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Valley Star Hospice, Inc.

A hospice in Glendale, California 91204

440 W Colorado St Suite 102, Glendale, California 91204. (818) 369-7987.

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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 4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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?

4 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 151 hospices serving ZIP code 91204 had 4.

The last inspection on record was on Apr 8, 2026: 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

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

4 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 8, 2026: reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care4 deficiencies

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

    The inspectors’ words, 116 words

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #1) 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 1: During home visit medication reconciliation, the patient stated that she takes Lasix 20mg 2 tabs daily and Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril once daily PRN for seasonal allergies. No evidence that the medication profile listed Lasix or Flonase as an active medication.”

    Rule L0530. Standard-level.

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(4))

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #1) did not have evidence the plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions, including medications and treatments. Patient 1: During home visit medication reconciliation, the patient stated that she takes Lasix 20mg 2 tabs daily and Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril once daily PRN for seasonal allergies. No evidence that the current plan of care has orders for Lasix or Flonase.”

    Rule L0549. Standard-level.

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(5))

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #3) did not have evidence the plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions, including equipment and supply needs. Patient 3: RN documentation on 3/11/2026 indicated that the patient was dependent on a walker and cane. No evidence that a walker or a cane was added to the DME supply list at the time that the chart was surveyed.”

    Rule L0550. Standard-level.

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

    The inspectors’ words, 112 words

    “Upon patient record review, 2 of 14 (Patient #3, 8) 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 3: The current plan of care has a treatment order listing the patient as a DNR. The patient’s signed advanced directive indicated that he is a full code. No evidence that the patient changed his status to a DNR. Patient 8: The Medical director documentation indicated that the patient was to be discharged due to extended prognosis. No evidence that the plan of care was updated to include discharge planning.”

    Rule L0553. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 8, 2026Reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care4 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 12, 2023.
  • 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): 67% at home, 33% in a skilled nursing facility.
Source:

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

Who owns it?

  • 5 owners or officers are people: Sasun Yegoyan (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Sasun Yegoyan (corporate officer, 100%); Sasun Yegoyan (corporate director, 100%); Sasun Yegoyan (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Michael Jay Soffer (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
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 151 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91204, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 4.
Source:

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

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

The 151 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 91204
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Sunny Days Hospice Care Inc.Not given
Breeze of Life, Inc.Not given
Olympia Hospice and Palliative Care13
First American Hospice, Inc.Not given
Faith & Life Hospice Inc.2
Uni Hospice, Inc.32
Hp Hospice Care, Inc.2
Primal Care Hospice, Inc.2
Legacy of Tender Care Hospice, Inc.14
Ajd Hospice, Inc.2
Eclipse Hospice Care, Inc.17
Angel’s Caring Hands Hospice Care3

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

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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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