Meridian Hospice Care
A hospice in Chino, California 91710
5562 Philadelphia Street, Suite 210, Chino, California 91710. (909) 484-4810.
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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.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 10of 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 177 hospices serving ZIP code 91710 had 6.
The last inspection on record was on May 23, 2024: 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
7 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2024. 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 23, 2024: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission7 deficiencies
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Exercise of rights/respect for proprty/person (42 CFR 418.52(b)(1)(i))
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 2 patient records reviewed, where the patient had been discharged from services, the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage had not been signed 2 days prior to the discharge. in RRDC #1, the patient had signed the NOMNC on the date of DC. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS.”
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Update of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(d))
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 5 patient records reviewed, the Hospice Surveyor noted an RN did not visit the hospice patient every 15 days to conduct an assessment. For example, in RRNHV #5, the RN had not visited the patient since the first week of May (15 days prior). This was validated with the Alternate DPCS. 
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(4))
The inspectors’ words, 176 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 5 of 9 patient records reviewed, the Hospice Surveyor noted the plan of care (POC) had been missing patient specific care needs identified on the initial visit. For example, RRHV #1, the patient had been identified as a high falls risk, and had pulmonary and cardiac issues, however, these had not been included on the POC with goals and interventions. in RRHV #2, the patient had been identified as a high falls risk but this had not been included on the POC. RRNHV #4 there had not been a falls risk assessment completed on the initial evaluation, but the patient had been documented as being a high falls risk. This had not been included on the POC. RRNHV #6, the patient was identified as a high risk for falls, but again, this had not been put on the POC. RRNHV #8 the patient had 5 recent hospitalizations for pneumonia and was started on home oxygen; however, this has not been included on the POC. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 5 patient records reviewed, the Hospice Surveyor noted that care had not been provided according to the plan of care (POC). for example, RRNHV #5, the patient had orders for a weekly nursing visit; however, there had been no nursing visit the 2nd week of May. This was validated with the Alt DPCS. 

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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
The inspectors’ words, 237 words
“Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits conducted, the Hospice Surveyor observed that the HCO had not ensured the policy related to bag technique and equipment cleaning -9-009.1 to prevent cross-contamination and hospice-acquired infections had been followed. For example, RRHV #1 the RN had a single compartment bag and the equipment utilized during the visit for patient assessment had not been disinfected prior to returning to the clinical bag. Plus the clinicians documentation binder and phone had been set on the patients bed and then on a kitchen table without a barrier, then not disinfected at the end of the patient visit prior to exiting the home. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS. Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits conducted, the Hospice Surveyor noted in RRHV #2, the clinician had used Clorox wipes to disinfect the equipment. The HCO policy specified that alcohol was to be used in equipment disinfection. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS. Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits conducted, the Hospice Surveyor observed the clinician from RRHV #1 had not performed Hand Hygiene as required in their policy 9-0091. The clinician had been observed changing gloves without performing hand hygiene in between glove changes. as described in the policy. The clinician also had not performed hand hygiene prior to entering the clinical bag. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS.”
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Competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76(c)(1))
“Observed in HR File Review. The Hospice Surveyor noted the Hospice Aide had not had an initial field evaluation to assess direct patient care competence. This was validated with the HR Director.”
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Use and mintenance of equipment and supplies (42 CFR 418.106(f)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 129 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 9 of 9 patient records reviewed, the Hospice Surveyor noted no patient or caregiver documented education on the safe use and storage of home oxygen. In RRHV #1, the patient had a home oxygen concentrator and back up tanks. The home oxygen safety assessment had been completed; however, there had been identified fire hazards in the home (unknown what the safety risks had been). There had been no education provided to mitigate the safety concerns, nor any education on the use and storage of the home oxygen. In all other records reviewed, the admitting clinician had marked yes to ‘identified fire hazards in the home’ but there had been no interventions noted to mitigate these concerns. This was validated with the Alternate DPCS. 
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The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 7 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jun 22, 2017.
- 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): 12.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 12.9% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 87.5% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 100% at home.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 12.5 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 12.9% |
| Visits near death | 87.5% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 3 owners or officers are people: Gordhan M Patel (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Gordhan M Patel (corporate officer, 100%); Hazel Huerto (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- 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: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 98.46% 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 | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 177 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91710, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Brio Hospice | 5 |
| A-One Hospice Providers, Inc. | 12 |
| Prim Hospice Care Inc. | Not given |
| Excellence Hospice Providers Inc. | 2 |
| A’s Hospice | 0 |
| Alpha Care Hospice Inc. | 1 |
| Legacy Hospice and Palliative Care | 0 |
| Heart of Gold Hospice, Inc. | Not given |
| Meridian Hospice Care This hospice | 7 |
| Above and Beyond Hospice Care | 11 |
| Angelicare Hospice | 7 |
| Coventry 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
The public record above comes first. Anything the hospice adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
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Paid listing
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