Georgia Community Hospice
A hospice in Stockbridge, Georgia 30281
245 Country Club Drive Ste 100 C, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281. (470) 268-8150.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 8of 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 61 hospices serving ZIP code 30281 had 2.
The last inspection on record was on Feb 7, 2024: a recertification inspection by the state.
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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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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.
Feb 7, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Discharge or transfer of care (42 CFR 418.104(e)(3))
The inspectors’ words, 266 words
“Based on record reviews, staff interview, and agency policy review, it was determined that the hospice agency failed to complete the discharge summary including: a summary of each patient stay with treatments, symptoms and pain management, current plan of care (POC), the latest physician orders, and, if needed, any documentation that would assist in continuity of care for two patients (P) ( P#13 and P#14) of fourteen patient records reviewed. The findings include: Review of the agency policy titled, “;Discharge Summary”, 9.29.1, revised June 2019, reveals the following: Procedure: If a patient is transferred, revokes the election of hospice care, or is discharged from the hospice, the hospice will forward to the patient’s attending physician, a copy of the discharge summary. The (Facility) discharge summary will include: a. a summary of the patient’s stay including treatments, symptoms and pain management b. patient’s current plan of care c. physician’s orders d. any other documentation to assist in post-discharge continuity of care e. date and reason for discharge f. instructions or referral information given to the patient and family g. patient identifying information h. patient’s physician 1. Record review revealed P#13 discharged from services on 10/11/23 however, the hospice failed to complete a comprehensive discharge summary. 2. Record review revealed P#14 revoked hospice benefit services on 12/31/23 however, the hospice failed to complete a comprehensive discharge summary. On 2/7/24 at 11:00 a.m., during an interview with the Administrator, she verbalized she was not aware that the discharge summary must be completed at discharge. The Administrator confirmed the previously stated patient charts did not have a comprehensive discharge summary.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since May 12, 2021.
- Ownership: for-profit.
- 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): 16.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 4.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.5% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 84% at home, 16% in assisted living.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 16.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 4.4% |
| Visits near death | 95.5% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 5 owners or officers are people: Lilliam Alvarez Lane (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Lilliam Alvarez Lane (corporate officer, 100%); Lilliam Alvarez Lane (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0.95%); Shanapple Smith (managing employee (on the payroll), 0.05%); Darrell Lee Murray (managing employee (under contract)).
- 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: 8 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 69.4% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
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 | 8 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 61 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 30281, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Gentiva | 10 |
| Affinity Hospice | 6 |
| Aveanna Hospice | 1 |
| Georgia Community Hospice This hospice | 1 |
| Guiding Light Hospice | 1 |
| Hospice Atlanta | 15 |
| Hospice of Southwest Georgia | 7 |
| Abbey Hospice | 0 |
| Pruitthealth Hospice and Palliative Care-Atlanta | 0 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Georgia | 10 |
| Pruitthealth Hospice-Swainsboro | 2 |
| Adoration Hospice | 1 |
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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