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Advisacare Hospice of Southern Arizona

A hospice in Tucson, Arizona 85719

3497 North Campbell Avenue Suite 701, Tucson, Arizona 85719. (520) 372-4365.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. 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?

3 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 26 hospices serving ZIP code 85719 had 5.

The last inspection on record was on Jun 28, 2024: an initial inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.

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

3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

3 deficiencies 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.

Jun 28, 2024: initial inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))

    The inspectors’ words, 222 words

    “It is required that each patient’s individualized written plan of care reflects patient and family goals; and identifies planned interventions based on problems identified in the initial and updated comprehensive assessments. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 2 of 8 (25%) clinical records reviewed revealed that the agency did not ensure that planned interventions were included in the plan of care for all problems identified in the comprehensive assessment. Clinical Record 1: The record revealed an initial nursing assessment dated 02/16/2024 that read in part “Patient used to ambulate with a walker but is now bedbound.” The plan of care dated 02/16/2024-04/15/2024 lacked documentation of goals and interventions related to safety and fall risk. The initial nursing assessment dated 02/16/2024 also read in part “Patient has heart failure.” The plan of care dated 02/16/2024-04/15/2024 lacked documentation of goals and interventions related to heart failure. Clinical Record 2: The record revealed an initial nursing assessment dated 04/30/2024 that read in part “patient is a fall risk.”. The plan of care dated 04/30/2024-06/29/2024 lacked documentation of goals and interventions related to safety and fall risk. In an interview on 06/27/2024, the VP of Hospice Operations reviewed the records and stated, “There are no interventions on these plans of care for fall risk or for heart failure.”.”

    Rule L0545. Standard-level.

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(5))

    The inspectors’ words, 187 words

    “It is required that each patient’s individualized written plan of care includes all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness, including the medical supplies and appliances necessary to meet the needs of the patient. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 2 of 8 (25%) clinical records reviewed revealed that the agency did not ensure that all medical supplies and appliances necessary to meet the needs of the patient were included in the plan of care. Clinical Record 3: The record revealed an initial nursing assessment dated 01/30/2024 that read in part “patient uses a walker.” The plan of care dated 01/30/2024-03/29/2024 lacked documentation of any medical supplies or appliances. Clinical Record 2: The record revealed an initial nursing assessment dated 04/30/2024 that read in part “patient used to use a cane but now uses a walker.” The plan of care dated 04/30/2024-06/29/2024 lacked documentation of any medical supplies or appliances. In an interview on 06/27/2024, the VP of Hospice Operations reviewed the records and stated “The DME is not listed on these plans of care.””

    Rule L0550. Standard-level.

  • Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))

    The inspectors’ words, 155 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 3 (33%) clinical records with aide services ordered reviewed revealed that the agency did not ensure that all patient care instructions were included in the aide care plan. Clinical Record 1: The record revealed a physician’s order dated 03/07/2024 that included wound care with wound dressings for a wound to the sacrum. The aide care plan dated 03/07/2024 lacked instructions related to the wound dressings. In an interview on 06/28/2024, the VP of Hospice Operations reviewed the record and stated “There are no instructions for the wound dressing but there should be.”.”

    Rule L0625. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jun 28, 2024Initial inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Jul 8, 2021.
  • 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?

  • CMS hasn’t published nursing time from Medicare claims for this hospice.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 80% at home, 20% in assisted living.
Source:

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

Who owns it?

  • Advisacare Healthcare Solutions, Inc. owns 80% directly since Aug 24, 2023.
  • 11 owners or officers are people: Kristian E Skogen (owns 5% or more through other companies, 80%); Kristian E Skogen (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); Kristian E Skogen (corporate officer); Kristian E Skogen (corporate director); Sharon Martinez (managing employee (on the payroll)); Elisabeth Frazier (managing employee (on the payroll)); Chintan Mehta (managing employee (under contract)); Chintan Mehta (managing employee (on the payroll)); Lise’ M Reigler (corporate director); Douglas W Little (managing employee (under contract)); Susan Simo (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • 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
Advisacare Healthcare Solutions, Inc.Owns 5% or more directly80%Aug 24, 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.
Source:

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

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 26 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 85719, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 3.
Source:

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

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

The 26 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 85719
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Advisacare Hospice of Southern Arizona This hospice3
Catalina Hospice PLLC7
Copper State Hospice Inc.5
Sunset Hospice LLC8
Hospice in the Desert LLC6
Amedisys Hospice6
T M C Hospice Aka Peppi’s House20
Casa De La Luz Hospice5
Arista HospiceNot given
Aria Hospice Comfort Care4
Bristol Hospice - Tucson2
Agape Hospice & Palliative Care3

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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Source:

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

From the hospice

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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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