Usm Hospice in Van Nuys, California

Usm Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Van Nuys, California. It is a for-profit hospice and is a freestanding hospice. It is located at 16159 Cohasset St Suite 201 in Van Nuys, California. You can reach out to the office of Usm Hospice via phone at (818) 989-9030. Usm Hospice was first approved in July, 2013 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 551739. San Francisco is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Usm Hospice
16159 Cohasset St Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA, 91406
(818) 989-9030

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Hospice Profile

NameUsm Hospice
Location16159 Cohasset St Suite 201, Van Nuys, California
Hospice ID551739
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 Usm Hospice in Medicare enrollment records; Possible ones were matched in NPPES by name, address or phone number, so please use them accordingly.

NPI Number1790068765
MatchConfirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records
Organization NameUS Medtrade Hospice, Inc.
Address7040 Hayvenhurst Ave, Van Nuys, California 91406
Phone Number(818)761-2721

Quality of Patient Care at Usm 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. Usm 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 care100.0099.8
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 problem43.0498.27
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care100.0099.53
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath81.9398.59
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available98.46
Patients who got all 7 of the care processes above at the beginning of hospice care56.6796.15
Patients who got in-person visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of the last 3 days of life3.448.3
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. Usm Hospice 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)1.8%0.5%
Hospice stays with a gap of more than 7 days between skilled nursing visits (% of stays) (lower is better)22.7%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)33.3%37.4%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days, then back in hospice (% of live discharges) (lower is better)5.6%8.5%
Discharged alive, hospitalized within 2 days and died in the hospital (% of live discharges) (lower is better)0%2.1%
Medicare spending per patient (lower is better)$14,555$19,227
Minutes of skilled nursing care per routine home care day (higher is better)12.819.9
Skilled nursing care given on weekends (% of skilled nursing minutes) (higher is better)9.5%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)93.1%89.3%
Based on Medicare claims from January 2023 to December 2024.

Patients Served by Usm Hospice:

Average number of patients per day25
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
Cancer15%
Dementia32%
Circulatory or heart disease21%
Respiratory disease12%
Other conditions15%
Where care was provided (% of days of care)
Home93%
Assisted living facility4%
Nursing facility0%
Skilled nursing facility2%
Inpatient hospital1%
Inpatient hospice facility0%
Other locations0%

Services Provided by Usm Hospice:

Hospices provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Usm Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling 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 Usm Hospice
Home Health Aides1
Counselors1
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2
Medical Social Workers1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses2
Total Employees8

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others1
Total Volunteers1

Certification Details for Usm Hospice:

  • September, 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 1790068765.
  • Current status is Active.

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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 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.

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