Casa De La Paz Hospice
A hospice in Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635
174 South Coronado Drive Suite C, Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635. (520) 263-3400.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 4of 5 family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- 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 8 hospices serving ZIP code 85635 had 4.5.
The last inspection on record was on Jan 29, 2026: a recertification inspection by the state.
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 Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 17, 2025: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
The inspectors’ words, 599 words
“Based on observations, interviews, record review, and agency policy review, the Hospice agency failed to provide personal care in a manner to prevent cross contamination for two of four patients (Patient (P) 1 and P2) observed during home visits out of a total sample of 19. This had the potential to increase the risk of infection for the patients. Findings include: Review of agency policy titled, “Hand Hygiene,” revised 03/01/21, indicated, “To help prevent the spread of microorganisms and infection by cross-contamination and to provide practice guidelines…Procedure…8. Other Aspects of Hand Hygiene: …b. Change gloves during patient care if moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site.”1. Review of P1’s “Patient Information Report,” provided by the agency, indicated that P1 was admitted to hospice on 04/07/23 with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. During a home visit on 12/16/25 at 10:45 AM, Home Health Aide (HHA) 1 was observed completing a bed bath for P1. HHA1 placed his/her gloves on and went out of the room to return with a basin with soapy water and one washcloth. Wearing the same gloves, he/she removed P1’s clothing from his/her upper body and placed them on the floor. HHA1 took the washcloth and washed P1’s upper body. After washing P1, HHA1 dried P1 with the same gloves put fungal powder under each breast, then lotion on both arms, and washed P1’s face. HHA1 placed a new shirt on P1. Without changing his/her gloves, HHA1 assisted P1 to lay down in bed. HHA1 removed soiled clothing along with soiled brief. HHA1 washed P1’s right leg, then his/her left leg and dried them both. HHA1 put lotion on P1’s legs and then washed and dried P1’s vaginal area. HHA1 assisted P1 in rolling over to his/her left side where HHA1 washed and dried P1s buttocks which visually had bowel movement (BM). After drying P1, but with the same gloves, HHA1 looked through P1’s dresser and nightstand until HHA1 found cream for P1’s buttocks. HHA1 placed cream and new brief on P1, with the same gloves. Afterwards, he/she removed his/her gloves and did not perform hand hygiene. 2. Review of P2’s “Patient Information Report,” provided by the agency, indicated that P2 was admitted to hospice on 10/25/24 with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. During a home visit on 12/16/25 at 2:00 PM, HHA1 was observed completing a bed bath for P2. HHA1 donned his/her gloves and went into the kitchen to return with a round green Tupperware bowl of soapy water and one washcloth. HHA1 washed P2’s face then his/her hair. HHA1 removed P2’s clothing from his/her upper body and washed and dried P2’s chest and arms. With the same gloves, HHA1 washed P2’s right leg, then left leg, cleaned P2’s vaginal area, and assisted P2 in rolling over to his/her right side. HHA1 washed and dried P2’s back and buttocks. Afterwards, HHA1 with the same gloves, put cream on P2’s buttocks and placed a new brief on P2. HHA1, then put new clothing on P2, and he/she put a clean fitted sheet that had been sitting on the floor on P2’s bed long with a clean pillow. Afterwards, he/she removed his/her gloves; however, the HHA did not perform hand hygiene after he/she removed his/her soiled gloves. During an interview on 12/16/25 at 3:00 PM, HHA1 confirmed he/she should have changed his/her gloves when he/she went from a dirty area to a clean area. During an interview on 12/17/25 at 10:00 AM, the Executive Director (ED) confirmed that gloves should be changed when going from a dirty area to a clean area.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Feb 1, 1995.
- 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): 16.3 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 5.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 96.1% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 67% at home, 30% in assisted living, 1% in a nursing facility, 2% 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 | 16.3 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 5.4% |
| Visits near death | 96.1% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Arizona In-Home Healthcare Partnership-III, LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2019.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer, 0%); Kimberly Seymour (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer, 0%); Andrew Navindra Latchman (managing employee (under contract), 0%); Wendy Daigle (corporate director, 0%); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer); Melinda Miller (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Amy Cormier (corporate director).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Home Healthcare Partnership LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Arizona In-Home Healthcare Partnership-III, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 80% | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Lhcg Partner LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 80% | Dec 1, 2019 |
| LHC Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 80% | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Home Health Partner LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 20% | Dec 1, 2019 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 85% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 89% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 99.06% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 83.3% 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 | 4 of 5 |
| 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 | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 8 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 85635, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Casa De La Paz Hospice This hospice | 1 |
| Valor Hospice | 9 |
| Hospice of the Valley - Central | Not given |
| Hospice of the Valley East | Not given |
| T M C Hospice Aka Peppi’s House | 20 |
| Eden Hospice | 0 |
| Casa De La Luz Hospice | 5 |
| Haven Hospice | 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 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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