Holding Hands Hospice in Dallas, Texas

Holding Hands Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Dallas, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 10935 Estate Lane #213 in Dallas, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Holding Hands Hospice via phone at (214) 221-0070.

Holding Hands Hospice is first approved in October, 2015 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 741587. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Holding Hands Hospice
10935 Estate Lane #213, Dallas, TX, 75238
(214) 221-0070

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Hospice Profile

NameHolding Hands Hospice
Location10935 Estate Lane #213, Dallas, Texas
Hospice ID741587
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Other
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code390

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

NPI Number1235581018
Organization NameCgc Hospice, Inc
Address10935 Estate Ln Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(469)730-4882

NPI Number1356728893
Organization NameStairways Hospice Inc
Address10935 Estate Ln Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(972)925-0010

NPI Number1477919298
Organization NameRockwal Hospice Inc
Address10935 Estate Ln Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(972)288-2706

NPI Number1659886281
Organization NameDfw Palliative And Hospice Care Llc
Address10935 Estate Ln Ste 221 Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(817)901-2609

NPI Number1861975385
Organization NameNatural Comfort Hospice, Llc
Address10935 Estate Ln # 475a Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(214)473-4790

NPI Number1891156030
Organization NameForest Gate Hospice, Inc.
Address10935 Estate Ln Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(469)708-2924

NPI Number1992103980
Organization NameMesquite Hospice Inc.
Address10935 Estate Ln Dallas, Texas, 75238
Phone Number(972)288-2700

Quality of Patient Care at Holding Hands Hospice

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. Holding Hands Hospice 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 careNot Available98.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice careNot Available93.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice careNot Available97.3
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 Holding Hands Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Holding Hands Hospice 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

  • 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 Holding Hands Hospice
Home Health Aides0.5
Counselors0.03
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers 0.03
Registered Nurses1
Other Personnel1
Total Employees3.56

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.5
Total Volunteers0.5

Certification Details for Holding Hands Hospice:

  • October, 2015 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.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) 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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