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Blue Shield Hospice

A hospice in Glendale, California 91205

425 E Colorado St Unit 480b, Glendale, California 91205. (818) 855-9729.

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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 2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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?

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 315 hospices serving ZIP code 91205 had 4.

The last inspection on record was on Apr 16, 2025: a reaccreditation 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

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

2 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.

Apr 16, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care2 deficiencies

  • Review of the plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(d))

    The inspectors’ words, 173 words

    “Upon patient record review, 2 of 14 (Patient #13,14) did not have evidence that a revised plan of care includes information from the patient’s updated comprehensive assessment and must note the patient’s progress towards outcome/goals from the plan of care. Patient #13 physician order to change level of care to Continuous Care 7/8/24 which was initiated @1430 and ended 7/09/25 at 0309 when patient passed. There was no update to the plan of care with this change of condition/ level of care change. Patient #14 readmitted to this hospice 02/15/25. During admission process a POLST was completed by the daughter with the Hospice staff that elected CPR/Full Code. The Plan of care also showed Full Code Status. LVN visit note 2/27/25 @ 1100 narrates, “patient in final stages of life. Family aware and focused on comfort care”. The narrative also notes much education provided and understanding by the family. There was no evidence of updated plan of care, nor updated code status. The patient passed later that day with an appropriate death visit.”

    Rule L0553. Standard-level.

  • Competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76(c))

    The inspectors’ words, 120 words

    “Upon personnel record review, 1 of 13 (Personnel #5 ) did not have evidence in the personnel file that the following competency assessment was performed by the aide with a patient: (This standard applies to all Hospice Aides providing care/service who are directly employed by the hospice or through a contractual agreement.) ·Appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming that include-- ·(B) Sponge, tub, and shower bath ·(C) Shampoo, sink, tub, and bed The other subject areas in this section may be evaluated through written examination, oral examination or after observation of a Hospice Aide with a patient. Personnel #5 competency only stated “shower/Tub” and “Shampoo”. Competency did not include “Sponge” bath or “Shampoo, Sink, Tub, and bed”.”

    Rule L0615. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 16, 2025Reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care2 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Mar 30, 2022.
  • 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?

  • From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 10.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day and 17.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends.
  • 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.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day10.8 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends17.4%
Visits near deathNot given

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.
  • 99.12% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
Source:

CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 315 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91205, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 2.
Source:

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

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

The 315 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 91205
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Angels Hospice Services, Inc.Not given
Hospice of St George, Inc.Not given
New Horizon Hospice, Inc.6
Light Days Hospice, Inc.Not given
Care Connection HospiceNot given
Nurses Touch Hospice, Inc.15
Good Samaritan Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.Not given
United Hospice Services Inc.Not given
St Markoss Hospice Inc.6
Armalina Hospice, Inc.Not given
California Care Hospice Inc.4
Lifetime Hospice Care, Inc.9

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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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

None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the hospice”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.

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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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