Hospicecare In The Berkshires in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Hospicecare In The Berkshires is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 877 South Street, Suite 1w in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. You can reach out to the office of Hospicecare In The Berkshires via phone at (413) 443-2994.

Hospicecare In The Berkshires is first approved in September, 1991 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 221531. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Hospicecare In The Berkshires
877 South Street, Suite 1w, Pittsfield, MA, 01201
(413) 443-2994

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Hospice Profile

NameHospicecare In The Berkshires
Location877 South Street, Suite 1w, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Hospice ID221531
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Private
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
Accreditation ProviderCommunity Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
SSA county code010

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 Hospicecare In The Berkshires from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1457358533
Organization NameHospicecare In The Berkshires, Inc.
Address877 South St Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 01201
Phone Number(413)443-2994

Quality of Patient Care at Hospicecare In The Berkshires

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. Hospicecare In The Berkshires 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 care99.898.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care99.193.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care93.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem69.277.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care99.897.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation98.993.3

Services Provided by Hospicecare In The Berkshires:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Hospicecare In The Berkshires below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Physician Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • 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 Hospicecare In The Berkshires
Home Health Aides7
Counselors1.5
Homemakers0.6
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.4
Medical Social Workers 3.5
Physicians0.88
Registered Nurses17.85
Other Personnel15.88
Total Employees47.61

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others5.3
Total Volunteers5.3

Certification Details for Hospicecare In The Berkshires:

  • March, 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.
  • National Heritage (hha - A) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Validation.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.

Hospices in Pittsfield

Hospicecare In The Berkshires
Location: 877 South Street, Suite 1w, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 01201
Phone: (413) 443-2994

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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