Ama Hospice, Inc.
A hospice in Santa Clarita, California 91321
24509 Walnut St, Unit 202, Santa Clarita, California 91321. (818) 293-8280.
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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
- Not available 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 133 hospices serving ZIP code 91321 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Mar 20, 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 Mar 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Mar 20, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission5 deficiencies
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(5))
The inspectors’ words, 103 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 1 of 3 home visits and subsequent record review, surveyor noted, per the organization’s policy, that the plan of care did not include all services needed for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. For example in HV#3, surveyor observed that patient had the following DME in the home: Hoyer lift, trapeze bar, and mechanical air mattress, however, upon subsequent record review for HV#3, surveyor noted that the Hoyer lift, trapeze bar, and mechanical air mattress were not listed on the plan of care. This was reviewed with the Administrator/Director of Patient Care Services.”
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Medical social services (42 CFR 418.64(c))
“Observed in Competency Session. In 1 of 10 HR record reviews, surveyor noted that the organization failed to provide for its planned scope and level of care, treatment, or services. For example, the in HR record #10, surveyor noted that there was no documentation of oversight from the MSW for the BSW who is conducting patient care activities, formulating patients’ plans of care, and participating in IDG. This was reviewed with the Administrator/Director of Patient Care Services.”
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Training (42 CFR 418.100(g)(3))
“Observed in Competency Session. In 1 of 10 HR record reviews, surveyor noted that the organization failed to assess and document staff competence on hire and every two years after hire, per the organization’s policy. For example, in HR record review #4, there was no documentation that a competency was completed upon hire. This was reviewed with the Administrator/ Director of Patient Care Services.”
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Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(7))
“Observed in Patient Home. In 1 of 3 home visits, surveyor noted that the organization failed to review orders and prescriptions for accuracy before providing care, treatment, or services. For example, during the medication reconciliation performed by the nurse at surveyors request, surveyor noted that the frequency order for Ketoconazole Cream on the medication profile stated 3 times per week, however, the frequency order on the medication bottle stated 3 times daily. This was reviewed with the Administrator/Director of Patient Care Services.”
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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 discharged records reviewed, surveyor noted that the organization failed to send information about the patients’ care, treatment, or services to the receiving provider. For example in DC#2, there was no evidence that a discharge summary was completed, and in DC#1 and DC#2 there was no documentation to validate that a discharge summary was sent to the receiving providers. This was reviewed with the Administrator/Director of Patient Care Services.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Mar 25, 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?
- 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.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- CMS’s ownership file has no owners listed for this hospice.
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.
- 100% 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.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 133 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91321, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Ez Comfort Hospice Care | 16 |
| Golden Time Hospice, Inc. | 37 |
| Ama Hospice, Inc. This hospice | 5 |
| La Casa Care Hospice, Inc. | 0 |
| Vertex Hospice Care, Inc. | Not given |
| Providence at Home With Compassus Hospice Care La County | 5 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Valley Continuing Care | 10 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corp | 18 |
| Assisted Home Hospice | 2 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California | 3 |
| Access Tlc Hospice | 4 |
| St Liz Hospice, Inc. | Not given |
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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Replies
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Paid listing
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