel6.5
Total Employees34.8

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others3.17
Total Volunteers3.17

Certification Details for Franciscan Hospice Care:

  • July, 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.
  • Wps In 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 20040190.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 150162.

Hospices in Indianapolis

St Vincent Hospice - Indianapolis
Location: 8450 N Payne Rd Ste 100, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268
Phone: (317) 528-3787
Indiana University Health Hospice
Location: 950 North Meridian Street, Suite 700, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
Phone: (317) 528-3787
Franciscan Hospice Care
Location: 8414 Franciscan Lane, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237
Phone: (317) 528-3787
Aseracare Hospice
Location: 8910 Purdue Road, Suite 690, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268
Phone: (317) 528-3787

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.

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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