Mercyone Hospice



  
500 Sw 7th St Ste 104, Des Moines
Iowa, 50319

 (51-5) -643-8383   Maps & Directions
Mercyone Hospice, also known as Mercyone Des Moines Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Des Moines, Iowa. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Mercyone Hospice accommodated approx. 432 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2022. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 161506. Mercyone Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at Kansas City. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Services provided at Mercyone Hospice mainly includes home health aide, counseling, homemaker, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services.
Mercyone 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:
Mercyone Des Moines 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) 161506
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit (01 Voluntary Non-Profit - Church)
Accreditation Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
Hospice Address:500 Sw 7th St Ste 104, Des Moines,
Iowa, 50319
County:Polk
Phone:(51-5) -643-8383
Fax:515-643-0973
CMS Regional Office Kansas City
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Mercyone Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:16 May, 1986
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 30 Sep, 2020
Certificate Provider: CMS Regional Office
CBSA Code 19780 (Urban)
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 Mercyone 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 432
RHC Days (in %) 95
Episode or Stay Count 437
Total Nursing Minutes 410205 Minutes (6836.75 Hours)
Days of Service 15,190
Average Age of Beneficiary 80 year
Average Risk Score of Beneficiaries 2.48
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 3,171,607
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 3,365,754
Total Medicare Allowed Payment Amount $ 3,171,607
Total Charge Amount $ 11,885,956

Average Hospice Visit Count


Mercyone Hospice have 12169 skilled nursing visits, 1373 social work visits and 9235 Number of home health aide visits provided by the home health agency or hospice.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Mercyone Hospice rendered hospice services to 42% Male and 58% Female Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Mercyone Hospice provided hospice care to 94% White, 26% not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a Fiscal year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Mercyone Hospice,3% 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.
19% 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 Mercyone Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 31 of Neoplasms & Diseases of the Blood and Blood forming organs, 5 of Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, 17 of Diseases of the Nervous System, 24 of Diseases of the Circulatory System, 13 of Diseases of the Respiratory System, 3 of Diseases of the Digestive System, 3 of Diagnosis of Injury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes & external causes of Morbidity,

Services Provided:
Services available at Mercyone 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 TherapyProvided under Arrangement
OtherProvided 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) 100.093.6
Pain Screening 95.593.9
Pain Assessment 98.777.7
Dyspnea Screening 99.797.3
Dyspnea Treatment 97.794.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 100.093.3
Employee Count:
Mercyone 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 Aide8.50.0
Counseling2.0 0.0
Homemaker1.00.0
Medical Social Services2.00.0
Registered Nurses4.60.0
Practical/Vocational Nurses2.0 0.0
Other Personnel2.15 31.0
Physician Services0.3 0.0
TOTAL22.5531.0
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: Marcus Bowens
Position: Cfo
Contact Number: 770-283-4006
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: 1265722979
NPI Enumeration Date: 14 Apr, 2011
NPI Last Update On: 17 Jan, 2024
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Mercyone Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based Primary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1265722979MedicaidIowa
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 20555 Victor Pkwy,
Livonia, Michigan
Zip: 48152-7031
Phone Number: 513-576-0262
Fax Number: 737-343-6520
Patients can reach Mercyone Des Moines Hospice at 500 Sw 7th St Ste 104, Des Moines, Iowa or can call to book an appointment on (51-5) -643-8383.
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