Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon is a hospice care center situated at Abingdon, Virginia. This palliative care is medicare certified, hence if you are covered by medicare, medicare will pay the hospice for your care. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon accommodated approx. 272 Medicare beneficiaries whose average age was 78 years in CY2016. Unique hospice identification number provided by medicare to this hospice care is 491542. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon has gone one time change of ownership, on 01 Jul, 2018. Services provided at Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon mainly includes home health aide, counseling, medical social services, medical supply services, nursing services, occupational therapy, other, physician services, physical therapy, short term inpatient care, speech pathology services. Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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:
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)
491542
Related CCN ID:
440012
Hospice’s Ownership Type:
Non-Profit
Short-term inpatient care provided:
Acute & Respite care
Accreditation
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
Hospice Address:
361 B Falls Drive Nw, Abingdon, Virginia, 24210
County:
Washington
Phone:
276-676-2816
CMS Regional Office
Philadelphia
Medicare Certification:
Medicare certification details of Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon with certification date, type, current status, certification provider, MAC, CBSA Code are stated below.
Medicare Certified:
Yes
Medicare Certification Date:
23 Aug, 1996
Current Status:
Active Provider
Latest visit of the Health or LSC survey:
29 Jul, 2016
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
Palmetto Hhh C
CBSA Code
28700 (Urban)
National Hospice Spending and Utilization (2016):
National Hospice Spending and Utilization based on CY2016 for Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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
272
RHC Days (in %)
96
Physician Services
196
Average Age of Beneficiary
78 year
Total Medicare Payment Amount
$ 1,948,946
Total Medicare Standard Payment Amount
$ 2,262,818
Total Charge Amount
$ 4,602,367
Average Service Hours per Day
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon provided an average of 0.13 hours per day of home health, 1.55 hours per day of Skilled Nursing, 0.05 hours per day of Social Service hospice care.
Average Hospice Care Days
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon have 96 Medicare beneficiaries with 7 or fewer hospice care days, 60 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 60 hospice care days, 18 Medicare beneficiaries with more than 180 hospice care days.
Beneficiaries by Gender
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon rendered hospice services to 115 Male and 157 Female Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.
Beneficiaries by Race
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon provided hospice care to 270 White, 2 not disclosed Medicare beneficiaries in a calendar year.
Medicare/Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries
At Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon, 111 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and 45 beneficiaries were eligible for Medicaid for at least one month of hospice care in the calendar year.
Beneficiaries with Primary Disease Diagnosis
At Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care for a primary diagnosis are 119 of Cancer, 21 of Dementia, 16 of Stroke, 31 of Heart Disease, 37 of Respiratory 48 of Other Diseases
Site-of-service Hospice Beneficiaries
At Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon, distinct Medicare beneficiaries who received the majority of their hospice care days are 199 at home, 15 in an inpatient hospital, 45 in an inpatient hospice facility,
Services Provided:
Services available at Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon 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 Available
Provided By
Home Health Aide
Hospice Staff
Counseling
Hospice Staff
Medical Social Services
Hospice Staff
Medical Supply Services
Provided under Arrangement
Nursing Services
Hospice Staff
Occupational Therapy
Hospice Staff
Other
Hospice Staff
Physician Services
Provided under Arrangement
Physical Therapy
Hospice Staff
Short Term Inpatient Care
Hospice Staff
Speech Pathology Services
Hospice 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 Name
Score (in %)
National Average
Treatment Preferences
100.0
98.3
Beliefs/Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
99.5
93.6
Pain Screening
95.5
93.9
Pain Assessment
95.4
77.7
Dyspnea Screening
100.0
97.3
Dyspnea Treatment
98.8
94.6
Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen
91.1
93.3
Employee Count:
Ballad Health Hospice - Abingdon employee information is available below according to the service area, it is also divided among volunteer and employed count.
Services
Employed Count
Volunteer Count
Home Health Aide
0.6
0
Counseling
0.3
0
Medical Social Services
0.3
0
Registered Nurses
0.7
0
Practical/Vocational Nurses
0.3
0
Other Personnel
0.5
0.5
TOTAL
2.7
0.5
Patients can reach at 361 B Falls Drive Nw, Abingdon, Virginia or can call to book an appointment on 276-676-2816.