River Valley Hospice in Bullhead City, Arizona

River Valley Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Bullhead City, Arizona. It is a other hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 3003 Highway 95, Suite 27 in Bullhead City, Arizona. You can reach out to the office of River Valley Hospice via phone at (928) 683-4041.

River Valley Hospice is first approved in March, 2015 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 031636. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


River Valley Hospice
3003 Highway 95, Suite 27, Bullhead City, AZ, 86442
(928) 683-4041

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Hospice Profile

NameRiver Valley Hospice
Location3003 Highway 95, Suite 27, Bullhead City, Arizona
Hospice ID031636
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeOther
Profit TypeOTHER
SSA county code070

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

NPI Number1114385325
Organization NameMohave Healthcare, Inc.
Address149350 Ukiah Trail Big River, California, 92242
Phone Number(928)683-4041

NPI Number1396035861
Organization NameApismellis Homecare, Llc
Address149350 Ukiah Trail Big River, California, 92242
Phone Number(928)669-0010

NPI Number1629452768
Organization NameMohave Healthcare, Inc.
Address2649 Hway 95 Unit H Bullhead City, Arizona, 86442
Phone Number(928)683-4041

Quality of Patient Care at River Valley 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. River Valley 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 care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care92.993.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care92.993.9
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 care97.197.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath87.894.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation85.093.3

Services Provided by River Valley Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by River Valley Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care

    Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

    Number of full time equivalent employees at River Valley Hospice
    Home Health Aides4.25
    Counselors1
    Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
    Medical Social Workers 2
    Physicians1
    Registered Nurses5
    Other Personnel3
    Total Employees17.25

    Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

    Others15
    Total Volunteers15

    Ownership Details:

    • This hospice has undergone 1 time/s change of ownership.
    • Most recent change of ownership is on October, 2015.

    Certification Details for River Valley Hospice:

    • May, 2018 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 Government Services 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 31, December.

    Hospices in Bullhead City

    Hospice Compassus-bullhead City
    Location: 1225 Hancock Road, Suite 200, Bullhead City, Arizona, 86442
    Phone: (928) 683-4041
    Beacon Of Hope Hospice
    Location: 3550 North Lane, Suites 102,104,106 &108, Bullhead City, Arizona, 86442
    Phone: (928) 683-4041
    River Valley Hospice
    Location: 3003 Highway 95, Suite 27, Bullhead City, Arizona, 86442
    Phone: (928) 683-4041

    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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