Horizon Hospice Specialists



  
2835 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City
Utah, 84109

 801-293-8700   Maps & Directions
Horizon Hospice Specialists, also known as Horizon Home Health - Salt Lake is a hospice care center situated at Salt Lake City, Utah. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Horizon Hospice Specialists accommodated approx. 114 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 85 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 461512. Horizon Hospice Specialists comes under the CMS regional office located at Denver. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Horizon Hospice Specialists has gone 4 time change of ownership, latest on 20 Jul, 2006 and previously on 01 Sep, 2003. Services provided at Horizon Hospice Specialists mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Horizon Hospice Specialists provides special care for people who are terminally ill. This involves a team-oriented approach that addresses the medical, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Hospice also provides support to the patient’s family or caregiver.


Complete Hospice Profile:
Horizon Home Health - Salt Lake type, unique identification code, ownership type, accreditation,short term inpatient care type, address, contact number, fax number and all other information is provided as below. Recipients can directly walkin or can call on the below given phone number for appointment.
Hospice ID (CCN) 461512
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:2835 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 84109
County:Salt Lake
Phone:801-293-8700
CMS Regional Office Denver
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Horizon Hospice Specialists with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:06 Nov, 1996
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 10 Aug, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Denver CMS Regional Office
Provider's Billing ID: 200933683001
MAC Cahaba
CBSA Code 41620 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Horizon Hospice Specialists are stated below it includes number of beneficiaries, average age of beneficiaries accommodated in hospice, total medicare payment amount received by hospice, total charge amount of the hospice.
Beneficiaries 114
RHC Days (in %) 100
Physician Services 11
Average Age of Beneficiary 85 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,908,270
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,985,342
Total Charge Amount $ 4,459,120

Average Service Hours per Day

Horizon Hospice Specialists provided an average of 0.38 hours per day of home health, 0.17 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.04 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Horizon Hospice Specialists have 15 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 55 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 26 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Horizon Hospice Specialists rendered hospice services to 38 Male and 76 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Horizon Hospice Specialists provided hospice care to 105 White, 9 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Horizon Hospice Specialists, 56 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 13 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Horizon Hospice Specialists, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 19 of Cancer, 21 of Dementia, 39 of Heart Disease, 20 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Horizon Hospice Specialists, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 92 at home, 11 in an assisted living facility, 11 in a skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Horizon Hospice Specialists are mentioned below along with the information that who will provide the service like whether it will be provided by hospice staff or will be arranged from any 3rd source or outer source.
Services AvailableProvided By
Home Health AideHospice Staff
CounselingHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesHospice Staff
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesHospice Staff
Physical TherapyProvided under Arrangement
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
Speech Pathology ServicesProvided under Arrangement

Quality of Patient Care:
Quality of patient care is measured based on the survey done by the patients who received the hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. Main points included in the survey are treatment preferences, beliefs/values addressed (if desired by the patient), pain screening, pain assessment, dyspnea screening, dyspnea treatment,patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen.
Measure NameScore (in %)National Average
Treatment Preferences 100.098.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 93.693.6
Pain Screening 75.593.9
Pain Assessment 57.677.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 80.494.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Horizon Hospice Specialists employee information is available below according to the service area, it is also divided among volunteer and employed count.
Services Employed CountVolunteer Count
Home Health Aide4.30
Counseling1 0
Medical Social Services1.250
Registered Nurses5.50
Practical/Vocational Nurses0.5 0
Other Personnel3.25 3
Physician Services1.8 0
TOTAL17.63
Authorized/Official Person Profile:
Officially authorized person to contact for any management issues or complaints of this hospice are as below. Person's position and contact details are also mentioned below.
Name: Scott Benson Woolley
Position: President
Contact Number: 801-225-7171
Professional Identification Codes:
NPI number stands for National Provider Identifier which is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
NPI details of stated hospice are as mentioned below.
NPI Number: 1326315672
NPI Enumeration Date: 30 Nov, 2011
NPI Last Update On: 30 Nov, 2011
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Horizon Hospice Specialists are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Home Health Primary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 493 S Orem Blvd,
Orem, Utah
Zip: 84058-3102
Phone Number: 801-225-7171
Fax Number: --
Patients can reach Horizon Home Health - Salt Lake at 2835 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah or can call to book an appointment on 801-293-8700.

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