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Wind Breeze Hospice, Inc.

A hospice in Woodland Hills, California 91364

5311 Topanga Canyon Blvd Suite 311, Woodland Hills, California 91364. (818) 646-6977.

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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 5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 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?

5 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 132 hospices serving ZIP code 91364 had 5.

The last inspection on record was on May 22, 2025: an initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.

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

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

5 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.

May 22, 2025: initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care5 deficiencies

  • Names and Contact Information (42 CFR 418.113(c)(1))

    “Upon observation, there was no evidence the Emergency Plan communication plan includes all of the following: • Names and contact information for the following: • Hospice employees • Entities providing services under arrangement • Patients’ physicians • Other hospices Upon review of the Emergency Plan, the communication plan did not include updated names and contact information for staff.”

    Rule E0030. Standard-level.

  • Primary/Alternate Means for Communication (42 CFR 418.113(c)(3))

    “Upon observation, there was no evidence the Emergency Plan communication plan must includes a primary and alternate means for communicating with hospice’s employees and Federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency management agencies.”

    Rule E0032. Standard-level.

  • Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6))

    The inspectors’ words, 110 words

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 12 (Patient #8) did not have evidence in the patient record that a review was completed of all prescription and non-prescription medications, including herbal remedies that could affect drug therapy. This review includes, but is not limited to: • Effectiveness of drug therapy • Drug side effects • Actual or potential drug interactions • Duplicate drug therapy • Drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring Patient #8: Upon review of the medication profile, it was noted that a nebulizer was listed with the instructions “may nebulize 1 vial over 15 minutes.” There was no evidence of dosage, frequency or medication to be nebulized listed.”

    Rule L0530. Standard-level.

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

    The inspectors’ words, 257 words

    “Upon patient record review, 4 of 12 (Patient #2,4,5,7) did not have evidence in the patient record that the hospice has developed an individualized written plan of care for each patient. The plan of care must reflect patient/family goals and interventions based on the problems identified in the initial, comprehensive, and updated comprehensive assessments. The plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. Patient# 2: The nursing comprehensive dated 04/05/25, assessed patient to be at high risk for skin breakdown on the Braden Scale (8). There was no evidence of problems, goals or interventions related to potential skin issues. Patient #4: The medication profile showed documented evidence of patient’s use of a nebulizer treatment. There was no evidence of problems, goals or interventions listed related to the use of the nebulizer. Patient # 5: The nursing comprehensive dated 08/09/24, documented that shortly before the nurse arrived, the patient had received a dose of morphine for severe pain related to diagnosis of lung cancer with bone metastasis. The documentation noted the patient stated “this is the first time I have been pain-free in weeks.” There was no evidence of pain problems, goals or interventions listed related to this pain. Patient # 7: The nursing comprehensive showed documented evidence that the patient was using a nebulizer for relief of shortness of breath. The nebulizer was also listed on the supply list. There was no evidence of problems, goals or interventions related to the use of this nebulizer.”

    Rule L0545. Standard-level.

  • Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(3))

    The inspectors’ words, 137 words

    “Upon patient record review 1 of 12 (Patient #1) did not have evidence that the IDG ensures that the care and services provided are based on all assessments of the patient and family needs. Patient #1: Upon record review, noted the RN had assessed the patient and according to that note, the daughter of the patient had requested a visit from the social worker to get some additional information on available community resources. The RN also noted that contact was made with the social worker to make contact with the daughter. The IDG note on 04/10/25 stated that the social worker had provided education to the patient’s daughter regarding end-of-life care, however there was no evidence of contact with the daughter. There was also no evidence that a visit/phone call was conducted with the daughter since 01/06/25.”

    Rule L0556. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 22, 2025Initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care5 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Oct 21, 2021.
  • CMS doesn’t list its type of ownership.
  • 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?

  • CMS’s ownership file has no owners listed for this hospice.
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 132 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91364, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 5.
Source:

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

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

The 132 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 91364
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Gibraltar Hospice, Inc.18
Wellspring HospiceNot given
Access HospiceNot given
Lakeshore Hospice, Inc.Not given
On Call Hospice Care, Inc.Not given
Silver Sky Hospice, Inc.Not given
Golden Age Hospice Care Inc.4
Quality Choice Hospice, Inc.5
Federal Hospice Care Inc.Not given
Wind Breeze Hospice, Inc. This hospice5
Anthem Hospice Care, Inc.8
Statim Care Hospice, Inc.10

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.

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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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