Sholom Hospice
A hospice in Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
740 Kay Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102. (651) 328-2091.
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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
- 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 20 hospices serving ZIP code 55102 had 4.
The last inspection on record was on May 29, 2025: 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 May 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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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.
May 29, 2025: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 371 words
“Based on interview and document review the hospice agency failed to ensure that the care and services are provided in accordance with the plan of care and that visit order frequencies were followed for 3 of 10 patients (P6, P12 and P14) reviewed for visit frequencies. Findings include: P6’s Hospice Plan of Care (POC) printed 5/29/25, indicated P6 was admitted to hospice care on 4/10/25 with a primary diagnosis of hypertensive heart disease with heart failure. P6’s Hospice POC further indicated P6 had an order for Hospice Aide (HA) visits one time a week from 4/13/25 – 7/8/25. P6’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) indicated P6 had one HA visit since admitted to hospice care on 4/14/25. P12’s Hospice POC printed 5/28/25, indicated P12 was admitted to hospice care on 12/7/24 with a primary diagnosis of severe protein-calorie malnutrition. P12’s Hospice POC further indicated P12 had an order for HA visits one time a week from 3/7/25 – 6/4/25. P12’s EMR indicated P12 missed a HA visit the week of 3/23/25 – 3/29/25, 4/20/25 – 4/26/25, and 5/11/25 – 5/17/25. A missed HA visit report was completed on 4/7/25. P14’s Hospice POC printed 5/29/25, indicated P14 was admitted to hospice care on 8/9/22 with a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. P14’s Hospice POC further indicated P14 had an order for HA visits one time a week from 3/26/25 – 5/24/25 and one time a week from 5/25/25 – 7/23/25. P14’s EMR indicated P14 missed an HA visit the week of 4/13/25 – 4/19/25, 4/20/25 – 4/26/25, 5/11/25 – 5/17/25, and 5/18/25 – 5/24/25. During an interview on 5/29/25 at 1:57 p.m., the Director of Home and Community-Based Services (DHCBS) confirmed P6, P12, and P14 were missing HA visits. The DHCBS stated it would be expected that the visit frequencies were followed, and a missed visit report would be put in if a visit was missed. The DHCBS stated she believed P6 was getting aide visits weekly but could not confirm due to an IT issue that prevented the HA from documenting any visits made since 4/14/25. The DHCBS stated it would be expected that she would know about an IT issue to prevent documentation issues as this can prevent continuity of care.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since May 8, 2009.
- Ownership: non-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): 15 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 4.9% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 86.5% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 26% at home, 23% in assisted living, 10% in a nursing facility, 42% 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 | 15.0 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 4.9% |
| Visits near death | 86.5% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 24 owners or officers are people: Lisa A Edstrom (corporate director, 0%); Douglas Weissman (corporate director, 0%); Renee Lampert (corporate director, 0%); Charles Selcer (corporate director); Douglas Wyckoff (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Kimberly Wolson (corporate director, 0%); David Nirenstein (corporate director); Neil Borenstein (corporate director); Jerry Rudick (corporate director); Ann Thole (corporate officer, 0%); Ann Thole (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Robert Meiches (corporate director, 0%); Layne Rosen (corporate director, 0%); Jeremy Pierotti (corporate director, 0%); Mary Mellenbruch (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Sheryl Rutzick (corporate director, 0%); David Berryman (corporate officer, 0%); David Berryman (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Jonathan Stone (corporate director, 0%); Michael Blum (corporate director, 0%); Michael W Saxon (corporate director); Linda Stein (corporate director, 0%); Paul M Schanfield (corporate director, 0%); Scott Seiler (corporate director).
- 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: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 49.6% 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 20 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 55102, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sholom Hospice This hospice | 1 |
| Amazing Hands Palliative | 0 |
| Accentcare Fairview Hospice - West, LLC | 0 |
| Our Lady of Peace Hospice | 0 |
| Emerald Wings Hospice LLC | 6 |
| Allina Health Hospice & Palliative Care | 13 |
| Healthpartners Hospice and Palliatice Care | 0 |
| Lakeview Hospice | 5 |
| Ecumen Hospice | 2 |
| St Croix Hospice | 4 |
| Presbyterian Homes Hospice Inc. | 0 |
| Caretenders Hospice | 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 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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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
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