Care Alternatives, Inc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Cranford, New Jersey. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 65 Jackson Drive, Suite 103 in Cranford, New Jersey. You can reach out to the office of Care Alternatives, Inc via phone at
(908) 931-9080.
Care Alternatives, Inc is first approved in June, 1995 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 311541. New York is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.
Hospice Profile
| Name | Care Alternatives, Inc |
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| Location | 65 Jackson Drive, Suite 103, Cranford, New Jersey |
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| Hospice ID | 311541 |
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| Category | Freestanding Hospice |
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| Ownership Type | Proprietary - Corporation |
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| Profit Type | FOR PROFIT |
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| SSA county code | 370 |
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NPI associated with this Hospice
A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Care Alternatives, Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1861454886 |
| Organization Name | Care Alternatives, Inc. |
| Address | 1600 Saint Georges Ave Ste 312 Rahway, New Jersey, 07065 |
| Phone Number | (908)931-9080 |
Quality of Patient Care at Care Alternatives, Inc
Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Care Alternatives, Inc has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average| Quality Measure | Provider Score | National Score |
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| Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care | 99.3 | 98.3 |
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care | 98.0 | 93.6 |
| Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care | 94.1 | 93.9 |
| Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem | 35.1 | 77.7 |
| Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care | 97.4 | 97.3 |
| Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath | 100.0 | 94.6 |
| Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation | 92.7 | 93.3 |
Services Provided by Care Alternatives, Inc:
Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Care Alternatives, Inc below:
- By staff
- Home Health Aide Service
- Counseling Service
- Medical Social Service
- Nursing Service
- Under Arrangement
- Medical Supply Service
- Occupational Therapy
- Physician Service
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Pathology
- Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
- Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:
Number of full time equivalent employees at Care Alternatives, Inc
| Home Health Aides | 42 |
| Counselors | 4 |
| Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses | 4 |
| Medical Social Workers | 6 |
| Physicians | 5 |
| Registered Nurses | 20 |
| Other Personnel | 8 |
| Total Employees | 89 |
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Certification Details for Care Alternatives, Inc:
- November, 2015 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
- It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
- National Government Services is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
- Current status is Active Provider.
- Reason of certification is Recertification.
- End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
Medicare Hospice Care
What is Hospice Care?Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or
seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's
home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location
based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care,
general inpatient and respite care.
How long can one get medicare hospice care?Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
- A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
- At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.