SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE – NPI #1073764031
Personal Emergency Response Attendant

Individuals that are specially trained to assist patients living at home with urgent/emergent situations. These individuals must be able to perform CPR and basic first aid and have sufficient counseling skills to allay fears and assist in working through processes necessary to resolve the crisis. Functions may include transportation to various facilities and businesses, contacting agencies to initiate remediation service or providing reassurance.

SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE is a personal emergency response attendant located in PLYMOUTH, MA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1073764031 to SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE on October 08, 2008. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. Since the name “SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE” is a dba name, the actual legal business name for this organization is DKH INC. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 146D00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Personal Emergency Response Attendant.

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NPI Profile for
DKH INC

NPI Number
1073764031
Enumeration Date

(more than 17 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-2  Organization
Organization health care providers may have a single employee or thousands of employees. An example is an incorporated individual who is an organization's only employee.
Legal Name
DKH INC
Doing Business As (dba): SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE
Primary location
70 THOREAU ROAD
PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
Phone: (800) 890-9808 Fax: (508) 747-6786
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
DAVID HOOD
PRESIDENT
Phone: (800) 890-9808
Updated
Identifiers

Identifiers for SOUTH SHORE LIFELINE

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DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
MEDICAIDMA1539159
Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
146D00000X
- Personal Emergency Response Attendant (Primary)

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