Hospice of Leesville
A hospice in Leesville, Louisiana 71446
1615 South 5th Street, Leesville, Louisiana 71446. (337) 239-1020.
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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
- 10of 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 12 hospices serving ZIP code 71446 had 1.
The last inspection on record was on May 12, 2026: 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 Apr 2026. 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.
Apr 29, 2026: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Label dispose storage drugs (42 CFR 418.106(e)(2)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 300 words
“Based on record review and staff interview, the Hospice Agency failed to ensure controlled drugs were used safely and disposed of properly in the patient’s home, as evidenced by nursing staff failing to follow the agency’s policy for 1 (#14) of 4 discharge records reviewed.Findings: Review of an undated policy titled “Disposal of Controlled Drug Policy” on 04/28/2026 revealed in part…In the event that you refuse to allow medications to be destroyed, the refusal is documented in your clinical record with the name and strength of the medications and the amount remaining. Included with the documentation is your caregiver’s signature attesting to the refusal and the date your attending physician was notified of the refusal. Further review of this policy revealed it was signed by Patient #14’s son and witnessed by a hospice RN on 10/22/2025.Review of Patient #14’s medical record revealed a start of care date of 10/22/2025 and a discharge date of 12/08/2025.Review of the discharge summary dated 12/08/2025 completed by S2DON revealed Patient #14’s hospice was revoked because the patient stated he no longer needed hospice services. Further review revealed the family/caregiver refused to allow disposal of medications by the hospice nurse.In an interview on 04/28/2026 at 12:17 p.m., S2DON confirmed she conducted the home visit on 12/08/2025 to discharge Patient #14. S2DON reviewed Patient #14’s record and visit note for 12/08/2025 and confirmed she did not document the name, strength, and amount of medications remaining in the home. In an interview on 04/28/2026 at 12:40 p.m., S1ADM reviewed Patient #14’s medical record and confirmed S2DON did not document the name, strength, and amount of medications remaining in the home, did not have a caregiver sign to attest the refusal of controlled medication disposal, and did not document notifying the physician of the refusal, but should have.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jul 6, 2005.
- 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): 10.3 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 4.5% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 98.1% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 87% at home, 12% in a nursing facility, 1% in a hospital.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 10.3 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 4.5% |
| Visits near death | 98.1% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Hospice of Natchitoches Inc. runs it.
- 8 owners or officers are people: Sylvia Lacour (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Sylvia Lacour (corporate officer, 50%); Sylvia Lacour (corporate director, 50%); Sylvia Lacour (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); Ricky Lacour (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Ricky Lacour (corporate officer, 50%); Ricky Lacour (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); Robert K. Lamme (managing employee (under contract), 25%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice of Natchitoches Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Aug 14, 2000 |
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): 95% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 94% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 80.3% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 78.9% 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 | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 12 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 71446, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; 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 |
|---|---|
| Hospice of Leesville This hospice | 1 |
| Allegiance Healthcare, LLC | 1 |
| Heart of Hospice | 11 |
| Christus Hospice St Frances Cabrini | 0 |
| St Joseph Hospice of Cenla, LLC | 0 |
| Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care | 1 |
| Passages Hospice | 3 |
| Brighton Bridge | 0 |
| Guardian Hospice Care,llc | 1 |
| Heart of Hospice | 1 |
| Harbor Hospice of Oakdale, LLC | 0 |
| Compassionate Care Hospice | 4 |
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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