General Information

Good Shepherd Community Care


Address 90 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
United States
Phone 6179696130
State Massachusetts
Number of employees 52.54
Number of volunteers 2.2
Provider category Hospice
CMS Certification Number 221500
CMS regional office Boston
Medicare/Medicaid programs eligible
Participation date October 1, 1984
Ownership type Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Facility type Freestanding Hospice
Last updated Aug 2017
Description
Good Shepherd Community Care is a hospice (to be more precise, a freestanding hospice) located at 90 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA. They were certified by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services and issued a number: 221500. You can reach them at 6179696130. This specific hospice is eligible to be a part of the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs (initially approved on 1984-10-01).

In order to properly address the needs of terminally ill patients, this hospice employs a full-time equivalent of 52.54 employees and 2.2 volunteers (full-time equivalent too). Among them, palliative services are provided by a full-time equivalent of 0.8 physicians, 0.1 volunteer physicians, 14.5 registered nurses. Moreover, 14 aides are employed.

This hospice provides 11 services, like: counseling (supplied by staff), home health aide (supplied by staff), homemaker services (supplied by staff), medical social services (supplied by staff).

Other hospices in the vicinity include: Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, Inc (1.84 miles away), Alliance Hospice Care Llc (2.44 miles away), Hospice Community Services Of Vna Inc (3.29 miles away), Aseracare Hospice (3.88 miles away).
Service Provided By staff Under arrangement
  Counseling  
  Home Health Aide  
  Homemaker Services  
  Medical Social Services  
  Nursing Services  
  Physician Services  
  Medical Supply  
  Occupational Therapy  
  Physical Therapy  
  Short Term Inpatient Care  
  Speech Pathology Services