Salute Hospice Inc.
A hospice in Lomita, California 90717
25835 Narbonne Ave Suite 280-C, Lomita, California 90717. (818) 638-8522.
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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.
- 4 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 84 hospices serving ZIP code 90717 had 7.
The last inspection on record was on May 8, 2025: 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
4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 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 8, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission4 deficiencies
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 155 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 11 of 11 patient records reviewed, it was noted the organization failed to ensure that the written plan of care was based on measurable patient-centered goals with defined time frames. For example, in the record for RRHV#1, RRHV#2, RRHV#3, RRHV#4, RRNHV#1, RRNHV#2, RRNHV#3, RRNHV#4, RRNHV#5, RRNHV#6, RRNHV#7. For example, each goal had conflicting target dates, for instance, a goal was simultaneously set for completion within 14 days and by the end of the episode. To mention some of the example goals as follows: Patient will have 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep with the use of medication by next 14 days and by end of episode; develop a safe and comfortable environment for patient, caregiver and hospice staff within the next 14 days; patient’s caregiver/family/ will identify and express feelings sadness, guilt, fear freely and effectively by next 14 days. This finding was discussed and validated by the hospice management team.”
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Supervision of hospice aides (42 CFR 418.76(h)(3)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 4 of 4 patient records with hospice aide services,, it was noted that the supervising nurse failed to assess hospice aide’s ability to demonstrate ability to demonstrate initial and continued satisfactory performance to include 1 of the 5 required supervision elements for hospice aide oversight. For example, in review of record RRHV#1, the documentation in the supervisory note did not show if the aide was following the plan of care for completion of task assigned. This finding was discussed and validated by the hospice management team.”
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Supervision of hospice aides (42 CFR 418.76(h)(3)(ii))
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 4 of 4 patient records with hospice aide services,, it was noted that the supervising nurse failed to assess hospice aide’s ability to demonstrate ability to demonstrate initial and continued satisfactory performance to include 1 of the 5 required supervision elements for hospice aide oversight. For example, in review of record RRHV#1, the documentation in the supervisory note did not show if the aide was creating a successful interpersonal relationship with the patient and family. This finding was discussed and validated by the hospice management team.”
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Clinical records (42 CFR 418.104)
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits conducted, the organization failed to maintain complete and accurate patient’s record. For example, in RRHV#3, during medication reconciliation the hospice nurse (LVN) identified that two medications, Protonix 40 mg 1 tablet PO daily and Zofran 4 mg 1 tablet PO every 8 hours as needed for nausea, were missing from the most recently updated medicated list reconciled by the RN 14 days ago. The caregiver confirmed that the patient has been taking both medications consistently for a while. This finding was discussed with the hospice management team.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jun 19, 2015.
- 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): 8.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 25.1% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 100% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 92% at home, 8% in assisted living.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 8.8 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 25.1% |
| Visits near death | 100.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 10 owners or officers are people: David G Little (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); David G Little (corporate officer, 50%); David G Little (corporate director, 50%); David G Little (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); David G Little (runs it (operational or managerial control), 50%); Laura C Gamet (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Laura C Gamet (corporate officer, 50%); Laura C Gamet (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); Laura C Gamet (runs it (operational or managerial control), 50%); Violeta B Vicencio (corporate director, 0%).
- 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.
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 85.45% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
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 84 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 90717, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Salute Hospice Inc. This hospice | 4 |
| Everclear Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. | 10 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice Program | 3 |
| Providence at Home With Compassus Hospice Care La County | 5 |
| Torrance Memorial Hospice | 4 |
| Mission Hospice | 15 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California | 23 |
| Hope International Hospice, Inc. | 18 |
| Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of California- Los Angeles | 6 |
| Bristol Hospice- Greater Los Angeles | 8 |
| Admiral Hospice Care, Inc. | 27 |
| Active Hospice Care, Inc. | 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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