Knute Nelson Hospice



  
2715 Highway 29 Suite 103, Alexandria
Minnesota, 56308

 320-759-1270   Maps & Directions
Knute Nelson Hospice, also known as Knute Nelson Home Care 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. 285 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 85 years in CY2016. 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, 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 Home Care 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
Related CCN ID:248096
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Other
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:2715 Highway 29 Suite 103, Alexandria,
Minnesota, 56308
County:Douglas
Phone:320-759-1270
Fax:320-763-7548
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
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Chicago CMS Regional Office
MAC National Government Services
CBSA Code 99924 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 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 285
RHC Days (in %) 100
Average Age of Beneficiary 85 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 2,507,355
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 2,670,267
Total Charge Amount $ 4,283,721

Average Service Hours per Day

Knute Nelson Hospice provided an average of 0.29 hours per day of home health, 0.38 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.08 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Knute Nelson Hospice have 75 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 78 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 24 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Knute Nelson Hospice rendered hospice services to 108 Male and 177 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Knute Nelson Hospice provided hospice care to 284 White, 1 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Knute Nelson Hospice, 191 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 105 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Knute Nelson Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 73 of Cancer, 48 of Dementia, 15 of Stroke, 66 of Heart Disease, 27 of Respiratory 56 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Knute Nelson Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 89 at home, 59 in an assisted living facility, 129 in a skilled nursing facility,

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 ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Nursing ServicesHospice Staff
Occupational TherapyHospice Staff
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
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) 97.893.6
Pain Screening 90.193.9
Pain Assessment 97.777.7
Dyspnea Screening 99.797.3
Dyspnea Treatment 98.094.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.093.3
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 Aide8.250
Counseling1.5 0
Homemaker0.250
Medical Social Services2.50
Registered Nurses10.50
TOTAL230
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 M Gugisberg
Position: Sr. Vp/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: 1053783050
NPI Enumeration Date: 29 Oct, 2015
NPI Last Update On: 29 Oct, 2015
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
Home Health MinnesotaPrimary
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: 320-763-6653
Fax Number: 320-763-7548
Patients can reach Knute Nelson Home Care at 2715 Highway 29 Suite 103, Alexandria, Minnesota or can call to book an appointment on 320-759-1270.

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