Knute Nelson Hospice



  
2715 Highway 29 S Suite 103, Alexandria
Minnesota, 56308

 (32-0) -759-1275   Maps & Directions
Knute Nelson Hospice, also known as Knute Nelson Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Alexandria, Minnesota. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Knute Nelson Hospice accommodated approx. 619 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 83 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 241592. Knute Nelson Hospice 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 Knute Nelson Hospice 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.
Knute Nelson Hospice 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:
Knute Nelson Hospice 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) 241592
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Other (13 Other)
Hospice Address:2715 Highway 29 S Suite 103, Alexandria,
Minnesota, 56308
County:Douglas
Phone:(32-0) -759-1275
Fax:320-759-1271
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Knute Nelson Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:08 May, 2013
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 08 Feb, 2019
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code 99924 (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 Knute Nelson Hospice 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 619
RHC Days (in %) 100
Episode or Stay Count 630
Total Nursing Minutes 564840 Minutes (9414 Hours)
Days of Service 47,219
Average Age of Beneficiary 83 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.11
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 7,794,664
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 8,200,810
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 7,794,664
Total Charge Amount $ 10,775,284

Average Hospice Visit Count


Knute Nelson Hospice have 10077 skilled nursing visits, 3064 social work visits and 7409 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Knute Nelson Hospice rendered hospice services to 44% Male and 56% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Knute Nelson Hospice provided hospice care to 99% White, 6% not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Knute Nelson Hospice,37% 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.
34% 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 Knute Nelson Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 25 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 6 of Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, 27 of Diseases of the Nervous System, 27 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 9 of Diseases of the Respiratory System, 2 of Diseases of the Digestive System,

Services Provided:
Services available at Knute Nelson Hospice 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 TherapyHospice Staff
Physician ServicesHospice Staff
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient CareProvided under Arrangement
Speech Pathology ServicesHospice Staff

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) 99.893.6
Pain Screening 100.093.9
Pain Assessment 100.077.7
Dyspnea Screening 99.897.3
Dyspnea Treatment 99.794.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.393.3
Employee Count:
Knute Nelson Hospice 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
Counseling5 0
Medical Social Services70
Registered Nurses210
Practical/Vocational Nurses2 0
Other Personnel0 21
Physician Services0.2 0
TOTAL45.221
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: Marnie Gugisberg
Position: Cfo
Contact Number: 320-763-1164
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: 1548517675
NPI Enumeration Date: 08 Aug, 2012
NPI Last Update On: 08 Mar, 2016
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Knute Nelson Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 420 12th Ave E,
Alexandria, Minnesota
Zip: 56308-2612
Phone Number: 320-759-1270
Fax Number: 320-759-1271
Patients can reach Knute Nelson Hospice at 2715 Highway 29 S Suite 103, Alexandria, Minnesota or can call to book an appointment on (32-0) -759-1275.
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