Southerncare, Inc.

CCN

391657The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

For-Profit

Control type

Proprietary - Corporation

Participating since

Apr 16, 2004

Last certification

Jan 23, 2016

Address

400 Lakemont Park Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-9724

• Southerncare, Inc.

  dba Gentiva II

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1700826211
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 90
  • State average 83
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 88
  • State average 82
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 85
  • State average 79
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 95
  • State average 92
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 95
  • State average 91
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 77
  • State average 77
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 93
  • State average 85
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Jeffrey Brandon Armstrong, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1336465814
• Anthony J Bartkowiak, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1538131495
• Lawrence T Beatty, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Johnstown, PA
  • NPI 1417906413
• Janelle Brumbaugh

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hollidaysburg, PA
  • NPI 1831175066
• Bethany L Claar, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Claysburg, PA
  • NPI 1326450669
• Duane Paul Dilling, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Loysburg, PA
  • NPI 1114910254
• Jacqulin Fabina

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Williamsburg, PA
  • NPI 1730409509
• Margaret Mary Hallahan, D.O.

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • NPI 1972818540
• Fred M Heaton, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Roaring Spring, PA
  • NPI 1720039027
• Evangeline Hillegass, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • New Paris, PA
  • NPI 1518494509
• Matthew W Hillegass, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • New Paris, PA
  • NPI 1346691813
• Tanya Lohr Holsopple, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1548254873
• Ryan Anthony Lani, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tyrone, PA
  • NPI 1740716695
• Darron B Locke, MD

  • General Practice Physician
  • Roaring Spring, PA
  • NPI 1073507943
• Mark Adam Theodore Molckovsky, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Du Bois, PA
  • NPI 1356705768
• Jessie L Mosley, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lewistown, PA
  • NPI 1922195494
• Jennifer Lynn Murnyack-Garner, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1518945021
• Patrick Rice

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1760455406
• Elias Mounif Rifkah, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1639240344
• Brett Scharf

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1902876634
• Dennis A. Shannon III, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bellefonte, PA
  • NPI 1770546434
• Gregory Charles Sweeney, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hollidaysburg, PA
  • NPI 1710955828
• Lucas L Warton, DO

  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1326509621
• Hassan Yassin Zammam, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1629041785
• George Michael Zubak, MD

  • Specialist
  • Everett, PA
  • NPI 1659347847

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.7
  • State average 98.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 14.5
  • State average 8.4
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.6
  • State average 2.1
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0
  • State average 0.5
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 9.1
  • State average 8.7
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 12.7
  • State average 42.3
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 98.8
  • State average 95.55
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.34
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 98.69
  • State average 98.81
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.9
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 100
  • State average 98.4
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.42
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9
  • State average 9
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 79.9
  • State average 59.9
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 34.5
  • State average 36.4
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 15.3
  • State average 14.4
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 100
  • State average 98.99
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 17,640
  • State average 14,152.21 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 6.9
  • State average 7.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 95.5
  • State average 92.8
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

• Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.