Conforto Hospice, Inc.
A hospice in Torrance, California 90501
21151 S Western Ave Suite 143, Torrance, California 90501. (310) 328-0888.
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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.
- 5 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 132 hospices serving ZIP code 90501 had 8.
The last inspection on record was on Apr 3, 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
5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. 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.
Apr 3, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission5 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 4 of 10 records reviewed, surveyor noted that the organization failed develop a written plan of care with appropriate time frames required to meet those goals. For example in RRHV#1 for the problem of pain, the goal stated bring down pain to < 3 or stated comfort level of pain by patient after nursing intervention/medication until next review -Family/PCG will verbalize understanding of non-verbal signs of pain. -Pain will remain in comfortable level during care, in RRHV#2, for the care plan issue for funeral planning, the goal stated family/PCG will have mortuary plan in place, in RRHV#3 for the care plan problem for altered bladder elimination, the goal stated Pt/Family/PCG will verbalize having urinary elimination needs met at an acceptable level until next review, and for RRNHV#5, for the problem of altered skin integrity, the goal stated altered skin will heal for patient comfort. This was reviewed with the Administrator.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
“Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits, surveyor noted that the organization failed to provide the patient with care according to the patient’s individualized plan of care and organizational policy to perform a full body assessment each nursing visit. For example, in HV#1, the nurse only assessed the bed bound patient’s heels and did not perform a full body assessment on the patient during the visit. This was reviewed with the Administrator.”
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Training (42 CFR 418.100(g)(2))
“Observed in Competency Session. During the Competence Assessment Process review, in 2 of 10 records reviewed, surveyor noted that the organization failed to provide orientation to per the organization’s policy. For example in HR records #3 and #4 the organization had not documented the orientation to hospice and specific job duties of the Medical Director and Medical Director Designee. This was reviewed with the Administrator.”
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Discharge or transfer of care (42 CFR 418.104(e)(3)(i))
“Observed in Record Review. In 2 of 2 live discharge records reviewed, surveyor noted that the organization failed to give information about the care, treatment, or services provided to the patient to other service providers who will provide the patient with care, treatment, or services. For example, in DC#1 and DC#2, although, the organization documented discharge summaries the organization had not documented that the discharge summaries had been sent to the receiving providers. This was reviewed with the Administrator.”
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Criminal background checks (42 CFR 418.114(d)(1))
“Observed in Competency Session. During the Competence Assessment Process review, in 2 of 10 records reviewed, surveyor noted that the organization failed to conduct a criminal background check by the primary source per state regulation and the organization’s policy. For example, in HR records #3 (Medical Director) and #4 (Medical Director Designee) there was no documentation validating that a criminal background check was conducted. This was reviewed with the Administrator.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Mar 14, 2022.
- CMS doesn’t list its type of ownership.
- 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): 19.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 9.6% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 91.7% 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 | 19.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 9.6% |
| Visits near death | 91.7% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 5 owners or officers are people: Cipriana L Ancheta (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Cipriana L Ancheta (corporate officer, 100%); Cipriana L Ancheta (corporate director, 100%); Cipriana L Ancheta (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Danielle Renee Guidaben (managing employee (under contract), 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).
- 81.48% 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 132 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 90501, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hope International Hospice, Inc. | 18 |
| Cherish Hospice | 9 |
| Alpha Hospice Care | 15 |
| Epione Hospice, Inc. | Not given |
| 1 Heart Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. | 4 |
| Amare Hospice | Not given |
| Bridgewater Hospice | 12 |
| Omegalife Hospice of California, Inc. | Not given |
| Diamond Hospice Services Inc. | Not given |
| Summerwind Hospice, Inc. | 12 |
| Perpetual Days Hospice, Inc. | Not given |
| Allpeace Care | 17 |
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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