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Golden Oaks Hospice, Inc.

A hospice in Chatsworth, California 91311

21021 Devonshire St Suite 108, Chatsworth, California 91311. (818) 701-7141.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026. We couldn’t read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ list since Oct 27, 2026: qcor.cms.gov now refuses our reader. This record is as of then.

The last 24 months 4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2025. 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?

4 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 213 hospices serving ZIP code 91311 had 5.

The last inspection on record was on Feb 13, 2025: a reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission.

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

4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

4 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.

Feb 13, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission4 deficiencies

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(2))

    The inspectors’ words, 94 words

    “Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 10 records reviewed, the surveyor observed that the organization failed to provide care/treatment/services in accordance with orders as required by law and regulation. For example, in RRHV#1, surveyor noted documentation in an IDG note by the nurse that patient had a physical therapy evaluation with subsequent physical therapy visits for assistive device training due to weakness, however, there was no written order for the physical therapy evaluation and subsequent physical therapy visits in the electronic medical record. This was reviewed with the Director of Nursing and Administrator.”

    Rule L0547. Standard-level.

  • Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))

    “Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 10 records reviewed, surveyor observed that the visit frequency for MSW was not met per the order and plan of care. For example, the order stated MSW visits were to occur monthly, however, MSW visit was not made in November, 2024. This was reviewed with the Administrator and Director of Nursing.”

    Rule L0555. Standard-level.

  • Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))

    “Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 visits, surveyor observed that the clinician failed to adhere to infection control and prevention protocol per the organization’s policy. For example, in HV#3, the clinician did not disinfect the blood pressure monitor, oxygen saturation machine, nor the stethoscope after taking patient’s vital signs and before returning the equipment to nursing bag, creating a risk for transmitting infectious material by using the same medical equipment to collect vital signs for subsequent patients. This was reviewed with the Director of Nursing/Administrator.”

    Rule L0579. Standard-level.

  • Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(7))

    The inspectors’ words, 168 words

    “Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits, surveyor observed that the organization failed to maintain a medication record that reflects the patient’s care treatment. In HV#1, during the review of medication reconciliation performed by the Nurse at the request of the surveyor, the medication profile was noted to be inaccurate and did not reflect updated changes to patient’s medication regimen. For example, The order for Albuterol Sulfate HFA frequency stated every four hours as needed on the medication profile, however, the frequency on the medication box stated every six hours as needed. The order for Humalog Insulin dose and frequency stated 30 units twice daily before breakfast and before dinner, however, the dose and frequency on the medication box stated 4 units three times daily before meals. Additionally, the medication Amox-Clav was ordered and in patient’s home to be taken for 14 days for upper respiratory infection, however, the medication was not listed on patient’s medication profile. This was reviewed with the Director of Nursing.”

    Rule L0678. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Feb 13, 2025Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission4 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Feb 23, 2015.
  • 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): 100% at home.
Source:

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

Who owns it?

  • 7 owners or officers are people: Clyde T Gomez (managing employee (on the payroll), 60%); Judita T Gomez (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Carla T Gomez (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Judita T Gomez (corporate officer, 25%); Carla T Gomez (corporate officer, 25%); Judita T Gomez (managing employee (on the payroll), 20%); Clyde T Gomez (corporate officer, 0%).
  • 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.

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 213 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91311, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 4.
Source:

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

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

The 213 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 91311
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Golden Oaks Hospice, Inc. This hospice4
Tri Valley Hospice Care, Inc.4
Metro Medical Services, Inc.16
Serene Hospice, LLC4
Valley Heart Hospice Care, Inc.7
Smart Choice Hospice, Inc.Not given
Devine Hospice Care, Inc.Not given
Good Life Palliative Care7
Highland Hospice, Inc.0
Calm Care Hospice, Inc.4
Competent Hospice Inc.3
Joy Hospice Care, Inc.44

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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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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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