Sun Home Hospice



  
61 Duke Street Po Box 232, Northumberland
Pennsylvania, 17857

 570-473-8320   Maps & Directions
Sun Home Hospice, also known as Sun Home Health Hospice is a hospice care center situated at Northumberland, Pennsylvania. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Sun Home Hospice accommodated approx. 285 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 80 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 391537. Sun Home Hospice comes under the CMS regional office located at Philadelphia. This CMS regional office covers all hospices located in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia. Services provided at Sun Home 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.
Sun Home 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:
Sun Home Health 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) 391537
Related CCN ID:397095
Hospice’s Ownership Type:Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:Acute & Respite care
Accreditation UnAccredited
Hospice Address:61 Duke Street Po Box 232, Northumberland,
Pennsylvania, 17857
County:Northumberland
Phone:570-473-8320
CMS Regional Office Philadelphia
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Sun Home Hospice with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:Yes
Medicare Certification Date:07 Apr, 1989
Current Status: Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey: 19 Mar, 2015
Status at the time of certification survey: In Compliance
Waiver of any life safety code: No
Latest Certification Type: Recertification
Certificate Provider: Philadelphia CMS Regional Office
MAC Cahaba
CBSA Code 99939 (Rural)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Sun Home 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 80 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount $ 2,297,497
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount $ 2,580,285
Total Charge Amount $ 3,723,275

Average Service Hours per Day

Sun Home Hospice provided an average of 0.15 hours per day of home health, 0.26 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.05 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.

Average Hospice Care Days

Sun Home Hospice have 68 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 85 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 18 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.


Beneficiaries by Gender


Sun Home Hospice rendered hospice services to 127 Male and 158 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Beneficiaries by Race


Sun Home Hospice provided hospice care to 276 White, 9 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.

Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries


At Sun Home Hospice, 110 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 92 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.


Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis

At Sun Home Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 115 of Cancer, 33 of Dementia, 67 of Heart Disease, 33 of Respiratory

Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries

At Sun Home Hospice, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 207 at home, 70 in a skilled nursing facility,

Services Provided:
Services available at Sun Home 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
OtherProvided under Arrangement
Physician ServicesProvided under Arrangement
Physical TherapyHospice Staff
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 Not Available98.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) Not Available93.6
Pain Screening Not Available93.9
Pain Assessment Not Available77.7
Dyspnea Screening Not Available97.3
Dyspnea Treatment Not Available94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen Not Available93.3
Employee Count:
Sun Home 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 Aide2.750
Counseling1.5 0
Homemaker0.250
Medical Social Services1.50
Registered Nurses10.250
Practical/Vocational Nurses3.5 0
Other Personnel3.25 0.5
Physician Services0.25 0
TOTAL23.250.5
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. Steven Richard
Position: Ceo
Contact Number: 570-473-7625
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: 1982604203
NPI Enumeration Date: 28 Jul, 2005
NPI Last Update On: 09 Jul, 2007
Medical Licenses:
Hospice can have one or more medical licenses for different specialities in the same state or different states. Related medical licenses for Sun Home Hospice are as mentioned below.
SpecializationLicense NumberStateStatus
Hospice Care, Community Based 153799PennsylvaniaPrimary
Other Medical Identifiers:
Other legacy medical identifiers of the hospice such as Medicaid, Medicare PIN, NSC, UPIN etc. are mentioned as below.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
391901OtherCbc, Keystone And Fed B/c
01179931MedicaidPennsylvania
86914OtherGeisinger Health Plan
1644OtherHighmark Bc/bs
Business Mailing Address:
Business mailing address can be used for mailing purpose only, for visiting purpose patients need to refer above mentioned address.
Address: Po Box 232,
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Zip: 17857-0232
Phone Number: 570-473-8320
Fax Number: --
Patients can reach Sun Home Health Hospice at 61 Duke Street Po Box 232, Northumberland, Pennsylvania or can call to book an appointment on 570-473-8320.

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