Seven Stars Hospice Inc in Houston, Texas

Seven Stars Hospice Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Houston, Texas. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 5402 Holly View Drive in Houston, Texas. You can reach out to the office of Seven Stars Hospice Inc via phone at (888) 635-3079.

Seven Stars Hospice Inc is first approved in May, 2016 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 741617. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Seven Stars Hospice Inc
5402 Holly View Drive, Houston, TX, 77091
(888) 635-3079

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Hospice Profile

NameSeven Stars Hospice Inc
Location5402 Holly View Drive, Houston, Texas
Hospice ID741617
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code610

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

NPI Number1609207315
Organization NameSeven Stars Hospice Inc
Address5402 Holly View Dr Houston, Texas, 77091
Phone Number(888)635-3079

Quality of Patient Care at Seven Stars Hospice 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. Seven Stars Hospice 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 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 Seven Stars Hospice Inc:

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

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Seven Stars Hospice Inc
Home Health Aides0.25
Counselors0.25
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses0.5
Medical Social Workers 0.25
Registered Nurses0.5
Other Personnel1.5
Total Employees3.25

Certification Details for Seven Stars Hospice Inc:

  • June, 2017 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.
  • Palmetto Hhh C is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Voluntary-merger, Closure.
  • This hospice was terminated on March, 2018.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • 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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