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Amedisys Hospice of Florence

A hospice in Florence, Alabama 35630

412 South Court Street, Suite 302, Florence, Alabama 35630. (256) 760-7877.

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Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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What these words mean2
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

1 deficiency cited in the last three years

The middle of the 12 hospices serving ZIP code 35630 had 4.

The last inspection on record was on Nov 6, 2025: a recertification inspection by the state.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

When those deficiencies happened

1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

1 deficiency by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, as cited

Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Oct 1, 2025: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency

  • Use & maintenance of equipment & supplies (42 CFR 418.106(f)(2))

    The inspectors’ words, 559 words

    “Based on observations, review of medical records, policy and procedure, and Potter and Perry Nursing Fundamentals, and interviews, it was determined the hospice agency failed to ensure: 1. Oxygen (O2) cylinders were stored appropriately. 2. “No Smoking/Oxygen in Use” signage was provided to the patient/caregiver (pt/cg).This affected two of four home visits (HV), including HV # 2, and HV # 3, and had the potential to negatively affect all patients who require O2. Findings include: Policy: PUL-001Subject: Administration of OxygenDate Revised: 9/26/24Procedure:...3. Teach or review O2 safety precautions with the client and family:...h. Keep the O2 container upright...Reference: Potter and Perry Nursing Fundamentals Eleventh EditionCopyright: 2023... page 1036...Using Home Oxygen Equipment...11. Instruct patient and family caregiver in safe home oxygen practices, including placing “No Smoking/Oxygen in Use” signs at each entrance to the home,... and storing oxygen tanks upright. 2. HV # 3 was admitted on 5/29/25 with a primary diagnosis of Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis Following Cerebral Infarction Affecting Dominate Right Side, and recertified for care from 8/27/25 to 11/24/25.A review of the Hospice Plan of Care (POC) Report dated 8/21/25 revealed the pt/cg were instructed on indications for O2 administration, use, management, and safety.A HV was conducted on 9/29/25 at 1:20 PM to observe care provided by EI # 5, Registered Nurse.During the visit, HV # 3 was receiving O2 via NC at two L per minute. There were no “No Smoking/Oxygen in Use” signs observed in the home or outside on the doors. An interview was conducted with the cg during the HV, who stated, “ We have received education regarding the use and safety of the oxygen but a sign has not been given to us to display by the agency or the Durable Medical Equipment company when the O2 equipment was delivered.”An interview was conducted on 10/1/25 at 3:11 PM with EI # 1 and EI # 2, who confirmed “No Smoking/Oxygen in Use” signage was not provided to the pt/cg by the agency. 1. HV # 2 was admitted to the agency on 1/17/25 with a primary diagnosis of Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease with Heart Failure and with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease/End Stage Renal Disease, and recertified for care 9/14/25 to 11/12/25.Review of the Client Medication Report from 9/29/25 revealed O2 ordered continuously at two liters (L) per minute via nasal cannula (NC).A HV was conducted on 9/29/25 at 12:55 PM to observe care provided by Employee Identifier (EI) # 4, Hospice Aide. During the visit, HV # 2 was receiving O2 via NC at two L per minute. There were no “No Smoking/Oxygen in Use” signs observed in the home or outside on the doors. Three O2 cylinders were observed in the room. One tank was in a stand and the other two were leaning against the wall, unsecured, in front of the closet door.An interview was conducted with the cg during the HV who stated “I remember staff giving instructions and education on safe oxygen use, but I have never been given a sign to post.”An interview was conducted on 10/1/25 at 2:20 PM with EI # 1, Director of Operations and EI # 2, Clinical Manager, who confirmed the oxygen tanks were not stored appropriately per the agency policy. EI # 1 and EI # 2 also confirmed that no oxygen signage had been provided by the agency.”

    Rule L0702. Standard-level.

All 2 inspections in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Nov 6, 2025Recertification inspection by the stateNo deficiencies cited
Oct 1, 2025Recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Mar 24, 2014.
  • Ownership: for-profit.
  • No deficiency or on record in the last three years.
Source:

CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Has anything been proven against it?

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
  • 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Who does the caring?

  • From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 13.4 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.2% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.5% of patients who died.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 94% at home, 2% in assisted living, 4% in a nursing facility.
Source:

CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day13.4 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends7.2%
Visits near death95.5% of patients who died

Who owns it?

  • Amedisys Holding LLC owns 100% directly since Apr 1, 2010.
  • 11 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Amanda Bentley (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bridget R Kaigler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bridget R Kaigler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); Gregory F Mayberry (managing employee (under contract)); Kristina J Braud (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kristina J Braud (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeanne Shingleton (corporate officer); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Unitedhealth Group IncorporatedOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Aug 14, 2025
Amedisys Inc.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Apr 1, 2010
Amedisys Holding LLCOwns 5% or more directly100%Apr 1, 2010

What do families say?

  • CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
  • In CMS’s survey of family caregivers (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 86% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
  • CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
  • 100% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 81.2% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
Source:

CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5Not rated
Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold10 of 10

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 12 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 35630, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 1.
Source:

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

The 12 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 35630
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Preferred Hospice2
Amedisys Hospice of Florence This hospice1
Compassus-Florence0
Southerncare New Beacon Scottsboro13
Enhabit Hospice Birmingham6
Hospice of North Alabama, LLC2
Alabama Hospice of the Shoals0
Aveanna Hospice of Decatur0
Gentiva Huntsville21
Gentiva Birmingham20
Affinity Hospice Madison7
Volunteer Hospice6

What the record doesn’t say

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
  • Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
  • CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
  • Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.

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This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.

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Replies

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Paid listing

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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