Unitedcare Hospice, Inc in Cerritos, California

Unitedcare Hospice, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Cerritos, California. It is a for-profit hospice and is a freestanding hospice. It is located at 11080 Artesia Blvd, Suite D in Cerritos, California. You can reach out to the office of Unitedcare Hospice, Inc via phone at (562) 584-4072. Unitedcare Hospice, Inc was first approved in July, 2019 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is A01645. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Unitedcare Hospice, Inc
11080 Artesia Blvd, Suite D, Cerritos, CA, 90703
(562) 584-4072

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Hospice Profile

NameUnitedcare Hospice, Inc
Location11080 Artesia Blvd, Suite D, Cerritos, California
Hospice IDA01645
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFor Profit
Accreditation ProviderThe Joint Commission (TJC)
SSA county code210

NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually has one NPI number, but sometimes it may have several. NPIs marked Confirmed are listed with Unitedcare Hospice, Inc in Medicare enrollment records; Possible ones were matched in NPPES by name, address or phone number, so please use them accordingly.

NPI Number1700281102
MatchConfirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records
Organization NameUnitedcare Hospice, Inc.
Address11080 Artesia Blvd Ste D, Cerritos, California 90703
Phone Number(562)584-4072

Quality of Patient Care at Unitedcare 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. Unitedcare 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 care100.0099.8
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care100.0099.27
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care100.0099
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem100.0098.27
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.0099.53
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath98.6598.59
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.0098.46
Patients who got all 7 of the care processes above at the beginning of hospice care98.7596.15
Patients who got in-person visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of the last 3 days of life11.948.3
Scores are percentages of patients, for care from October 2024 to September 2025 (visits in the last days of life: January 2023 to December 2024).

Hospice Care Index

The Hospice Care Index combines 10 indicators from Medicare claims into a score from 0 to 10, where a higher score is better. Unitedcare Hospice, Inc has a Hospice Care Index score of 10 out of 10 (national average: 8.8).

IndicatorProviderNational
Days of care at the continuous home care or general inpatient level (% of hospice days) (higher is better)1.9%0.5%
Hospice stays with a gap of more than 7 days between skilled nursing visits (% of stays) (lower is better)41.4%52.4%
Patients discharged alive within 7 days of starting hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better)8.3%7.3%
Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more of hospice care (% of live discharges) (lower is better)25%37.4%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days, then back in hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better)0%8.5%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days and died in the hospital (% of live discharges) (lower is better)4.2%2.1%
Medicare spending per patient (lower is better)$17,819$19,227
Minutes of skilled nursing care per routine home care day (higher is better)12.919.9
Skilled nursing care given on weekends (% of skilled nursing minutes) (higher is better)11.2%9.6%
Patients who got a visit from a nurse or social worker in the last 3 days of life (% of patients who died) (higher is better)87.4%89.3%
Based on Medicare claims from January 2023 to December 2024.

Patients Served by Unitedcare Hospice, Inc:

Average number of patients per day15
Levels of care providedRoutine home care and other levels of care
Served patients with Medicare AdvantageYes
Served patients with both Medicare and MedicaidYes
Patients by main condition
Cancer30%
Dementia38%
Circulatory or heart disease13%
Where care was provided (% of days of care)
Home73%
Assisted living facility3%
Nursing facility0%
Skilled nursing facility25%
Inpatient hospital0%
Inpatient hospice facility0%
Other locations0%

Services Provided by Unitedcare Hospice, Inc:

Hospices provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Unitedcare Hospice, Inc below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service

  • Under Arrangement
    • Counseling Service
    • Medical Supply Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • Home Maker Service

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Unitedcare Hospice, Inc
Home Health Aides2
Homemakers1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses1
Medical Social Workers2
Physicians1
Registered Nurses3
Total Employees10

Certification Details for Unitedcare Hospice, Inc:

  • July, 2019 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is not eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 1700281102.
  • Current status is Active.

Other Hospices in Cerritos, CA

Absolute Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
Location: 17215 Studebaker Road Suite 215, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (562) 461-2512
Adlife Hospice Inc.
Location: 16468 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (747) 356-4006
Evergreen Hospice Care, Inc
Location: 17215 Studebaker Road, Suite 100, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (562) 865-9006
Greenfield Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.
Location: 17315 Studebaker Rd, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (562) 683-1183
Healthview Hospice & Palliative Care
Location: 12750 Center Court Dr. S Suite 660, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (626) 317-5151
Hospice of Serene Care, Inc.
Location: 17315 Studebaker Rd Suite 130, Cerritos, California, 90703
Phone: (747) 205-1369

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 patient's 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 lives 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 required 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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