Hospice Of Yancey County



  
856 George's Fork Road, Burnsville
North Carolina, 28714

 828-682-9675   Maps & Directions
Hospice Of Yancey County, also known as Compassionate Care Western North Carolina is a hospice care center situated at Burnsville, North Carolina. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Hospice Of Yancey County accommodated approx. 101 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 82 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 341564. Hospice Of Yancey County 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 Yancey County 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.
Hospice Of Yancey 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:
Compassionate Care Western North Carolina 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) 341564
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:856 George's Fork Road, Burnsville,
North Carolina, 28714
County:Yancey
Phone:828-682-9675
Fax:828-682-4713
CMS Regional Office Atlanta
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Hospice Of Yancey County with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:29 Jul, 1993
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 30 Mar, 2017
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Atlanta CMS Regional Office
MAC Blue Cross (south Carolina)
CBSA Code 99934 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Hospice Of Yancey 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 101
RHC Days (in %) 99
Average Age of Beneficiary 82 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 1,561,880
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 1,806,575
Total Charge Amount $ 2,439,171

Average Service Hours per Day

Hospice Of Yancey County provided an average of 0.12 hours per day of home health, 0.25 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.05 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Hospice Of Yancey County have Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 54 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 29 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Hospice Of Yancey County rendered hospice services to 47 Male and 54 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Hospice Of Yancey County provided hospice care to 97 White, 4 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Hospice Of Yancey County, 14 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 34 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 Yancey County, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 23 of Cancer, 26 of Dementia, 21 of Heart Disease, 17 of Respiratory

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Hospice Of Yancey County, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 71 at home, 18 in an assisted living facility, 12 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Hospice Of Yancey 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
HomemakerHospice Staff
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesHospice Staff
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) 99.293.6
Pain Screening 93.393.9
Pain Assessment 90.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 100.097.3
Dyspnea Treatment 96.494.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Hospice Of Yancey 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 Aide30
Counseling1 0
Homemaker10
Medical Social Services10
Registered Nurses8.250
Other Personnel5 0
Physician Services0.25 0
TOTAL19.50
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: Mr. Ronnie D Gregory
Position: Executive Director
Contact Number: 828-682-9675
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: 1760458657
NPI Enumeration Date: 28 Feb, 2006
NPI Last Update On: 21 May, 2019
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 Yancey County are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based HOS1027North CarolinaPrimary
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Secondary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
3401564MedicaidNorth Carolina
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 856 Georges Fork Rd,
Burnsville, North Carolina
Zip: 28714-7842
Phone Number: 828-682-9675
Fax Number: 828-682-4713
Patients can reach Compassionate Care Western North Carolina at 856 George's Fork Road, Burnsville, North Carolina or can call to book an appointment on 828-682-9675.

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