Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care



  
750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids
Michigan, 49503

 616-391-4200   Maps & Directions
Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care, also known as Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association is a hospice care center situated at Grand Rapids, Michigan. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care accommodated approx. 1746 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 81 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 231544. Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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 Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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.
Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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:
Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association 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) 231544
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)
Hospice Address:750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, 49503
County:Kent
Phone:616-391-4200
Fax:616-486-3980
CMS Regional Office Chicago
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:14 Aug, 1991
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 22 Jun, 2015
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 24340 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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 1746
RHC Days (in %) 97
Physician Services 84
Average Age of Beneficiary 81 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 13,485,154
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 14,752,292
Total Charge Amount $ 31,230,988

Average Service Hours per Day

Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care provided an average of 0.24 hours per day of home health, 0.29 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.09 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care have 662 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 422 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 145 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care rendered hospice services to 814 Male and 932 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care provided hospice care to 1614 White, 73 Black, 33 Hispanic, Other 26 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care, 792 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 403 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 470 of Cancer, 304 of Dementia, 184 of Stroke, 348 of Heart Disease, 216 of Respiratory 224 of Other Diseases

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 732 at home, 331 in an assisted living facility, 26 in a long term care or non-skilled nursing facility, 273 in a skilled nursing facility, 370 in an inpatient hospital,

Services Provided:
Services available at Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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
HomemakerProvided under Arrangement
Medical Social ServicesHospice Staff
Medical Supply ServicesProvided under Arrangement
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 99.998.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.693.6
Pain Screening 99.693.9
Pain Assessment 98.377.7
Dyspnea Screening 99.797.3
Dyspnea Treatment 99.494.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.793.3
Employee Count:
Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care 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 Aide170
Counseling6.7 0
Medical Social Services140
Registered Nurses19.30
Practical/Vocational Nurses7.2 0
Other Personnel37.7 2.75
Physician Services1 0
TOTAL102.92.75
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. Kevin Smith
Position: Vice President Finance
Contact Number: 616-486-2672
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: 1134567662
NPI Enumeration Date: 06 Jun, 2013
NPI Last Update On: 11 Dec, 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 Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Home Health MichiganPrimary
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: 750 Fuller Ave Ne,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zip: 49503-1918
Phone Number: 616-486-2672
Fax Number: 616-459-3151
Patients can reach Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association at 750 Fuller Avenue Ne, Grand Rapids, Michigan or can call to book an appointment on 616-391-4200.

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