Enhabit Hospice - Huntsville
A hospice in Madison, Alabama 35758
9668 Madison Blvd, Suite 335, Madison, Alabama 35758. (256) 203-8508.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 9of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 16 hospices serving ZIP code 35758 had 3.5.
The last inspection on record was on Feb 26, 2026: a reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.
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
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Feb 26, 2026: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 287 words
“It is required that the documented comprehensive assessment includes a drug profile that contains the patient’s current: prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs; supplements; herbal remedies; [and] other alternative treatments that could affect drug therapy. The medication review process includes the identification of the following: the effectiveness of drug therapy; drug side effects; actual or potential drug interactions; duplicate drug therapy; [and] drug therapy associated with laboratory monitoring. The assessment includes evidence that common side effects of medication in the hospice populations are anticipated, and, as appropriate, preventive measures are implemented to manage the side effects. The drug profile is updated per the hospice policy and procedure, but, at minimum, at the time of each comprehensive assessment and/or when new medication is added, or changes are made to existing medication. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review, interview and observation. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical records reviewed and 1 home visit observed, the hospice did not ensure that the drug profile included all of the patient’s current medications. HOME VISIT 2/CLINICAL RECORD 2: This patient elected the hospice benefit on 02/09/2026 with a terminal diagnosis of senile degeneration of the brain. During the home visit observation on 02/25/2026 with the Registered Nurse (RN - Personnel Record 2), with the Director of Nursing in attendance, the hospice drug profile was reconciled with the patient’s medications. The patient’s medication list included Levothyroxine 50 mg daily. The caregiver stated that the patient took this medication daily. The hospice drug profile did not include Levothyroxine. During a joint record review and interview on 02/25/2026 with the Director of Nursing, it was stated that the hospice drug profile did not include all medications that the patient was taking.”
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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
The inspectors’ words, 227 words
“It is required that the hospice follows accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable disease, including the use of standard precautions, such as hand hygiene and use of gloves, mask, eye protection, or face shield depending on anticipated exposure. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review, document review, interview and observation. In 1 of 3 (33%) home visit observations, the agency did not ensure staff performed hand hygiene as required by agency policy. Agency policy, titled “Infection Surveillance Hand Hygiene”, stated in part, “4.4 At a minimum, personnel will perform hand hygiene in the following instances: 4.4.2 After any patient contact or contact with the patient’s immediate environment. 4.4.3 Before and after glove use.” HOME VISIT 2/CLINICAL RECORD 2: This patient elected the hospice benefit on 02/09/2026 with a terminal diagnosis of senile degeneration of the brain. During the home visit observation on 02/25/2026 with the Registered Nurse (RN - Personnel Record 2), with the Director of Nursing in attendance, the RN took off her gloves after cleaning the patient’s perineal area and grabbed a medication bottle without sanitizing her hands. In an interview with the Director of Nursing on 02/25/2026, she stated that she also observed the RN take off her gloves after cleaning the patient’s perineal area and grabbing a medication bottle without sanitizing her hands.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 209 words
“It is required that hospice aides are assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse who is a member of the Interdisciplinary Group. Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide are prepared by a RN who is responsible for the supervision of the hospice aide. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 12 (8%) clinical records reviewed of patients who received Hospice Aide (HA) services, the agency did not ensure that the HA received written patient care instructions to meet the patient’s specific needs. CLINICAL RECORD 12: This patient elected the hospice benefit on 12/03/2025 with a terminal diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. The hospice plan of care dated 12/03/2025-03/02/2026 included orders for HA visits two times a week and documented the patient’s DME (durable medical equipment) included a Hoyer lift. The RN comprehensive assessment dated 12/03/2025 documented the patient had paralysis which affected function and a Hoyer lift was ordered by the hospice. The HA care plan dated 12/03/2025-02/18/2026 was reviewed and did not include instructions for the Hoyer lift. During a joint record review and interview on 02/26/2025, the Director of Nursing agreed that instructions for the Hoyer lift were not included on the HA care plan.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since May 29, 2013.
- Ownership: for-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency or CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3. on record in the last three years.
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.
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): 13.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 5% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.2% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 91% at home, 1% in assisted living, 4% in a nursing facility, 3% in a skilled nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 13.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 5% |
| Visits near death | 95.2% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Eh Home Health of the Southeast, LLC owns 100% directly since May 1, 2018.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Evan D. Bertrand (corporate officer, 0%); Lisa M Arbuckle (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Julie A. Farmer (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Jennifer Ann Gibson (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Raynon A Andrews (managing employee (under contract), 0%); Lindsey Nicole Hannah (managing employee (on the payroll)); Dale R Clift (corporate officer, 0%); Dale R Clift (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Sean P Richardson (corporate officer); Melinda K. Lokey (corporate officer, 0%).
- A private-equity firm is among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhabit Holdings, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Enhabit Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 1, 2018 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Holds 5% or more security interest | 100% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Advanced Homecare Management LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 1, 2018 |
| Eh Home Health of the Southeast, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 1, 2018 |
| Anchor Parent, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Anchor Midco, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Anchor Topco, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 34.52% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8-B, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 29.14% | May 15, 2026 |
| Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
| Pacific Life Insurance Company | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
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): 81% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 79% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 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); 48.5% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5 | Not 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 threshold | 9 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 16 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 35758, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3.5; this one had 3.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Affinity Hospice Madison | 7 |
| Enhabit Hospice - Huntsville This hospice | 3 |
| Hospice Family Care | 5 |
| Hospice of the Valley, Inc. | 16 |
| Southerncare New Beacon Scottsboro | 13 |
| Shepherd’s Cove Hospice | 0 |
| Amedisys Hospice of Birmingham | 3 |
| Amedisys Hospice of Decatur | 4 |
| Hospice of North Alabama, LLC | 2 |
| Hospice of Alabama | 9 |
| Heartlite Hospice | 2 |
| Aveanna Hospice of Decatur | 0 |
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.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Provider Data (252m-zfp9).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR hospice inspection reports (Hospice Survey Reports - Oct 2021 through Sep 2026.xlsx).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice All Owners (e983965e-1603-4cb8-82b5-c40090e380d1).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Enrollments (25704213-e833-4b8b-9dbc-58dd17149209).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice ZIP Data (95rg-2usp).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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