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Hospice and Palliative Care

A hospice in Fairhaven, Massachusetts 02719

200 Mill Road, Fairhaven, Massachusetts 02719. (508) 973-3200.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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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?

1 deficiency cited in the last three years

The middle of the 15 hospices serving ZIP code 02719 had 3.

The last inspection on record was on Oct 23, 2024: a recertification inspection by the state.

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

1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

1 deficiency 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.

Sep 19, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency

  • Criminal background checks (42 CFR 418.114(d)(1))

    The inspectors’ words, 310 words

    “Based on record review, staff interview, and policy review, the Agency failed to ensure that a Nurse Aide Registry background check was conducted prior to hire for 2 (Employee #1 and #3) of 6 employees personnel records reviewed. Findings Include: Review of the Massachusetts Regulation 105 CMR 155.000: Patient and Resident Abuse Prevention, Reporting, Investigation, Penalties and Registry Section: 105CMR 155.010 (E)(3) included the following: *All home health agencies, homemaker agencies, and hospice programs shall contact the Registry prior to hiring an individual who will provide direct care to patients or have access to patients or their property to ascertain if there is any sanction, finding or adjudicated finding of patient or resident abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of patient or resident property against the prospective employee. Review of the facility policy entitled, Employment and Recruitment, lasted reviewed on August 29, 2024, indicated the following, but not limited to: *SHS objectives of the employment process are to establish a uniform process for filling job vacancies within SHS and ensure our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities regarding employment and promotional opportunities, maintain position control, and maintain necessary information for federal and state reporting. Review of personnel records indicated that Employee #1 was hired on 4/17/23. Further review of Employee #1’s personnel record indicated that a Nurse Aide registry check had not been conducted. Review of personnel records indicated that Employee #3 was hired on 6/20/2022. Further review of Employee #3’s personnel record indicated that a Nurse Aide registry check had not been conducted. During an interview on 9/19/24 at 2:10 P.M., the HR Business Partner said she was unable to located the Nurse Aide registry checks for the two employees. During an interview on 9/19/24 at 2:15 P.M., the Director said it is the responsibility of the Talent Acquisition Team to conduct CORI and Nurse Aide registry checks prior to employment.”

    Rule L0795. Standard-level.

All 2 inspections in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 23, 2024Recertification inspection by the stateNo deficiencies cited
Sep 19, 2024Recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Mar 16, 1993.
  • Ownership: non-profit.
  • 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?

  • From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 13.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 11.8% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 97.8% of patients who died.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 67% at home, 1% in a nursing facility, 30% in a skilled nursing facility, 3% in a hospital.
Source:

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

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day13.8 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends11.8%
Visits near death97.8% of patients who died

Who owns it?

  • 15 owners or officers are people: Patricia Buiocchi (corporate officer); Patricia Buiocchi (corporate director); Patricia Buiocchi (managing employee (on the payroll)); Patricia Buiocchi (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Patricia Buiocchi (other role (CMS gives no detail)); Renee Clark (corporate director); Tracy Jean Lawler (corporate director); Mark Shparber (corporate director); Mark Shparber (managing employee (on the payroll)); Tanya Moniz (corporate director); Tanya Moniz (managing employee (on the payroll)); Sophia H Rizk (corporate director); Linda Fagioli (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Chandra S Reddivari (corporate director); Chandra S Reddivari (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?

  • 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 87% would definitely recommend it.
  • CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
  • 99.05% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 38.4% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
Source:

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

Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 54 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 threshold10 of 10

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 15 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 02719, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 1.
Source:

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

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

The 15 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 02719
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Hospice and Palliative Care This hospice1
Community Nurse Home Care, Inc.1
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care13
Accentcare Hospice of Massachusetts5
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company3
New England Hospice II, LLC10
Trinity Hospice, LLC3
Compassionate Care Hospice of Southeastern Massachusetts LLC1
First Choice Healthcare Inc.6
Harborside Hospice of Massachusetts, LLC0
Continuum Care of Mass, LLC12
Bristol Hospice LLC4

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

None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the hospice”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.

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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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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