Suncrest Hospice San Diego
A hospice in San Diego, California 92123
5575 Ruffin Rd. Suite 250, San Diego, California 92123. (818) 434-2414.
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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.
- 2 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 49 hospices serving ZIP code 92123 had 8.
The last inspection on record was on Jun 25, 2026: a reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.
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
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Jun 25, 2026: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner2 deficiencies
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 288 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 5 of 19 (26%) clinical records reviewed, the agency did not ensure that the patient’s plan of care (POC) reflected patient and family goals and interventions based on problems identified in the initial and updated comprehensive assessments. CLINICAL RECORD 1: The initial nursing assessment dated 05/27/2026 documented that the patient had hypertension and had been getting agitated. The interdisciplinary group (IDG) POC dated 05/27/2026 did not include goal(s) and intervention(s) for hypertension and agitation. CLINICAL RECORD 2: The initial nursing assessment narrative dated 02/21/2026 documented that the patient was agitated at times. The IDG POC dated 02/21/2026 did not include goal(s) and intervention(s) for agitation. CLINICAL RECORD 3: The initial nursing assessment narrative dated 12/30/2025 documented that the patient had dysphasia. The IDG POC dated 12/30/2025 did not include goal(s) and intervention(s) for dysphasia. CLINICAL RECORD 4: The initial nursing assessment narrative dated 04/15/2026 documented that the patient had bladder incontinence and dysphasia. The interdisciplinary group (IDG) POC dated 04/15/2026 did not include goal(s) and intervention(s) for bladder incontinence and dysphasia. CLINICAL RECORD 13: The initial nursing assessment dated 10/08/2025 documented that the patient had bladder incontinence. The interdisciplinary group (IDG) POC dated 10/08/2025 did not include goal(s) and intervention(s) for bladder incontinence. During interviews on 06/24/2026, the Alternate Administrator/Alternate Director of Patient Care Services and the Chief Clinical Officer stated that the POCs were missing goals and interventions for problems identified during the initial nursing assessments, including bladder incontinence, dysphasia, and agitation.”
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Level of activity (42 CFR 418.78(e))
The inspectors’ words, 274 words
“It is required that hospice volunteers provide day-to-day administrative or direct patient care services in an amount that, at a minimum, equals five percent (5%) of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contract staff. This standard was not met as evidenced by document review and interview. The agency did not ensure that hospice volunteers provided day-to-day administrative or direct patient care services in an amount that equaled five percent (5%) of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contract staff. A review of the agency’s “Monthly and Year-to-Date (YTD) Volunteer Reports” revealed: 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 = 1.4%; 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2025 = 3.61%; and year to date 01/01/2026 through 06/25/2026 = 1.56%. During an interview on 06/25/2026, the Volunteer Coordinator (VC), Alternate Administrator/Alternate Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS), and Chief Clinical Officer stated that the agency had not provided volunteer hours of at least 5% of the total patient care hours (employees and contract staff) for calendar year 2025 or 2026 year to date. The Alternate Administrator/Alternate DPCS and the VC stated, “There was a PIP started in April 2026 to increase the volunteer percentage to at least 5% of patient care hours; this has been a work-in-progress.” The review of the “Monthly and Year-to-Date (YTD) Volunteer Reports” revealed the agency did not ensure that volunteers provided day-to-day administrative or direct patient care services in an amount that, at a minimum, equaled five percent (5%) of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contract staff. Monthly and YTD Volunteer Reports 2025 - 3.61% 19,968 2026 - 2.13% 10,592 patient care hrs”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Complaint inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Complaint inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Aug 17, 2020.
- 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): 11.4 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 9.7% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 88.5% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 43% at home, 52% in assisted living, 3% in a nursing facility, 1% elsewhere.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 11.4 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 9.7% |
| Visits near death | 88.5% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Suncrest Health Services LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 20, 2022.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Scott David Perucca (owns 5% or more through other companies, 11.2%); Tyler M Godfrey (owns 5% or more through other companies, 11.2%); James E Boyd (managing employee (under contract)); Christopher Jay Harris (corporate officer); Christopher Jay Harris (managing employee (on the payroll)); Sarah A Breckner (managing employee (on the payroll)); Sarah Eileen Nielsen (corporate director); Sarah Eileen Nielsen (managing employee (on the payroll)); Anne Nisley (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- A private-equity firm is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Buyer, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Comfort Intermediary, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Sun Comfort Parent LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Sun Comfort Parent LP | Limited partner | 100% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Suncrest Health Services LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Csc Comfort Co-Invest Aggregator LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 63.83% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| G&b Newco Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 9.6% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Hamilton Lane Private Asset Fund | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 8.03% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Hl Paf Splitter LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 8.03% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Csc (Blocker) Fund V, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.81% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Csc Fund V, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.13% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.86% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Kuwait Investment Authority | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.86% | Apr 27, 2026 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- In CMS’s survey of family caregivers (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 78% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 100% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 53.5% 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 | 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 49 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 92123, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California | 3 |
| Sharp Hospicecare | 12 |
| Avalon Hospice & Palliative Care | 6 |
| Silverado Hospice San Diego | 6 |
| Interim Healthcare San Diego Hospice | Not given |
| Bristol Hospice - San Diego LLC | Not given |
| Bristol Hospice - San Diego | 2 |
| Comfort and Peace Hospice | 11 |
| Suncrest Hospice San Diego This hospice | 2 |
| Anchor Hospice & Palliative Care | 6 |
| Absolute Hospice Inc. | 22 |
| Blessed Hospice California Inc. | 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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