Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc in Akron, Ohio

Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Akron, Ohio. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 2641 South Arlington Road in Akron, Ohio. You can reach out to the office of Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc via phone at (330) 752-0141.

Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc is first approved in August, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 361673. Chicago is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc
2641 South Arlington Road, Akron, OH, 44319
(330) 752-0141

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Hospice Profile

NameGuardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc
Location2641 South Arlington Road, Akron, Ohio
Hospice ID361673
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code780

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

NPI Number1346593480
Organization NameGuardian Angel Home Care, Inc.
Address3641 South Arlington Road Akron, Ohio, 44319
Phone Number(330)752-0141

Quality of Patient Care at Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc

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. Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care85.293.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.093.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem100.077.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

Services Provided by Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology
    • Other Services

  • 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 Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc
Home Health Aides0.5
Counselors0.5
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Registered Nurses1.5
Other Personnel0.5
Total Employees4

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.5
Total Volunteers0.5

Certification Details for Guardian Angel Home Care Hospice Services Inc:

  • August, 2013 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Initial.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

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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.

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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