First Choice Hospice Andalusia



  
1015 S Three Notch St, Andalusia
Alabama, 36420

 334-897-0650   Maps & Directions
First Choice Hospice Andalusia is a hospice care center situated at Andalusia, Alabama. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care.Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 011681. First Choice Hospice Andalusia comes under the CMS regional office located at Atlanta. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. Services provided at First Choice Hospice Andalusia 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.
First Choice Hospice Andalusia 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:
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) 011681
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:1015 S Three Notch St, Andalusia,
Alabama, 36420
County:Covington
Phone:334-897-0650
CMS Regional Office Atlanta
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of First Choice Hospice Andalusia with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:16 Jun, 2011
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 06 Sep, 2018
Status at the time of certification survey: Not in Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Atlanta CMS Regional Office
MAC Palmetto Hhh C
CBSA Code 99901 (Rural)
Services Provided:
Services available at First Choice Hospice Andalusia 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
HomemakerHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided under Arrangement
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
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 95.793.9
Pain Assessment Not Available77.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment Not Available94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
First Choice Hospice Andalusia 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 Aide20
Counseling2 0
Homemaker10
Medical Social Services20
Registered Nurses20
Practical/Vocational Nurses3 0
Other Personnel4 2
Physician Services1 0
TOTAL172
Patients can reach at 1015 S Three Notch St, Andalusia, Alabama or can call to book an appointment on 334-897-0650.

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