Azorna Hospice and Palliative Care of Tucson
A hospice in Tucson, Arizona 85701
1 South Church Avenue, Suite 1200, Office 1214, Tucson, Arizona 85701. (818) 960-9634.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- Not available 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 29 hospices serving ZIP code 85701 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 30, 2025: 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
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Jul 30, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner2 deficiencies
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6)(iv))
The inspectors’ words, 290 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) drug. This standard was not met as evidenced by interview and observation. In 2 of 3 (67%) home visits observed revealed that the agency did not ensure the comprehensive assessment included a drug profile that contained the patient’s current prescription(s) and OTC drug(s). Home Visit #1: The home visit was completed on 07/28/2025 with the Director of Clinical Services (DCS) (Personnel #1) at the assisted living facility (ALF). The hospice medication profile contained Senna 5mg PO daily. It was determined after comparing the hospice medication profile dated 07/28/2025 to the facility MAR that the facility MAR lacked evidence of “Senna 5 mg PO daily.” This medication was ordered by the hospice physician on 05/08/2025. The DCS (Personnel #1) confirmed in an Interview during the patient visit on 07/28/2025 that “Senna 5 mg PO daily” was missing from the facility MAR. HOME VISIT #3: The home visit was completed on 07/29/2025 with the Chaplain (Personnel #3). During the visit, a medication review was completed by the site visitor with the patient’s spouse. The spouse presented all the medication bottles she currently administered to the patient including a bottle labeled Ramipril 5mg PO every day. It was determined after comparing the hospice medication profile dated 07/28/2025 to the medication bottles that the hospice medication profile did not include “Ramipril 5 mg PO every day.” The patient’s spouse said the medication was not paid for by the hospice and they got it from their own pharmacy. The Administrator/Alternate Director of Clinical Services (DCS) and Alternate Administrator/DCS stated in an interview on 07/30/2025 that the medication was supposed to be reconciled every visit.”
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(7))
The inspectors’ words, 193 words
“It is required that the comprehensive assessment includes an initial bereavement assessment of the needs of the patient’s family and other individuals, focusing on the social, spiritual, and cultural factors that may impact their ability to cope with the patient’s death. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical records reviewed revealed the agency did not ensure the comprehensive assessment included an initial bereavement assessment of the needs of the patient’s family and other individuals, focusing on the social, spiritual, and cultural factors that may impact their ability to cope with the patient’s death. CLINICAL RECORD 2: The patient elected the hospice benefit on 06/24/2025. The clinical record lacked evidence of a completed initial bereavement assessment as part of the comprehensive assessment. The Administrator/Alternate Director of Clinical Services (DCS) and Alternate Administrator/DCS stated in an interview on 07/30/2025 that the agency did not ensure that the comprehensive assessment included an initial bereavement assessment of the needs of the patient’s family and other individuals, focusing on the social, spiritual, and cultural factors that may impact their ability to cope with the patient’s death.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Sep 29, 2022.
- CMS doesn’t list its type of ownership.
- 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?
- CMS hasn’t published nursing time from Medicare claims for this hospice.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Azorna Healthcare LLC owns 60% directly since Dec 29, 2023.
- Azorna Healthcare LLC runs it.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Molly Ann Finley (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Steven James Hill (owns 5% or more directly, 10%); Steven James Hill (managing employee (on the payroll), 10%); Jennifer Lee Shepherd (owns 5% or more directly, 10%); Jennifer Lee Shepherd (corporate director, 10%); Jennifer Lee Shepherd (managing employee (on the payroll), 10%); Jonathan Royce Monks (owns 5% or more directly, 10%); Molly Ann Finley (owns 5% or more directly, 10%); Lisa Gay Hunt (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9%); Dheeraj K Bobba (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9%); Michael Robert Hunt (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9%); Sean Weston Glenn (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9%).
- No private-equity firm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azorna Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 60% | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Azorna Healthcare LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 60% | Dec 29, 2023 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS gives no Hospice Care Index for this hospice.
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 29 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 85701, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Azorna Hospice and Palliative Care of Tucson This hospice | 2 |
| G and S Hospice Inc. | Not given |
| Copper State Hospice Inc. | 5 |
| Anthem East LLC | 5 |
| Prestige Health Hospice | 16 |
| Bayada Hospice | Not given |
| Hospice in the Desert LLC | 6 |
| Amedisys Hospice | 6 |
| T M C Hospice Aka Peppi’s House | 20 |
| Casa De La Luz Hospice | 5 |
| Arista Hospice | Not given |
| Aria Hospice Comfort Care | 4 |
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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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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