Hospice Of Chippewa County



  
508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie
Michigan, 49783

 (90-6) -635-1568   Maps & Directions
Hospice Of Chippewa County, also known as Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services is a hospice care center situated at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Hospice Of Chippewa County accommodated approx. 109 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 81 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 231542. Hospice Of Chippewa County comes under the CMS regional office located at Chicago. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Services provided at Hospice Of Chippewa County 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.
Hospice Of Chippewa County 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:
Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services 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) 231542
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Combination Government & Non-Profit (12 Combination Government and Nonprofit)
Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
Hospice Address:508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie,
Michigan, 49783
County:Chippewa
Phone:(90-6) -635-1568
Fax:906-253-1466
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Hospice Of Chippewa County with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:01 Mar, 1992
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 08 Jun, 1996
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code 99923 (Rural)
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 Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 109
RHC Days (in %) 100
Episode or Stay Count 109
Total Nursing Minutes 66630 Minutes (1110.5 Hours)
Days of Service 3,639
Average Age of Beneficiary 81 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.50
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 618,304
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 683,250
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 618,304
Total Charge Amount $ 1,114,121

Average Hospice Visit Count


Hospice Of Chippewa County have 1185 skilled nursing visits, 441 social work visits and 584 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Hospice Of Chippewa County rendered hospice services to 52% Male and 48% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Hospice Of Chippewa County provided hospice care to 80% White, 19% Total American Indian or Alaska Native, 1% not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Hospice Of Chippewa County, 14% 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 Hospice Of Chippewa County, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 48 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 21 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 11 of Diseases of the Respiratory System,

Services Provided:
Services available at Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyProvided 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) 97.393.6
Pain Screening 94.693.9
Pain Assessment 98.677.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 98.694.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 96.793.3
Employee Count:
Hospice Of Chippewa County 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 Aide0.50.0
Counseling0.0 0.2
Medical Social Services0.710.0
Registered Nurses1.460.0
Other Personnel0.19 0.0
TOTAL2.860.2
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: Karen Marie Senkus
Position: Health Officer
Contact Number: 906-253-3103
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: 1437372646
NPI Enumeration Date: 10 Apr, 2007
NPI Last Update On: 26 Feb, 2021
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Hospice Of Chippewa County are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 4301030101MichiganPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
08744OtherMichiganBlue Cross Blue Shield
2765352MedicaidMichigan
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 508 Ashmun St Ste 120,
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Zip: 49783-1976
Phone Number: 906-635-1568
Fax Number: 906-253-1466
Patients can reach Chippewa County Health Department Hospice Services at 508 Ashum Street, Suite 120, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan or can call to book an appointment on (90-6) -635-1568.
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