Central Coast Home Health, Inc.
A hospice in San Luis Obispo, California 93401
253 Granada Drive, Suite D, San Luis Obispo, California 93401. (805) 543-2244.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2 hospices serving ZIP code 93401 had 8.
The last inspection on record was on May 22, 2026: a reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission.
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
5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. 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.
May 22, 2026: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission5 deficiencies
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Timeframe for completion of assessment (42 CFR 418.54(b))
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 20 patient records reviewed and confirmed by the Administrator. The comprehensive assessment had not been completed within 5 days. Example: During review of HOSrrnhv#9 the Chaplain had not completed the spiritual assessment within the required timeframe. The assessment had been 9 days. There had not been documentation to support the delay.”
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(5))
The inspectors’ words, 114 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 3 of 20 patient records reviewed, During review of a pediatric Hospice record and confirmed by the Administrator. It had been identified that the falls risk assessment had not been age specific. Example During review of HOSrrhv#6 ,HOSrrnhv#6 and HOSrrnhv#5 HOS the organization had been utilizing the adult Falls risk assessment. Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 20 tracers conducted, it was noted that hospice patient a pediatric hospice assessment was documented incorrectly- RN documented a Karnofsky Performance Scale to document the functional capacity for a pediatric patient . The Karnofsky scale was inappropriate for a pediatric patient. These documentation notes were confirmed by the Pediatric Hospice Leadership”
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(7))
“Observed in Record Review. During review of 1 of 20 Hospice active records and confirmed by the administrator. It had been identified that an initial bereavement risk assessment had not been completed. Example: During review of HOSrrnhv#4 there had not been an initial bereavement risk assessment completed.”
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Patient outcome measures (42 CFR 418.54(e)(2))
“Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 20 patient records reviewed, it was noted by the hospice surveyor that there was inaccurate information in the patient record. The plan of care mentioned the patient’s PEG tube. However the patient did not have a PEG tube. This documentation was confirmed by the Hospice Leadership.”
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Counseling services (42 CFR 418.64(d)(3)(i))
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 20 patient records reviewed, Confirmed by the Hospice Administrator. The Hospice staff had not completed an assessment of the patient’s spiritual needs.. Example: During review of Hospice record HOSrrnhv#11 the initial plan of care had stated that an assessment was to be completed by RN,MSW and chaplain. The Chaplain had not completed the initial spiritual assessment to identify the patient and family’s spiritual needs. There had not been documentation that had reflected a refusal.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 15, 2011.
- 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): 9.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 8.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 92.2% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 31% at home, 66% in assisted living, 3% in a nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 9.5 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 8.4% |
| Visits near death | 92.2% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Jeffrey Bourne D O Medical Corporation runs it.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Brandi Colombo (managing employee (on the payroll), 95%); Brian C Pritt (owns 5% or more directly, 33.34%); Brian C Pritt (corporate officer, 33.34%); Brian C Pritt (managing employee (on the payroll), 33.34%); Jerome J Jordano (owns 5% or more directly, 33.33%); Jerome J Jordano (corporate director, 33.33%); Jerome J Jordano (managing employee (on the payroll), 33.33%); Luis P Sarmiento (owns 5% or more directly, 33.33%); Luis P Sarmiento (corporate officer, 33.33%); Luis P Sarmiento (managing employee (on the payroll), 33.33%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Bourne D O Medical Corporation | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 5% | Jan 1, 2010 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 88% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 98.82% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 64% 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 2 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 93401, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Central Coast Home Health, Inc. This hospice | 5 |
| Dignity Health Hospice | 11 |
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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Paid listing
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