Unitypoint Hospice



  
3731 University Ave, Waterloo
Iowa, 50703

 319-235-3723   Maps & Directions
Unitypoint Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Waterloo, Iowa. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Unitypoint Hospice accommodated approx. 350 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 83 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 161598. Unitypoint Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at Kansas City. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Services provided at Unitypoint Hospice mainly includes home health aide, counseling, homemaker, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Unitypoint Hospice 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:
Unitypoint At Home 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) 161598
Related CCN ID:167147
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:3731 University Ave, Waterloo,
Iowa, 50703
County:Black Hawk
Phone:319-235-3723
Fax:319-235-3696
CMS Regional Office Kansas City
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Unitypoint Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:15 Sep, 2011
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 10 Aug, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: Not in Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Kansas City CMS Regional Office
MAC Cgs Administrators Hhh
CBSA Code 47940 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Unitypoint Hospice 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 350
RHC Days (in %) 98
Average Age of Beneficiary 83 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 2,742,694
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 3,068,295
Total Charge Amount $ 6,089,669

Average Service Hours per Day

Unitypoint Hospice provided an average of 0.28 hours per day of home health, 0.27 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.09 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Unitypoint Hospice have 135 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 87 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 31 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Unitypoint Hospice rendered hospice services to 154 Male and 196 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Unitypoint Hospice provided hospice care to 331 White, 19 Black, Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Unitypoint Hospice, 115 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 72 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Unitypoint Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 69 of Cancer, 40 of Dementia, 23 of Stroke, 96 of Heart Disease, 52 of Respiratory 70 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Unitypoint Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 128 at home, 24 in an assisted living facility, 122 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility, 73 in an inpatient hospital,

Services Provided:
Services available at Unitypoint Hospice 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 AideCombination
CounselingHospice Staff
HomemakerCombination
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesCombination
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyHospice Staff
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
Speech Pathology ServicesHospice Staff

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) 99.793.6
Pain Screening 100.093.9
Pain Assessment 100.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 100.094.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Unitypoint Hospice 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 Aide40
Counseling1.6 0
Homemaker10
Medical Social Services20
Registered Nurses8.020
Other Personnel1.11 7.69
Physician Services0.5 0
TOTAL18.237.69
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: Margaret Vanoosten
Position: Upah Pres And Chief Clinical Off
Contact Number: 515-727-7608
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: 1154623460
Parent Organization: Unitypoint At Home
NPI Enumeration Date: 19 Nov, 2010
NPI Last Update On: 11 Jun, 2019
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Unitypoint Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Home Health Primary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
0002363MedicaidIowa
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: Po Box 35515,
Des Moines, Iowa
Zip: 50315-0305
Phone Number: 515-557-3100
Fax Number: 515-557-3186
Patients can reach Unitypoint At Home at 3731 University Ave, Waterloo, Iowa or can call to book an appointment on 319-235-3723.

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