Desert Community Hospice, Inc



  
13849 Amargosa Road Suite 206, Victorville
California, 92392

 760-538-3080   Maps & Directions
Desert Community Hospice, Inc is a hospice care center situated at Victorville, California. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Desert Community Hospice, Inc accommodated approx. 80 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 79 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 751679. Desert Community Hospice, Inc comes under the CMS regional office located at San Francisco. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Territories. Services provided at Desert Community Hospice, Inc mainly includes home health aide, counseling, homemaker, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Desert Community Hospice, Inc 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:
Desert Community Hospice, Inc. 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) 751679
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation Joint Commission (JC)
Hospice Address:13849 Amargosa Road Suite 206, Victorville,
California, 92392
County:San Bernardino
Phone:760-538-3080
Fax:760-538-3085
CMS Regional Office San Francisco
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Desert Community Hospice, Inc with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:15 Jun, 2015
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 15 Jun, 2015
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Initial
Certificate Provider: San Francisco CMS Regional Office
MAC Dummy For Medicaid Hha
CBSA Code 40140 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Desert Community Hospice, Inc 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 80
RHC Days (in %) 100
Average Age of Beneficiary 79 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,182,220
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,064,906
Total Charge Amount $ 2,043,251

Average Service Hours per Day

Desert Community Hospice, Inc provided an average of 0.36 hours per day of home health, 0.32 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.02 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Desert Community Hospice, Inc have Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 40 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Desert Community Hospice, Inc rendered hospice services to 28 Male and 52 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Desert Community Hospice, Inc provided hospice care to 59 White, 13 Hispanic, Other 8 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Desert Community Hospice, Inc, 58 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 33 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Desert Community Hospice, Inc, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 17 of Cancer, 17 of Dementia, 23 of Heart Disease,

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Desert Community Hospice, Inc, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 78 at home,

Services Provided:
Services available at Desert Community Hospice, Inc 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
HomemakerProvided under Arrangement
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
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) 100.093.6
Pain Screening 98.193.9
Pain Assessment 80.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 98.197.3
Dyspnea Treatment 97.094.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
Desert Community Hospice, Inc 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 Aide10
Counseling1 0
Medical Social Services10
Registered Nurses10
Practical/Vocational Nurses1 0
Other Personnel1 0
Physician Services1 0
TOTAL70
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: Mrs. Anahid Safarian
Position: Ceo
Contact Number: 760-538-3080
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: 1669895041
NPI Enumeration Date: 21 Jan, 2014
NPI Last Update On: 29 Feb, 2016
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Desert Community Hospice, Inc are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 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: 13849 Amargosa Rd Ste 206,
Victorville, California
Zip: 92392-2474
Phone Number: 760-538-3080
Fax Number: 760-538-3085
Patients can reach Desert Community Hospice, Inc. at 13849 Amargosa Road Suite 206, Victorville, California or can call to book an appointment on 760-538-3080.

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