Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated



  
411 Se 4th Street, Okeechobee
Florida, 34974

 813-467-2321   Maps & Directions
Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated is a hospice care center situated at Okeechobee, Florida. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated accommodated approx. 166 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 101527. Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated 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 Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated 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:
Hospice Of Okeechobee, 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) 101527
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:411 Se 4th Street, Okeechobee,
Florida, 34974
County:Okeechobee
Phone:813-467-2321
Fax:863-467-8330
CMS Regional Office Atlanta
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:03 Jun, 1987
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 05 Feb, 2019
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: Yes
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Atlanta CMS Regional Office
Provider's Billing ID: 087538400
MAC Blue Cross (south Carolina)
CBSA Code 99910 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated 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 166
RHC Days (in %) 89
Average Age of Beneficiary 80 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 655,517
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 743,186
Total Charge Amount $ 2,363,065

Average Service Hours per Day

Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated provided an average of 0.23 hours per day of home health, 0.63 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.1 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated have 81 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 14 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated rendered hospice services to 97 Male and 69 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated provided hospice care to 154 White, 12 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated, 48 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 21 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 65 of Cancer, 44 of Heart Disease, 21 of Respiratory 22 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 70 at home, 12 in an inpatient hospital, 83 in an inpatient hospice facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated 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
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 99.098.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 96.593.6
Pain Screening 87.693.9
Pain Assessment 92.677.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 96.994.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated 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 Aide50
Counseling0.5 1
Medical Social Services10
Registered Nurses90
Other Personnel2 3
Physician Services1 0
TOTAL18.54
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: Ms. Lisa Blackman
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Contact Number: 863-467-2321
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: 1659334464
NPI Enumeration Date: 11 Apr, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 17 Oct, 2007
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 Okeechobee Incorporated are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 5026096FloridaPrimary
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 1548,
Okeechobee, Florida
Zip: 34973-1548
Phone Number: 863-467-2321
Fax Number: 863-467-8330
Patients can reach Hospice Of Okeechobee, Inc. at 411 Se 4th Street, Okeechobee, Florida or can call to book an appointment on 813-467-2321.

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