Enhabit Hospice of Idaho
A hospice in Fruitland, Idaho 83619
435 S Whitley Dr, Fruitland, Idaho 83619. (208) 461-1600.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 4 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 14 hospices serving ZIP code 83619 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Oct 24, 2024: a reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.
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 Oct 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 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.
Oct 24, 2024: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner4 deficiencies
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 162 words
“It is required that Hospice aides are assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse who is a member of the Interdisciplinary Group. Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide are prepared by a RN who is responsible for the supervision of the hospice aide. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review. In 1 of 10 (10%) clinical records reviewed of patients that received Hospice Aide (HA) services, the agency did not ensure that the HA received written instructions to meet the needs of the patient. Clinical Record 13: The patient elected hospice care on 09/26/2024 with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The HA care plan dated 09/26/2024 assigned the HA the following tasks every visit: “shower, shampoo, shaving, assistance to the toilet, perineal care, dressing, and oral care.” The HA care plan was not updated when the patient’s condition changed and was determined to be imminent, and they started receiving bed baths on 10/08/2024. .”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(2)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 159 words
“It is required that a hospice aide provides services: ordered by the Interdisciplinary Group. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 10 (%) clinical records reviewed, the agency did not ensure that the Hospice Aide (HA) provided services ordered by the interdisciplinary group. Clinical Record 2: The patient elected hospice care on 08/30/2022 with a diagnosis of cerebral infarction. The patient resided in an assisted living facility (ALF). The plans of care (POC) dated 01/22/2024 and 05/21/2024 ordered HA services two (2) times weekly. A clinical record review revealed no documentation of HA visits the week of 02/04/2024, one (1) HA visit the week of 02/11/2024, and one (1) HA visit the week of 06/16/2024. During a joint record review and interview on 10/22/2024, the Director of Operations confirmed that the Hospice Aide frequency was not as per the plans of care for the weeks of 02/04/2024, 02/11/2024, and 06/16/2024.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(2)(ii))
The inspectors’ words, 257 words
“It is required that hospice aide provides services: included in the plan of care. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 3 of 10 (30%) clinical records reviewed of patients that received Hospice Aide (HA) services, the agency did not ensure that the HA provided services included in the plan of care. Clinical Record 2: The patient elected hospice care on 08/30/2022 with a diagnosis of cerebral infarction. The patient resided in an assisted living facility (ALF). The HA care plan dated 08/30/2022 assigned the HA the task: “Shampoo is to be completed with every aide visit.” The HA visit note dated 07/12/2024 documented, “Shampoo not completed this visit.” Clinical Record 5: The patient elected hospice care on 09/24/2024 with a diagnosis of heart failure. The patient resided in an ALF. The HA care plan dated 09/24/2024 assigned the HA the task: “Shaving is to be completed with every visit.” A review of the HA visit notes revealed that “shaving” was documented as “not required” on every HA visit note. Clinical Record 8: The patient elected hospice care on 09/18/2024 with a diagnosis of traumatic subdural hematoma. The patient resided in an ALF. The HA care plan dated 09/18/2024 assigned the HA the task: “shower every visit.” The HA visit note dated 10/10/2024 documented a “full bed bath, not a shower.” During a joint clinical record review and interview on 10/23/2024, the Director of Operations agreed the hospice aides had not completed all the required tasks on the care plans.”
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Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(7))
The inspectors’ words, 128 words
“It is required that a patient clinical record contains correct clinical information including physician orders. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical records reviewed revealed agency did not ensure the clinical record contained correct physician orders. Clinical Record 6: A physician order dated 08/06/2024 stated, “Cleanse wound with wound cleanser. Pat dry with sterile gauze. Apply thin layer collegex. Apply hydrocolloid dressing.” The order did not describe who would perform the wound care, how often to perform the wound care, or provide any “as needed instructions for dressing changes. This is an incomplete wound care order. During an interview with the Branch Director on 10/22/2024, she confirmed the wound care order was missing the required elements.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jul 17, 2002.
- 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): 16.7 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.2% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 97% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 35% at home, 59% in assisted living, 6% in a skilled nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 16.7 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 7.2% |
| Visits near death | 97.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Idaho Homecare Holdings, Inc. owns 100% directly since Jan 31, 2009.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Evan D. Bertrand (corporate officer, 0%); Lisa M Arbuckle (corporate officer, 0%); Julie A. Farmer (corporate officer, 0%); Brett C Johnson (managing employee (under contract), 0%); Dale R Clift (corporate officer, 0%); Dale R Clift (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Jared R Helms (managing employee (under contract), 0%); Teron R. Floyd (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Sean P Richardson (corporate officer); Melinda K. Lokey (corporate officer, 0%).
- A private-equity firm is 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.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhabit Holdings, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Eh Home Health of the West, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 8, 2012 |
| Enhabit Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Holds 5% or more security interest | 100% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Advanced Homecare Management LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Anchor Parent, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Idaho Homecare Holdings, Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jan 31, 2009 |
| Anchor Midco, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Anchor Topco, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 34.52% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8-B, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 29.14% | May 15, 2026 |
| Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
| Pacific Life Insurance Company | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- In CMS’s survey of family caregivers (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 81% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 100% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 64.1% 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 | 9 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 14 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 83619, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Enhabit Hospice of Idaho This hospice | 4 |
| Heart N Home Hospice & Palliative Care | 5 |
| Canyon Home Care & Hospice | 7 |
| Ancora Hospice & Palliative Services, LLC | 4 |
| St Luke’s Home Care / Hospice | 4 |
| Horizon Hospice West | 4 |
| Horizon Hospice | Not given |
| Heart ‘n Home Hospice | 5 |
| First Choice Home Health & Hospice | 14 |
| Achs Hospice & Palliative Care | 5 |
| Doctors Hospice of Idaho | 4 |
| Lighthouse Hospice LLC | 22 |
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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