Lakeside Hospice, Llc in Metairie, Louisiana

Lakeside Hospice, Llc is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Metairie, Louisiana. It is a for profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 5105 W Napoleon Ave in Metairie, Louisiana. You can reach out to the office of Lakeside Hospice, Llc via phone at (504) 456-6011.

Lakeside Hospice, Llc is first approved in May, 1994 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 191525. Dallas is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

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Lakeside Hospice, Llc
5105 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie, LA, 70001
(504) 456-6011

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Hospice Profile

NameLakeside Hospice, Llc
Location5105 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie, Louisiana
Hospice ID191525
CategoryFreestanding Hospice
Ownership TypeProprietary - Corporation
Profit TypeFOR PROFIT
SSA county code250

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 Lakeside Hospice, Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1073841417
Organization NameLakeside Hospice, Llc
Address5105 W Napoleon Ave Metairie, Louisiana, 70001
Phone Number(504)456-6011

NPI Number1992876270
Organization NameJourney Hospice Of The Shores, Llc
Address3945 N I 10 Service Rd W Ste 100 Metairie, Louisiana, 70002
Phone Number(504)456-6011

Quality of Patient Care at Lakeside Hospice, Llc

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. Lakeside Hospice, Llc has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care100.093.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care99.393.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem96.477.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care98.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath100.094.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation100.093.3

Services Provided by Lakeside Hospice, Llc:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Lakeside Hospice, Llc 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
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Lakeside Hospice, Llc
Home Health Aides3
Counselors0.75
Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses2.2
Medical Social Workers 1
Physicians1
Registered Nurses4
Other Personnel6
Total Employees17.95

Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others0.35
Total Volunteers0.35

Ownership Details:

  • This hospice has undergone 3 time/s change of ownership.
  • Previous change of ownership is on January , 1999.
  • Most recent change of ownership is on May, 2005.

Certification Details for Lakeside Hospice, Llc:

  • May, 2018 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is in compliance with CMS program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Blue Cross (south Carolina) is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Number assigned to the hospice by the state Medicaid agency for external control or billing purposes is 1580155.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.

Hospices in Metairie

Lakeside Hospice, Llc
Location: 5105 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie, Louisiana, 70001
Phone: (504) 456-6011
Serenity Hospice Services, Llc
Location: 3445 North Causeway Blvd #520, Metairie, Louisiana, 70002
Phone: (504) 456-6011
Guardian Angel Hospice
Location: 825 Little Farms, Ave, Ste D, Metairie, Louisiana, 70003
Phone: (504) 456-6011
Concerned Care Hospice
Location: 3621 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 303, Metairie, Louisiana, 70002
Phone: (504) 456-6011

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.

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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