HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC

Inpatient Care and Medical Equipment

Hospices report these services to Medicare when they are certified. This is what HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC reported, not a check of what it offers today. Confirm current arrangements with the hospice.

Short-term inpatient care

Arranged through another hospital or nursing home

Short stays in a hospice inpatient unit, hospital, or nursing home for pain or symptoms that cannot be managed where the patient lives, or to give family caregivers a break.

Type of inpatient care

Respite care (up to five days at a time, to give family caregivers a break)

Medical supplies and equipment

Brought in through an outside supplier

Equipment and supplies tied to the terminal illness and the plan of care, such as a hospital bed, oxygen, wound supplies, or a wheelchair.

Medicare lets hospices provide these services through arrangements with other organizations. Either way, the hospice stays responsible for the covered care in the patient’s plan of care.

Reported by this hospice to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services when it was certified in 2021.

Care Details from Medicare Data

Medicare computes these numbers from claims and required reporting. They show how HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC compares to hospices nationwide.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, reporting period January 2023 through December 2024. Percentiles are computed by CMS across all reporting hospices.