Elara Caring



  
300 Washington St., Ste. 401, Monroe
Louisiana, 71201

 (31-8) -322-0049   Maps & Directions
Elara Caring, also known as Elara Caring is a hospice care center situated at Monroe, Louisiana. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Elara Caring accommodated approx. 342 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 82 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 191626. Elara Caring comes under the CMS regional office located at Dallas. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas. Services provided at Elara Caring 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.
Elara Caring 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:
Elara Caring 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) 191626
Hospice’s Ownership Type:For-Profit (06 Proprietary - Corporation)
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:300 Washington St., Ste. 401, Monroe,
Louisiana, 71201
County:Ouachita
Phone:(31-8) -322-0049
Fax:318-322-0059
CMS Regional Office Dallas
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Elara Caring with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:07 Jul, 2006
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 22 Apr, 2021
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code 33740 (Urban)
Federal Certification Status Certified (as on 01 Apr, 2024)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2022):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on FY 2022 for Elara Caring 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 342
RHC Days (in %) 100
Episode or Stay Count 357
Total Nursing Minutes 219135 Minutes (3652.25 Hours)
Days of Service 27,621
Average Age of Beneficiary 82 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.06
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 4,173,799
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 4,755,417
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 4,173,799
Total Charge Amount $ 5,807,274

Average Hospice Visit Count


Elara Caring have 7190 skilled nursing visits, 994 social work visits and 12720 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Elara Caring rendered hospice services to 41% Male and 59% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Elara Caring provided hospice care to 86% White, 14% Black, Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Elara Caring,22% of Medicare beneficiaries received their Medicare correspondence in a rural area based on having a Core-based Statistical Area (CSBA) designation equal to Non-CBSA.
29% of Medicare beneficiaries qualified to receive Medicare and Medicaid benefits, (also be referred to as dual eligibility). Beneficiaries are classified as a dual if in any month in the given calendar year they were receiving full or partial Medicaid benefits.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Elara Caring, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 19 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 8 of Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, 17 of Diseases of the Nervous System, 43 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 8 of Diseases of the Respiratory System,

Services Provided:
Services available at Elara Caring 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
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 100.093.9
Pain Assessment 100.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 99.694.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Elara Caring 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 Aide100
Counseling2 0
Homemaker100
Medical Social Services20
Registered Nurses140
Practical/Vocational Nurses3 0
Other Personnel3 20
Physician Services2 0
TOTAL4620
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: Katie Monastiere
Position: Compliance And Privacy Officer
Contact Number: 800-379-1600
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: 1679524565
NPI Enumeration Date: 15 May, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 03 Jul, 2023
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Elara Caring are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
31259OtherLouisianaBcbs Of La Provider No
1583227MedicaidLouisiana
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 3010 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1100,
Dallas, Texas
Zip: 75234-2712
Phone Number: 800-379-1600
Fax Number: 903-537-8420
Patients can reach Elara Caring at 300 Washington St., Ste. 401, Monroe, Louisiana or can call to book an appointment on (31-8) -322-0049.
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