Amedisys Hospice
A hospice in Tucson, Arizona 85718
1585 East River Road, Suite 201, Tucson, Arizona 85718. (520) 205-7700.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 6 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 32 hospices serving ZIP code 85718 had 5.5.
The last inspection on record was on Mar 15, 2024: an initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
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
6 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Mar 15, 2024: initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care6 deficiencies
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6))
“Upon patient record review, 1 of 19 (Patient #10) did not have evidence in the patient record that a review was completed of all prescription and non-prescription medications, including herbal remedies that could affect drug therapy. This review includes, but is not limited to: • Effectiveness of drug therapy • Drug side effects • Actual or potential drug interactions • Duplicate drug therapy • Drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring Patient 10:The medical record includes an order to discontinue oxygen on 3/3/23. Oxygen remains profiled on the medication list.”
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Approach to service delivery (42 CFR 418.56(a)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 114 words
“Upon patient record review, 1 of 19 (Patient #7) did not have evidence that a Registered Nurse is designated to ensure continuous assessment of the patient and family’s needs and to coordinate activities with other members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG). The IDG must work together and is responsible for supervision of the care and service for each patient and family. Patient 7:The medical record includes documentation on admission that the patient has a stage II pressure ulcer to the coccyx. The wound care policy for the agency notes that measurements should be completed at least weekly. There is no evidence of wound care measurements from 1/22/24 until the wound was inactivated on 2/16/24.”
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 155 words
“Upon patient record review, 2 of 19 (Patient #6,#14) did not have evidence in the patient record that the hospice has developed an individualized written plan of care for each patient. The plan of care must reflect patient/family goals and interventions based on the problems identified in the initial, comprehensive, and updated comprehensive assessments. The plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. Patient 6:The medical record contains documentation on admission of a history of seizures with a comorbidity of seizure disorder. There is no evidence of problems, goals and interventions on the plan of care for assessment and management of seizures. Patient 14:The medical record contains documentation on admission of dysphagia to include aspiration precautions and education provided to caregiver related to care, prevention and management. There is no evidence of problems, goals and interventions on the plan of care for dysphagia.”
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Review of the plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(d))
The inspectors’ words, 138 words
“Upon patient record review, 2 of 19 (Patient #4,#5) did not have evidence that a revised plan of care includes information from the patient’s updated comprehensive assessment and must note the patient’s progress towards outcome/goals from the plan of care. Patient 4:The medical record contains documentation of patient symptoms of constipation requiring pharmacological interventions of Senna on 1/23/24 and Lactulose on 2/6/24. There is no evidence of an update to the plan of care with problems, goals and interventions for management of constipation. Patient 5:The medical record contains documentation of collaboration with the physician on 3/11/24 and subsequent order for treatment of a urinary tract infection using Cipro 500 mg po daily for 7 days. There is no evidence of an update to the plan of care with problems, goals and interventions for management of an active infection.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 227 words
“Upon patient record review, 4 of 19 (Patient #2,#3,#6,#7) did not have evidence in the patient record that hospice aide assignments and duties are: • Assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse that is a member of the interdisciplinary group • Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide must be prepared by a Registered Nurse who is responsible for the supervision of a hospice aide as specified under paragraph (h) of 418.76 • There is evidence in the patient record that the plan of care; indicate what tasks are to be done by the Aide and the frequency of these tasks. The use of “PRN” or “per patient choice”, for any task, whether personal care or non-personal care tasks, are not acceptable Patient 2:The patient plan of care includes fall, bleeding and seizure precautions. There is no evidence on the aide plan of care for fall bleeding and seizure precautions. Patient 3:The patient plan of care includes aspiration and bleeding precautions. There is no evidence on the aide plan of care for aspiration and bleeding precautions. Patient 6:The patient plan of care includes seizure precautions. There is no evidence on the aide plan of care for seizure precautions. Patient 7:The patient plan of care includes fall and oxygen precautions. There is no evidence on the aide plan of care for fall and oxygen precautions.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 96 words
“Upon patient record review 1 of 19 (Patient #13) did not have evidence documentation in the patient record that a hospice aide provides services that are: • Ordered by the interdisciplinary group • Included in the plan of care • Permitted to be performed under state law by such hospice aide • Consistent with the hospice aide training Patient 13: The aide plan of care includes task of change linens weekly and an aide visit frequency of 2 visits per week. The aide documentation notes that the task was provided every visit from 2/21/24 to 3/7/24.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 | Initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Nov 1, 1983.
- Ownership: other.
- 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): 12.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 11.6% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 94.6% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 69% at home, 30% in assisted living.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 12.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 11.6% |
| Visits near death | 94.6% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Amedisys Holding LLC owns 100% directly since May 1, 2017.
- 13 owners or officers are people: Elise T Vo (managing employee (under contract)); Elise T Vo (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Karen Joanne Gutierrez (managing employee (on the payroll)); Karen Joanne Gutierrez (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Bridget R Kaigler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bridget R Kaigler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); 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.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amedisys Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 1, 2017 |
| Amedisys Holding LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 1, 2017 |
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): 90% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 92% 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); 85.3% 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 32 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 85718, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Copper State Hospice Inc. | 5 |
| Amedisys Hospice This hospice | 6 |
| Agape South | 0 |
| Emblem Hospice Tucson | 1 |
| Sunset Hospice LLC | 8 |
| Anthem East LLC | 5 |
| Prestige Health Hospice | 16 |
| Bayada Hospice | Not given |
| Positive Nature Hospice LLC | 7 |
| Hospice in the Desert LLC | 6 |
| T M C Hospice Aka Peppi’s House | 20 |
| Casa De La Luz Hospice | 5 |
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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