Ascend Hospice
A hospice in Overland Park, Kansas 66211
4550 W 109th St Suite 210, Overland Park, Kansas 66211. (913) 287-5678.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 4of 5 family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 27 hospices serving ZIP code 66211 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 18, 2025: 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
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
Jul 18, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(7))
The inspectors’ words, 204 words
“It is required that the comprehensive assessment includes an initial bereavement assessment of the needs of the patient’s family and other individuals, focusing on the social, spiritual, and cultural factors that may impact their ability to cope with the patient’s death. Information gathered from the initial bereavement assessment is incorporated into the plan of care and considered in the bereavement plan of care. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 23 (4%) clinical records reviewed, the agency did not ensure that the comprehensive assessment included an initial bereavement assessment. CLINICAL RECORD 9: The patient elected the hospice benefit on 03/06/2025. The Skilled Nurse documented the comprehensive nursing assessment on 03/06/2025. The comprehensive assessment did not include documentation of an initial bereavement assessment. The Social Worker documented on a note dated 03/07/2025 “unable to contact patient’s son, will complete bereavement assessment at first contact.” There was no documented evidence in the clinical record that an initial bereavement assessment was completed for the patient’s family. During joint review of records and interviews on 07//16/2025 and 07/17/2025, the Clinical Director (Personnel Record 9) agreed the clinical record did not include documentation of an initial bereavement assessment being completed.”
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Level of activity (42 CFR 418.78(e))
The inspectors’ words, 124 words
“It is required that hospice volunteers provide day-to-day administrative or direct patient care services in an amount that, at a minimum, equals five percent (5%) of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contract staff. This standard was not met as evidenced by document review and interview. The agency did not ensure hospice volunteers provided administrative and direct patient care services in an amount that equaled 5% of the total patient care hours of all hospice employees. Review of the agency’s 2024 Hospice Volunteer Requirement Report revealed that the volunteer percentage of hours worked for January 2024 through December 2024 was 0.52%. During an interview on 07/16/2025, the Volunteer Coordinator agreed that the 5% minimum was not met for 2024.”
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Discharge or transfer of care (42 CFR 418.104(e)(3)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 314 words
“It is required that the hospice discharge summary provided to a facility receiving a hospice patient for care—or to the patient’s community attending physician upon hospice discharge—includes at least the following: a summary of the patient’s hospice stay, including treatments, symptoms, and pain management; the patient’s current plan of care; the patient’s latest physician orders; and any other documentation that will assist in the post-discharge continuity of care or that is requested by the receiving facility or the attending physician. This standard was not met as evidenced by document review, clinical record review, and interview. In 1 of 2 (50%) clinical records reviewed with live discharge, the agency did not ensure the discharge summary was sent to the receiving facility or the attending physician. Agency policy PC. D20 Discharge from Hospice Care, required in part: “ When the patient is discharged from hospice, the hospice provides a copy of the hospice discharge summary to the patient’s attending physician. This discharge summary is filed in the clinical record and includes: the date of discharge, the reason for discharge, a summary of the patient’s stay including treatments, and symptom and pain management, a copy of the patient’s current plan of care, including the current drug profile, the patient’s latest physician orders, and any other documentation that will assist in post-discharge continuity of care.” CLINICAL RECORD 20: The patient elected the hospice benefit on 04/07/2025. The patient and family requested a revocation on 06/30/2025 to seek aggressive treatment. The patient was seen by the Registered Nurse on 06/30/2025 for a discharge visit. There was no documented evidence in the clinical record that a discharge summary was sent to the receiving facility or the patient’s attending physician. During joint review of records and interviews on 07//16/2025 and 07/17/2025, the Clinical Director (Personnel Record 9) agreed that the record did not include documentation that the discharge summary was sent.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Nov 16, 2006.
- Ownership: other.
- 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): 16.3 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 6.5% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 91.9% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 14% at home, 63% in assisted living, 19% in a nursing facility, 4% 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 | 16.3 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 6.5% |
| Visits near death | 91.9% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2008; Ag Hrp Equity LLC owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003; Care One LLC owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003; Straus Medical Partners LLC owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003; Care Alternatives of Missouri, LLC owns an unstated share directly since Mar 1, 2011; Ag Hrp LLC owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003; ALTA Partners Discount Convertible Arbitrage Holdings Ltd owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003; Redwood Domestic Fund LP owns an unstated share directly since Jun 10, 2003.
- 5 owners or officers are people: Christopher B Geha (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); David Baruch (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Jill Recker (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Victoria Santos (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Daniel E Straus (owns 5% or more through other companies, 23.52%).
- 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.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2008 |
| Care Solutions LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Hrp Capital, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 91.91% | Jun 10, 2003 |
| North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 71.91% | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Health Resource Partner LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 71.91% | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Des-I 2016 Grat | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 46.78% | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 28.09% | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Dlj Credit LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.13% | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Ag Hrp Equity LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| Care One LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| Straus Medical Partners LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| Care Alternatives of Missouri, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | Mar 1, 2011 | |
| Ag Hrp LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| ALTA Partners Discount Convertible Arbitrage Holdings Ltd | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| Redwood Domestic Fund LP | Owns 5% or more directly | Jun 10, 2003 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 85% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 89% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 98.54% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 74.7% 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 | 4 of 5 |
| 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 | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 27 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 66211, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ascend Hospice This hospice | 3 |
| HCA Midwest Hospice & Family Care | 12 |
| Interim Healthcare of Kansas City, Inc. | Not given |
| Specialized Hospice, LLC | 2 |
| Catholic Comm Hospice | Not given |
| Kansas Palliative & Hospice Care | 7 |
| Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care | 0 |
| Harbor Hospice of Kansas LP | 6 |
| Phoenix Home Care and Hospice | 2 |
| Ahc Home Health of Kansas, LLC (Hospice) | 8 |
| Faith Hospice Care | 5 |
| Hospice Care of VNA | 2 |
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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 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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