Howard County Community Hospice in Cresco, Iowa

Howard County Community Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Cresco, Iowa. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a hospital. It is located at 235 Eighth Avenue West in Cresco, Iowa. You can reach out to the office of Howard County Community Hospice via phone at (563) 547-2989.

Howard County Community Hospice is first approved in June, 1996 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 161551. Kansas City is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Howard County Community Hospice
235 Eighth Avenue West, Cresco, IA, 52136
(563) 547-2989

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Hospice Profile

NameHoward County Community Hospice
Location235 Eighth Avenue West, Cresco, Iowa
Hospice ID161551
CategoryPart of a hospital
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Other
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code440

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

NPI Number1548364813
Organization NameRegional Health Services Of Howard County
Address235 8th Ave W Cresco, Iowa, 52136
Phone Number(563)547-2989

Quality of Patient Care at Howard County Community 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. Howard County Community 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 care95.798.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care93.593.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.893.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem96.677.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.097.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath92.394.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

Services Provided by Howard County Community Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Howard County Community Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker 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 Howard County Community Hospice
Home Health Aides2.4
Counselors0.1
Homemakers1.9
Medical Social Workers 0.9
Physicians0.1
Registered Nurses4.3
Other Personnel0.9
Total Employees10.6

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.2
Total Volunteers0.2

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 2 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on July , 1997.

Certification Details for Howard County Community Hospice:

  • 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 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.
  • Cgs Administrators Hhh is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 30, June.
  • Related Provider Number is 161328.

Hospices in Cresco

Howard County Community Hospice
Location: 235 Eighth Avenue West, Cresco, Iowa, 52136
Phone: (563) 547-2989

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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