General Information

Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Blue Ridge, Inc


Address 284 Hospital Drive
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
United States
Phone 8287655677
State North Carolina
Number of employees 32
Number of volunteers 39
Accreditation type ACHC
Provider category Hospice
CMS Certification Number 341565
CMS regional office Atlanta
Medicare/Medicaid programs eligible
Participation date August 9, 1993
Ownership type Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Facility type Freestanding Hospice
Last updated Aug 2017
Description
Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Blue Ridge, Inc is a hospice (specifically: a freestanding hospice) that can be found at 284 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC. Their Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services certification number is 341565. You can call them at 8287655677. The hospice is eligible to take part in the Medicaid and/or Medicare programs (first approved on 1993-08-09).

Aiming to provide help and ease the suffering of terminally ill patients, this hospice employs a full-time equivalent of 32 employees and 39 volunteers (full-time equivalent too). From among them, palliative services are provided by a full-time equivalent of 1 physician, 11 registered nurses and 1 full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurse. Apart from that, 6 aides are employed.

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

Other hospices in the area include: Hospice Of Yancey County (10.94 miles away), Carepartners Hospice & Palliative Care Mcdowell (15.38 miles away), Medi Home Hospice (14.18 miles away), Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Inc (28.96 miles away).
Service Provided By staff Under arrangement
  Counseling  
  Home Health Aide  
  Homemaker Services  
  Medical Social Services  
  Nursing Services  
  Medical Supply  
  Occupational Therapy  
  Physician Services  
  Physical Therapy  
  Short Term Inpatient Care  
  Speech Pathology Services