Rockingham Vna And Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Freestanding Hospice. It is located at 137 Epping Road in Exeter, New Hampshire. You can reach out to the office of Rockingham Vna And Hospice via phone at
(603) 772-2981.
Rockingham Vna And Hospice is first approved in June, 1993 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 301510. Boston is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.
Hospice Profile
| Name | Rockingham Vna And Hospice |
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| Location | 137 Epping Road, Exeter, New Hampshire |
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| Hospice ID | 301510 |
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| Category | Freestanding Hospice |
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| Ownership Type | Voluntary Non-profit - Other |
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| Profit Type | NON-PROFIT |
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| SSA county code | 070 |
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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 Rockingham Vna And Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1073601522 |
| Organization Name | Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association And Hospice |
| Address | 137 Epping Rd Exeter, New Hampshire, 03833 |
| Phone Number | (603)772-2981 |
Quality of Patient Care at Rockingham Vna And Hospice
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. Rockingham Vna And Hospice 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 | 100.0 | 98.3 |
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care | 98.2 | 93.6 |
| Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care | 99.7 | 93.9 |
| Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem | 94.9 | 77.7 |
| Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care | 100.0 | 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 | 100.0 | 93.3 |
Services Provided by Rockingham Vna And Hospice:
Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Rockingham Vna And Hospice below:
- By staff
- Home Health Aide Service
- Counseling Service
- Medical Social Service
- Nursing Service
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Pathology
- Under Arrangement
- Medical Supply Service
- Physician Service
- Short Term Inpatient care
- 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 Rockingham Vna And Hospice
| Home Health Aides | 4.56 |
| Counselors | 1.32 |
| Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses | 0.08 |
| Medical Social Workers | 2.4 |
| Registered Nurses | 9.85 |
| Other Personnel | 2 |
| Total Employees | 20.21 |
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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:
| Others | 57 |
| Total Volunteers | 57 |
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Certification Details for Rockingham Vna And Hospice:
- January, 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 eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
- Ngs (nh) 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, March.
- Related Provider Number is 307021.
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.